"Naturally, naturally," agreed Magnus Ridolph. "However, let us view the matter from a different aspect. Let us momentarily forget that we are friends,...
Here is a lengthy and compelling study of Vance's writings, specifically his use of vengeance as a theme. http://home.earthlink.net/~mflabar/VenVance/ ...
I agree. Written before the VIE was published (and sold out, twice), it wouldn't need updating (alas) for later works, but as a summmary of a sui generis...
The Dragon Masters Lawrence Person reviews Jack Vance http://www.locusmag.com/2003/Reviews/10_Person_Vance.html excerpt: Despite a career stretching back over...
LOL...I find that happening too. But I thought it was my slow creep into alzheimer's, because everything sounds familiar but I can't quite ever place it. ...
I'm a long-time fan of Vance, was pleased to find a Vance list on Yahoo. Truly one of the greats, is Jack - his work will definitely outlive us all. I...
... almost every one he will at some point use the word "punctilio." ... that word even once. It strikes me as quintessentially Vancian. ... Definitely -...
I agree. He often rambles through worlds, but you know, that is part of the magic too. Because I am hard pressed to think of anyone else who so thoroughly...
Agreed. I think something that Vance has that is missing from many authors today is "elevation." That is, elevated speech. He has an antiquated or Old World...
From: jack_vance@yahoogroups.com [mailto:jack_vance@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of P. George Stewart Sent: 03 November 2006 20:03 To: jack_vance@yahoogroups.com...
Greetings: I'm starting to re-read "Dune" by Frank Herbert, inspired by my wife giving me the recently released DVD that has the theatrical version plus the ...
Well, Vance, Herbert, and Anderson "collaborated" (the amount of input varies according to which source you find) on TO LIVE FOREVER -- which is why some...
Hmm, is this like the Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and others literary group the Inklings? Cheers, Thomas <<Fred wrote Greetings: I'm starting to re-read "Dune" by...
They certainly used to socialise when they all lived in the same area, but apart from TO LIVE FOREVER, I don't think there is any known fiction collaboration...
Greetings: I wasn't suggesting that there was much collaboration. I was suggesting that there might be influence on each other's writing styles. The same with...
Hi folks. There is another message board dedicated to Jack called The Gaean Reach. Please come by and check it out. The conversation has been kind of...
... Wow, now I'm going to have to check this out as I look for stuff at the Bancroft by CAS, Robert Heizer (work related) and a few other folks... Best, MEH...
... Thanks! I'll definitely take a look - I've probably come late to Jack Vance's science fiction in the last few years and very much enjoying catching up. Jim...
review of The Jack Vance Treasury http://www.sfsite.com/01a/vt239.htm excerpt: Among Jack Vance's devotees, the perennial question arises: of all the Master's...
Well, that would be such a _wonderful_ recommendation to potential readers - "This is Emphyrio, you'll love it.. everyone loses.." The bizarre thing is that...
Ian, Hello. I think the real challenge with Vance is having a collection big enough to even attempt to sample his amazing career. Vance has crossed so many...
..the actual _collecting_ of Vance would be a nightmare [unless you can afford the VIE edition] for any ordinary reader. ..and I too like the mixing of...
Very well said! I agree. Vance is the king of nuance and and his heroes the kings of nuisance. Thomas << I think I could put forward the idea that _all_...
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