Vancealot: Jack Vance in Review

Jack Vance Novels (56) Mystery novels (14), Sci-Fi novels(42) Author’s preferred titles are in bold All are reviewed in this blog. Anome, The (1971) 201 pgs., novel, AKA: The Faceless Man, Durdane #1 Araminta Station (1988) 554 pgs., novel, AKA: Caldwell Chronicles Book #1 Asutra (1973) 182 pgs., novel, AKA: Durdane #3 Bad Ronald (1973) 219 pgs., mystery novel, draft title: Something Awful, DW Big Planet (1952 Startling Stories) 211 pgs., novel             Bird Island see Bird Isle, AKA: Isle of Peril Bird Isle (1957) 136 pgs., mystery novel, aka: Bird Island/Isle of Peril Blue World (1966) 192 pgs., novel Book of Dreams, The (1981) 200 pgs., novel, AKA: The Demon Princes #5 Brave Free Men, The (1972) 246 pgs., novel, AKA: Durdane #2 Chasch, The (1968) 141 pgs., novel, AKA: Planet of Adventure #1, City of Chasch City of Chasch see The Chasch Clarges (1956) 217 pgs., novel, AKA: To Live Forever Cu...

Jack Vance Novellas (18) 5 issued as stand-alone books IBI=issued by itself as a book. All are novellas are reviewed individually in this blog. Abercrombie Station (1952 TWS) 62 pgs., novella, later issued as chapter1 in the collection Monsters  in Orbit, BJV , GE , HLD , MHE. Brains of the Earth, The see Nopalgarth.              Assault on a City-see Insufferable Redheaded Daughter of Commander Tynnott O.T.E. Chateau d’If ((1950 TWS) 61 pgs., novella, AKA: New Bodies for Old, CD , NL,  WT. Cholwell's Chickens (1952 TWS) 50 pgs., novella later issued as chapter 2 of the  collection Monsters in Orbit, DC, GG, MHE. Crusade to Maxus (1951, TWS) 49/71 pgs., novella, AKA: "Overlords of Maxus," AA,  GC, CD. Dragon Masters, The (1963) 116 pgs., novella, IBI, DMO, JVT. Freitzke’s Turn (1977) 77 pgs., novella, part 2 of collections “Galactic Effectuator” and  “Miro Hetzel, Effectuator” DC, GE, MHE. Gift of Gab (1955) 56 pgs....

Jack Vance Alternative Titles For Novels And Novellas Bold are author’s preferred titles. All are reviewed in this blog Anome, The (1971) AKA: The Faceless Man. Assault on the City see Insufferable Redheaded Daughter of Commander Tynnott O.T.E. Bird Island-see Bird Isle. Bird Isle (1957), AKA: Bird Island, Isle of Peril. Brains of the Earth see Nopalgarth. Chasch, The (1968) AKA: City of the Chasch. Chateau d’If (1950) AKA: New Bodies for Old. City of the Chasch see The Chasch. Clarges (1956) AKA: To Live Forever. Crusade to Maxus (1951) AKA: Overlords to Maxus. Cugel the Clever (1966) AKA: Eyes of the Overworld. Cugel: the Skybreak Spatterlight (1983) AKA: Cugel’s Saga. Cugel’s Saga-see Cugel: the Skybreak Spatterlight. Death of a Solitary Chess Player (1965) np, AKA: A Room to Die In. Domains of Koryphon (1974) AKA: The Gray Prince. Dying Earth, The see Mazirian the Magician. Eyes of the Overworld see Cugel the Clever. Faceless Man see The Anome....

Jack Vance Mystery Novels (14) In bold are author’s preferred titles Bad Ronald (1973) Draft title: Something Awful, as “John Holbrook Vance”   https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/bad-ronald-jack-vance-mystery-novel.html Bird Isle (1957) AKA: Bird Island and Isle of Peril , Draft Title: Forbidden Island, as  “Alan Wade.” https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/bird-isle-jack-vance-mystery-novel.html The Dark Ocean (1985) as “Jack Vance.” https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/dark-ocean-jack-vance-mystery-novel.html The Deadly Isles (1969) as “John Holbrook Vance.” https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/deadly-isles-jack-vance-mystery-novel.html Death of a Solitary Chess Player (1965) AKA: A Room to Die In, as "Ellery Queen." https://vancealotjackvanceinreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/death-of-solitary-chess-player-jack.html Flesh Mask, The (1957) AKA: Take My Face and Mask of Flesh, as...

Jack Vance Complete Published Short Stories And Novelettes (65) Each work listed has abbreviations in bold print designating the Vance book collections in which it appears.   These collections are listed alphabetically at the end.   Only a few of these collections are still in print, but used, out of print copies can easily be located on the Internet.   Short stories and novelettes in bold are the preferred titles.   Note that some of the listings below were first published as chapters in novels.   These also are not in bold print and are not included as Vance short stories or novelettes.   However, works that were published in a magazine or anthology and then later included as part of a Vance novel are listed as short stories or novelettes, are also in bold and are counted among the 65 completed short stories and novelettes.   Standard set forth by the Science Fiction Writers of America: Flash Fiction: 53 - 1,000 words Short Stories: 3,500 -...