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Vancealot: Jack Vance in Review

Detailed reviews of every Jack Vance work ever published, including short stories, novelettes, novellas, novels, etc.  This blog of 258 posts begins with information and lists regarding Jack Vance’s writings and then continues with reviews of books and publications about Jack Vance, reviews of many Vance book collections and then reviews of every individual work ever published by Vance.  The blog search function can be used to look up reviews of every Vance work.  Corrections and comments are welcome and may be sent to: nipohc1760atlivedotcom Written by an avid reader, TJ Jones, who usually reads between 100 and 152 books each year. Every published work by Jack Vance has been read at least twice, most of them three times or more. Jack Vance is not just my favorite science fiction, fantasy and mystery writer but one of my all-time favorite fiction writers, even including the finest classical authors.  I consider him to be one of the great writers of all time!   Ratings used are from G
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Jack Vance Complete Works Published and Unpublished

Jack Vance Complete Works Published and Unpublished Includes some bibliographies and most Vance collections ss=short story, “w” in front of year is the year it was written Magazine publication list with abbreviations at end All published works are reviewed elsewhere in this blog   Abercrombie Station (1952 TWS) 58/59/62 pgs., novella. Aboard the Galante (1983) excerpt from novel “Cugel: the Skybreak Spatterlight” chapter II,  section 1) 18/21 pgs. Absent Minded Professor, The (1954 MMM) 17pgs., ss, AKA: "First Star I See Tonight" by  “John van See.” "Alastor Cluster" Series:             Trullion: Alastor 2262             Marune: Alastor 933             Wyst: Alastor 1716 Alfred's Ark (1965 NWSF) 8 pgs., ss. And When I Find Him (1946) lost novel. Anome, The (1971) 201 pgs., novel, AKA: “Durdane 1,” “The Faceless Man.” Araminta Station (1987) 554 pgs., novel, AKA: “Caldwell Chronicles 1.” Vance liked. Assault on a City see "The
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Jack Vance Novels (56) And Novellas (18)

Jack Vance Novels (56) And Novellas (18) Works in bold are the preferred titles when work has multiple titles Total: 56 novels Total: 18 novellas 11 novellas NIA-never issued as stand-alone works 5 novellas IBI-issued by itself Total novels plus novellas=74 1 stand-alone novelette-Sjambak 1 stand-alone short story-Moon Moth 1 autobiography-This Is Me, Jack Vance!   Standard set forth by the Science Fiction Writers of America: Flash Fiction: 53 - 1,000 words Short Stories: 3,500 - 7,500 [usually under 22 pages] Novelettes: 7,500 - 17,000 [usually around 22-53 pages] Novellas: 17,000 - 40,000 [usually around 53-121 pages] Novels: 40,000 + words [usually around 121 pages or more]   Novels and Novellas Abercrombie Station (1952 TWS) 62 pgs, novella, later issued in collection Monsters in  Orbit, NIA. "Alastor Cluster" Series (see individual listings): 1.      Trullion: Alastor 2262 2.      Marune: Alastor 933 3.      Wyst: Alastor 17
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