Jack Vance Links to Reviews of All Short Stories, Novelettes and Short Works

Jack Vance Links to Reviews of All Short Stories, Novelettes and Short Works

Absent Minded Professor, The (1954) 17 pgs., ss, AKA: "First Star I See Tonight"

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/absent-minded-professor-jack-vance.html

Alfred's Ark (1965) 8 pgs., ss

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/alfreds-ark-jack-vance-short-story.html

Augmented Agent, The (1961) 32/42pgs., novelette, AKA: "I-C-a-BeM"

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/augmented-agent-jack-vance-novelette.html

Bagful of Dreams, A (1977, anthology Flashing Swords! #4) 26/28/30 pgs., novelette, later in Cugel: the Skybreak Spatterlight, Chapter V, subchapter 2.

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/bagful-of-dreams-jack-vance-novelette.html

Brain of the Galaxy see “The New Prime”

Cat Island (2005 in Wild Thyme and Violets Other Unpublished Works) 5 pgs., draft children's story

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/cat-island-jack-vance-fragment.html

Cave in the Forest, The (1966, MFSF) 12/16 pgs., short story, as first part of Manse of Iucounu, later in as chapter VI in the novel Cugel the Clever, 12/16 pgs.

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/cave-in-forest-jack-vance-novelette.html

Cil (1966 first published in the novel The Eyes of the Overworld Chapter II, 22/28 pgs.

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/cil-jack-vance-excerpt-from-novel-cugel.html

Cosmic Hotfoot-see "To B or not to C or D" (1950, SS)

Coup de Grace-see “Worlds of Origin”

Dead Ahead (1950, SSS) 18/19 pgs., ss, AKA: "Ultimate Quest"

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/dead-ahead-jack-vance-short-story.html

Devil on Salvation Bluff, The (1955, StarSFS) 24 pgs., ss

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/devil-on-salvation-bluff-jack-vance.html

Dodkin’s Job (1959, AmSF) 40 pgs., novelette

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/dodkins-job-jack-vance-novelette.html

Dover Spargill’s Ghastly Floater (1951, MSF) 17 pgs., ss

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/dover-spargills-ghastly-floater-jack.html

DP! (1953, Avon SFF) 20 pgs., ss, AKA: "DP"

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/dp-jack-vance-short-story.html

Dream Castle (1982 for book Dream Castle) 18 pgs., ss, slightly expanded from "I'll Build Your Dream Castle" see I’ll Build Your Dream Castle

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/dream-castle-jack-vance-short-story.html

Dreamer, The-see "The Enchanted Princess"

Dust of Far Suns-see "Sail 25" AKA: "Gateway to Strangeness"

Ecological Onslaught-see “The World Between"

Enchanted Princess, The (1954, OSF) 25 pgs., novelette, AKA: "The Dreamer"

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/enchanted-princess-jack-vance-novelette.html

First Star I See Tonight-see "The Absent Minded Professor"

Four Hundred Blackbirds (1953, FSF) 22/23 pgs., novelette

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/four-hundred-blackbirds-jack-vance.html

Gateway to Strangeness-see “Sail 25,” AKA: "Dust of Far Suns"

God and the Temple Robber-(1951, PS) 15 pgs., ss, AKA: "Temple of Han"

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/god-and-temple-robbers-jack-vance-short.html

Golden Girl (1951, MSS) 10/14 pgs., ss

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/golden-girl-jack-vance-short-story.html

Green Magic (1963, MFSF) 12 pgs., ss

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/green-magic-jack-vance-short-story.html

Guval of Sferer (1950 excerpt from the novel “The Dying Earth” chapter 6), 42 pgs.

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/guyal-of-sfere-jack-vance-chapter-from.html

Hard Luck Diggings (1948, SS) [Magnus Ridolph] 8 pgs., ss

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/hard-luck-diggings-jack-vance-short.html

House Lords, The (1957, Sat) 15 pgs., ss

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/house-lords-jack-vance-short-story.html

Howling Bounders, The (1949, SS) 21 pgs., ss [Magnus Ridolph]

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/howling-bounders-jack-vance-short-story.html

I-C-a-BeM-see "The Augmented Agent"

I'll Build Your Dream Castle (1947, Astounding SF) 18 pgs., ss, revised "Dream Castle"

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/ill-build-your-dream-castle-jack-vance.html

King of Thieves, The (1949, SS) 20 pgs. ss [Magnus Ridolph]

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/king-of-thieves-jack-vance-short-story.html

Kokod Warriors, The (1952, TWS) 34 pgs. novelette [Magnus Ridolph]

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/kokod-warriors-jack-vance-novelette.html

Liane the Wayfarer (excerpt from novel Mazirian the Magician, 1950) 11 pgs., AKA: The Loom of Darkness

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/liane-wayfarer-jack-vance-chapter-from.html

Manse of Iucounu, The (1966, MFSF) 27 pgs., novelette. Later broken into two chapters titled The Cave in the Forest (Chapter VI, 12/16 pgs.) and The Manse of Iucounu (Chapter VII, 16/19 pgs.) as part of the novel Cugel the Clever.]

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-manse-of-iucounu-jack-vance.html

Masquerade on Dicantropus (1951 SS) 15 pgs., ss

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/masquerade-on-dicantropus-jack-vance.html

Mazirian the Magician (excerpt from the novel Mazirian the Magician, 1950) 15 pgs.

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/mazirian-magician-jack-vance-chapter-in.html

Meet Miss Universe (1955, FU) 22/23 pgs., ss

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/meet-miss-universe-jack-vance-short.html

Men of the Ten Books-see "The Ten Books"

Men Return, The (1957, ISF) 9 pgs. ss

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/men-return-jack-vance-short-story-men.html

Mitr, The (1953, VSF) 6/8 pgs., ss

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/mitr-jack-vance-short-story-mitr-first.html

Moon Moth (1961, GM) 35/37/39/55 pgs. novelette

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/moon-moth-jack-vance-novelette-moon.html

Morreion (April 1973 Flashing Swords!) 54 pgs., novellette, later in Rhialto the Marvellous Chapter 3, 1994

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/morreion-jack-vance-novellette-later-as.html

Mountains of Magnatz, The (1966, MFSF) 26 pgs., novelette, later included as a chapter in the novel The Eyes of the Overworld part 3, 1994

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/mountains-of-magnatz-jack-vance.html

Music of the Spheres-see "Noise"

Narrow Land, The (1967, Fan) 23/43 pgs., novelette

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/narrow-land-jack-vance-novelette-this.html

New Prime, The (1951, WB) 23/26 pg. novelette, AKA: "Brain of the Galaxy"

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/new-prime-jack-vance-novelette-aka.html

Noise (1952, SS) 13 pgs., ss, AKA: "Music of the Spheres"

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/noise-jack-vance-short-story-authors.html

Overlords of Maxus-see "Crusade to Maxus"

Overworld, The (1966, MFSF) 25 pgs., novelette, later included as chapter I in the novel Cugel the Clever, 1994

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/overworld-jack-vance-novelette-later-as.html

Phalid's Fate (1946, TWS, revised 2012) 32/35 pgs., novelette, 3rd story ever published

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/phalids-fate-jack-vance-novelette.html

Phantom Milkman, The (1956, OWSS) 12 pgs., ss

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/phantom-milkman-jack-vance-short-story.html

Pilgrims, The (1966, MFSF) 33 pgs., novelette, later included as chapter V Cugel the Clever, 1994

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/pilgrims-jack-vance-novelette-later-as.html

Plagian Siphon-AKA: “Planet Machine” see "Uninhibited Robot"

Planet Machine, The AKA: “Plagian Siphon” see “Uninhibited Robot”

Planet of the Black Dust (1946, SS) 17/18 pgs., ss, 2^nd story ever published

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/planet-of-black-dust-jack-vance-short.html

Potters of Firsk, The (1950, Astounding SF) 19 pgs., ss

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/potters-of-firsk-jack-vance-short-story.html

Practical Man's Guide, A (1957, SSFM) 9 pgs., ss

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/practical-mans-guide-jack-vance-short.html

Sabotage on Sulfur Planet (1952, SS) 37/38 pgs., novelette

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/sabotage-on-sulfur-planet-jack-vance.htm

Sail 25 (1962, AmS) 28/29 pgs., novelette, AKA: "Dust of Stars" & "Gateway to Strangeness"

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/sail-25-jack-vance-novelette-authors.html

Sanatoris Short-Cut (1948, SS) [Magnus Ridolph] 10 pgs., ss

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/sanatoris-short-cut-jack-vance-short.html

Secret, The (1966, IMP) 10 pgs., ss

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/secret-jack-vance-short-story-secret-is.html

Seven Exits from Bocz (1952, The Rhodomagnetic Digest v4 #2) 10 pgs., ss

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/seven-exits-from-bocz-jack-vance-short.html

Seventeen Virgins, The (1974, MFSF) 23/26 pgs., novelette, later included in the novel Cugel: the Skybreak Spatterlight, Chapter V, subchapter 2.

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/seventeen-virgins-jack-vance-novelette.html

Shape-Up (1953, CSFFM) 11/15 pgs., ss

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/shape-up-jack-vance-short-story-shape.html

Sjambak (1953, WSF) 22/29/36 pgs., novelette, also issued as stand-alone book

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/sjambak-jack-vance-novelette-sjambak.html

Sorcerer Pharesm, The (1966, MFSF) 22 pgs., novelette, later included as a chapter IV in the novel Cugel the Clever, 1994

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/sorcerer-pharesm-jack-vance-novelette.html

Spa of the Stars, The (1950, SS) 21 pgs., ss [Magnus Ridolph]

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/spa-of-stars-jack-vance-short-story-spa.html

Sub-Standard Sardines, The (1948, SS) [Magnus Ridolph] 22 pgs., novelette

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/sub-standard-sardines-jack-vance-short.html

Sulwen's Planet (1968, Farthest Reaches anthol.) 16 pgs., ss

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/sulwens-planet-jack-vance-short-story.html

Temple of Han, The-see “God and the Temple Robber”

Ten Books, The (1951, SS) 21/29 pgs., ss, AKA: "Men of the Ten Books"

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/ten-books-jack-vance-short-story.html

Three-Legged Joe (1953, SS) 16/21 pgs., ss, AKA: “Three Legged Joe”

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/three-legged-joe-jack-vance-short-story.html

To B or not to C or D (1950, SS) [Magnus Ridolph] 22 pgs., novelette, AKA: "Cosmic Hot Foot"

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/to-b-or-not-to-c-or-to-d-jack-vance.html

Ullward's Retreat (1958, Galaxy Mag.) 23/25 pgs., novelette

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/ullwards-retreat-jack-vance-novelette.html

Ultimate Quest-see "Dead Ahead"

Uninhibited Robot, The-(1951, TWS) 32/40 pgs., novelette, AKA: “Planet Machine," and “The Plagian Syphon,"

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/uninhibited-robot-jack-vance-novelette.html

Unspeakable McInch, The (1949, SS) 19 pgs., ss [Magnus Ridolph]

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/unspeakable-mcinch-jack-vance-short.html

Visitors, The--(1950, GSF) 15 pgs., ss, AKA: Winner Lose All

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/visitors-jack-vance-short-story-aka.html

When the Five Moons Rise (1954, CSFFM) 14 pgs., ss

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/when-five-moons-rise-jack-vance-short.html

Where Hesperus Falls (1956, FU) 8 pgs., ss

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/where-hesperus-falls-jack-vance-short.html

            Winner Lose All see "The Visitors" 

World Between, The (1953, FSF) 27/29 pgs. novelette, AKA: "Ecological Onslaught"

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/world-between-jack-vance-novelette.html

World-Thinker, The (1945, TWS) 25 pgs., novelette, first story ever published

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-world-thinker-jack-vance-novelette.html

Worlds of Origin-(1958, SSF) 23 pgs., ss, [Magnus Ridolph] AKA: "Coup de Grace"

https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/worlds-of-origin-jack-vance-short-story.html