One of the greatest science fiction writers has passed away at 97. He will never be forgotten.
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I was a friend of Jack Vance. He taught me that imagination lasts a lifetime. Bi-la Kaifa!
PS: at age 8 Jack's Durdane was the very first science fiction book I ever read (partially).
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and wrote a Dune Novel."
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Sandrider: "Keith went to Bobo's for a weekend of drinking, watched some DVDs,
and wrote a Dune Novel."
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I was a friend of Jack Vance.
Tschai will mourn his passing forever in my memories.
Tschai will mourn his passing forever in my memories.
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I was never that great a fan, but I recognize his importance and mourn his loss.
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I was a friend of Jack Vance. Although his Dying Earth series are the only books i've read by him, i really enjoyed those stories, and Cugel the Clever is the genre's greatest rogue.
Btw, i was just checking his website and there are a couple of pictures with Frank Herbert. Pretty cool.
Btw, i was just checking his website and there are a couple of pictures with Frank Herbert. Pretty cool.
Also...i can kill you with my brain. - River Tam
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Likewise. I haven't read any Vance, but his influence on the genre was undeniable.Omphalos wrote:I was never that great a fan, but I recognize his importance and mourn his loss.
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I'm still very proud of The Quarry but … let's face it; in the end the real best way to sign off would have been with a great big rollicking Culture novel.
- Iain Banks