Jack Vance

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Jack Vance (early 1980s)

John Holbrook Vance (born August 28, 1916 in San Francisco , California - † May 26, 2013 in Oakland , California) was an American writer . Much of his work was published under the name Jack Vance in science fiction and fantasy literature. He also used his proper name John Holbrook Vance and the pseudonyms Peter Held , Alan Wade and John van See and wrote three detective novels under the name Ellery Queen .

biography

Jack Vance with Banjo and Kazoo (1979)

Vance grew up on a farm in the San Joaquin Valley . He studied mining and physics at the University of California , then journalism. During the Second World War he was in the service of the American Merchant Navy and after the war did a number of unskilled and temporary jobs until he decided to become a writer. With his friends and colleagues Frank Herbert and Poul Anderson he lived in a houseboat for a time. He last lived with his family in Oakland, California. Due to his almost complete blindness , he was severely limited in his work, so that the intervals between his book publications grew larger and larger.

His SF career began in 1945 with his story The World Thinker , which appeared in Thrilling Wonder Stories .

In 1950 he wrote an episode novel called The Dying Earth , which contains both science fiction and fantasy elements. In the short story Mazirian the Magician published in the first volume, Vance describes a form of magic that is based on memorizing spells, but which is used up after use. This idea was the model for the game designers Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson when developing the magic system of their role-playing game rules Dungeons & Dragons . This form of magic is therefore also called Vancian Magic or Vancian Spellcasting in the fantasy field .

Since 1957 he also wrote detective novels , mostly under his real name. In 1961 he received the Edgar Allan Poe Award for The Man in the Cage , the Mystery Writers of America award for crime fiction.

From the mid-1960s onwards, he turned from the short stories that had previously had priority to the novel. These were often parts of large-scale series such as the tetralogy about Tschai (in Germany only the first three novels were initially published in Terra Nova ), the Durdane trilogy and the Demon Prince series.

He achieved greater fame especially in France and the Netherlands .

style

Although Vance wrote science fiction, he attached little importance to typical science fiction elements - such as spaceships and space battles - and focused on his characters, especially the evil and wicked that humans are capable of.

reception

Dan Simmons said of Vance that it was “a revelation to him, much like Proust or Henry James. Suddenly you're in the middle of it all. It gives you a glimpse of entire worlds in a perfectly coordinated language. Had he been born south of the border, he would have been nominated for the Nobel Prize. "

Michael Chabon said, “Jack Vance is the most annoying of all the cases where writers don't get the honor they deserve. If The Last Castle or The Dragon Masters were called Italo Calvino , or just someone else's name, one would recognize his deep thoughts, but because he is Jack Vance and is published by Amazing Anyway, this is not possible . "

Neil Gaiman said of The Dying Earth , “I fell in love with the style of prose. He was elegant, intelligent, every word seemed to know exactly what it was doing. "

Prizes and awards

Bibliography of German translations

Short stories

The French edition of The Worlds of Magnus Ridolph. 1975.
  • The world thinker. 1945 ( Der Weltersinner ) In: Verlorene Monde ( Lost Moons. 1982), Munich 1986, Heyne 4384 (T: Reinhard Heinz)
  • The world thinker. 1945 ( Der Welten-Denker ) In: The world of ten books ( The Narrow Land. 1982), Frankfurt 1988, Ullstein 31169 (T: Peter Robert)
  • Planet of the Black Dust . 1946 ( Planet of Black Dust ) In: Der Welten-Denker , Bergneustadt 2016, Irle (T: A. Irle)
  • Phalid's Fate . 1946 ( Phalidisches Schicksal ) In: Der Welten-Denker , Bergneustadt 2016, Irle (T: A. Irle)
  • Dream Castle. 1947 ( Traumschloß ) In: Verlorene Monde ( Lost Moons. 1982), Munich 1986, Heyne 4384 (Ü: Reinhard Heinz)
  • Hard-Luck Diggins . 1948 ( Die Unglücks-Bergwerke ) In: Magnus Ridolph , Bergneustadt 2008, Irle (T: A. Irle)
  • Sanatoris short cut . 1948 ( The Sanatoris abbreviation ) In: Magnus Ridolph , Bergneustadt 2008, Irle (T: A. Irle)
  • The King of Thieves. 1949 ( King of Thieves ) In: The best SF-Stories by Jack Vance ( The Worlds of Jack Vance. 1973), Rastatt 1979, Moewig HC (T: Leni Sobez)
  • The Potters of Firsk. 1950 ( Die Töpfer von Firsk ) In: Verlorene Monde ( Lost Moons. 1982), Munich 1986, Heyne 4384 (Tr .: Birgit Reß-Bohusch )
  • Chateau D'If. 1950 ( The Castle of Adventure ) In: The World of Ten Books ( The Narrow Land. 1982), Frankfurt 1988, Ullstein 31169 (T: Peter Robert)
  • Dead Ahead . 1950 ( always straight ahead ) In: Der Welten-Denker , Bergneustadt 2016, Irle (T: A. Irle)
  • Liana of the Wanderer. 1950 ( Liane der Wanderer ) In: Grüne Magie ( Green Magic. 1979), Munich 1988, Heyne 4478 (Ü: Andreas Brandhorst)
  • Crusade to Maxus . 1951 ( Crusade after Maxus ) In: Der-Welten-Denker , Bergneustadt 2016, Irle (T: A. Irle)
  • Winner Lose All. 1951 ( Whoever wins, loses ) In: Verlorene Monde ( Lost Moons. 1982), Munich 1986, Heyne 4384 (T: Reinhard Heinz)
  • The Ten Books. 1951 ( The world of ten books ) In: The world of ten books ( The Narrow Land. 1982), Frankfurt 1988, Ullstein 31169 (T: Peter Robert)
  • The Masquerade on Dicantropus. 1951 ( Masquerade on Dicantropus ) In: The World of Ten Books ( The Narrow Land. 1982), Frankfurt 1988, Ullstein 31169 (T: Peter Robert)
  • Brain of the Galaxy. 1951 ( The Brain of the Galaxy ) In:
The best SF stories by Jack Vance ( The Worlds of Jack Vance. 1973), Rastatt 1979, Moewig HC (Ü: Leni Sobez)
The brain of the galaxy ( The Worlds of Jack Vance. 1973), Rastatt 1984, Moewig, Terra Taschenbuch 363-174 (T: Leni Sobez)
The brain of the galaxy ( The Worlds of Jack Vance. 1973), Rastatt 1988, Moewig 3840 (T: Leni Sobez)
  • Crusade to Maxus . 1951 ( Crusade after Maxus ) In: Der Welten-Denker , Bergneustadt 2016, Irle (T: A. Irle)
  • Golden girl . 1951 ( Goldmädchen ) In: Tree of Life , Bergneustadt 2018, Irle (T: A. Irle)
  • The God and the Temple Robber . 1951 ( Der Tempel von Han ) In: Tree of Life , Bergneustadt 2018, Irle (T: A. Irle)
  • The Uninhibited Robot . 1951 ( The uninhibited robot ) In: Tree of Life , Bergneustadt 2018, Irle (T: A. Irle)
  • Dover Spargill's Ghastly Floater . 1951 ( Dover Spargill's great stupidity ) In: Tree of Life , Bergneustadt 2018, Irle (T: A. Irle)
  • Abercrombie Station. 1952 ( space station Abercrombie ) In: Das Segel im Sonnenwind ( The Best Of Jack Vance. 1976), Munich 1981, Goldmann Science Fiction 23374 (T: Tony Westermayr)
  • The Kokod Warriors. 1952 ( Die Kokod-Krieger ) In: The best SF-Stories by Jack Vance ( The Worlds of Jack Vance. 1973), Rastatt 1979, Moewig HC (Ü: Leni Sobez)
  • The World Between. 1952 ( The world in between ) In:
The best SF stories by Jack Vance ( The Worlds of Jack Vance. 1973), Rastatt 1979, Moewig HC (Ü: Leni Sobez)
The brain of the galaxy ( The Worlds of Jack Vance. 1973), Rastatt 1984, Moewig, Terra Taschenbuch 363-174 (T: Leni Sobez)
The brain of the galaxy ( The Worlds of Jack Vance. 1973), Rastatt 1988, Moewig 3840 (T: Leni Sobez)
  • Sabotage on Sulfur Planet. 1952 ( Sabotage on the sulfur planet ) In: Verlorene Monde ( Lost Moons. 1982), Munich 1986, Heyne 4384 (T: Reinhard Heinz)
  • Seven Exits from Bocz , 1952 ( Seven Exits from Bocz ) In: Verlorene Monde ( Lost Moons. 1982), Munich 1986, Heyne 4384 (T: Reinhard Heinz)
  • The Mitr. 1953 ( Mitr ) In: Green Magic ( Green Magic. 1979), Munich 1988, Heyne 4478 (T: Andreas Brandhorst)
  • Fourhundred Blackbirds. 1953 ( Four Hundred Blackbirds ) In: Verlorene Monde ( Lost Moons. 1982), Munich 1986, Heyne 4384 (T: Reinhard Heinz)
  • Meet Miss Universe. 1955 ( Meet Miss Universum ) In: Verlorene Monde ( Lost Moons. 1982), Munich 1986, Heyne 4384 (Tr: Reinhard Heinz)
  • The Gift of Gab. 1955 ( The gift of speech ) In: Dust also sun ( Dust of Far Suns. , Munich 1985, Heyne 4202 (t: 1964) Lore Straßl ), illustrated by Hubert Swiss
  • The Devil on Salvations Bluff. 1955 ( The Great Devil ) In:
The best SF stories by Jack Vance ( The Worlds of Jack Vance. 1973), Rastatt 1979, Moewig HC (Ü: Leni Sobez)
The brain of the galaxy ( The Worlds of Jack Vance. 1973), Rastatt 1984, Moewig, Terra Taschenbuch 363-174 (T: Leni Sobez)
The brain of the galaxy ( The Worlds of Jack Vance. 1973), Rastatt 1988, Moewig 3840 (T: Leni Sobez)
  • The Devil on Salvations Bluff. 1955 ( The Devil on the Blessing Cliff ) In: Titan 2. ed. by F. Pohl and W. Jeschke, Munich 1976, Heyne Science Fiction Classics 3507
  • Where Hesperus Falls. 1956 ( Where Hesperos comes down ) In: The world of ten books ( The Narrow Land. 1982), Frankfurt 1988, Ullstein 31169 (T: Peter Robert)
  • The Men Return. 1957 ( The people return ) In:
The best SF stories by Jack Vance ( The Worlds of Jack Vance. 1973), Rastatt 1979, Moewig HC (Ü: Leni Sobez)
The brain of the galaxy ( The Worlds of Jack Vance. 1973), Rastatt 1984, Moewig, Terra Taschenbuch 363-174 (T: Leni Sobez)
The brain of the galaxy ( The Worlds of Jack Vance. 1973), Rastatt 1988, Moewig 3840 (T: Leni Sobez)
Green Magic ( Green Magic. 1979), Munich 1988, Heyne 4478 (Ü: Heinz Nagel)
  • The Miracle Workers. 1958 ( Die Wundermacher ) In: Green Magic ( Green Magic. 1979), Munich 1988, Heyne 4478 (T: Andreas Brandhorst)
  • Coup de Grace. 1958 ( The coup de grace ) In: The best SF-Stories by Jack Vance ( The Worlds of Jack Vance. 1973), Rastatt 1979, Moewig HC (T: Leni Sobez)
  • Ullward's Retreat. 1958 ( Ullwards refuge ) In: Dust further suns ( Dust of Far Suns. 1964), Munich 1985, Heyne 4202 (t: Lore Straßl), illustrated by Hubert Schweizer
  • Dodkin's job. 1959 ( Dodkins Job ) In: Dust also suns ( Dust of Far Suns. 1964), Munich 1985, Heyne 4202 (T: Lore Straßl), illustrated by Hubert Schweizer
  • The moon moth. 1961 ( The Moon Moth ) In:
The best SF stories by Jack Vance ( The Worlds of Jack Vance. 1973), Rastatt 1979, Moewig HC (Ü: Leni Sobez)
The brain of the galaxy ( The Worlds of Jack Vance. 1973), Rastatt 1984, Moewig, Terra Taschenbuch 363-174 (T: Leni Sobez)
The brain of the galaxy ( The Worlds of Jack Vance. 1973), Rastatt 1988, Moewig 3840 (T: Leni Sobez)
Green Magic ( Green Magic. 1979), Munich 1988, Heyne 4478 (Ü: Heinz Nagel)
Paths to Science Fiction, Volume 8: From Matheson to Shaw. ed. by James Gunn ( The Road to Science Fiction 4. 1982), Munich 1992, Heyne 06/97 (Ü: Heinz Nagel)
  • The moon moth. 1961 ( In the last second ) In: Das Segel im Sonnenwind ( The Best Of Jack Vance. 1976), Munich 1981, Goldmann Science Fiction 23374 (T: Tony Westermayr)
  • Sail 25. 1962 ( minus points ) In: Das Segel im Sonnenwind ( The Best Of Jack Vance. 1976), Munich 1981, Goldmann Science Fiction 23374 (T: Tony Westermayr)
  • Sail 25 , 1962 ( space sailors Twenty-five ) In: Dust also sun ( Dust of Far Suns. , Munich 1985, Heyne 4202 (t: Lore Straßl) 1964), illustrated by Hubert Swiss
  • Green Magic. 1963 ( Green Magic ) In: Green Magic ( Green Magic. 1979), Munich 1988, Heyne 4478 (T: Andreas Brandhorst)
  • Green Magic. 1963 ( Green Magi ) In: The world of ten books ( The Narrow Land. 1982), Frankfurt 1988, Ullstein 31169 (T: Peter Robert)
  • The Pilgrims. 1966 ( The Pilgrims ) In: Green Magic ( Green Magic. 1979), Munich 1988, Heyne 4478 (T: Andreas Brandhorst)
  • The Secret. 1966 ( The Secret ) In: Green Magic ( Green Magic. 1979), Munich 1988, Heyne 4478 (T: Andreas Brandhorst)
  • The Brains of Earth. 1966 ( The Brain Parasites ) In: The best SF-Stories by Jack Vance ( The Worlds of Jack Vance. 1973), Rastatt 1979, Moewig HC (T: Leni Sobez)
  • The Last Castle. 1966 ( The Last Fort ) In: Das Segel im Sonnenwind ( The Best Of Jack Vance. 1976), Munich 1981, Goldmann Science Fiction 23374 (T: Tony Westermayr)
  • The Last Castle. 1966 ( Die last Burg ) In: Der Tag Million ( Nebula Award Stories 2. 1967), Munich 1971, Lichtenberg Verlag (Ü: ???)
  • The Narrow Land. 1967 ( The Narrow Land ) In: Green Magic ( Green Magic. 1979), Munich 1988, Heyne 4478 (T: Andreas Brandhorst)
  • The world of ten books ( The Narrow Land. 1982), Frankfurt 1988, Ullstein 31169 (T: Peter Robert)
  • Assault on a City. 1974 ( Storm on the City ) In: Verlorene Monde ( Lost Moons. 1982), Munich 1986, Heyne 4384 (Tr: Reinhard Heinz)

Novels (science fiction and fantasy)

  • The Dying Earth (1950) - German:
    • The dying earth. Munich: Heyne 3606 (1978, ISBN 3-453-30970-7 ) (T: Lore Straßl), illustrated by Hubert Schweizer
    • The dying earth. Munich: Heyne Science Fiction 3977 (1983) (T: Lore Straßl), illustrated by Hubert Schweizer
    • The dying earth. Bergneustadt: Irle (1995) (T: Lore Straßl)
  • Five Gold Bands (1950/53) - German:
    • Cosmic retribution. Hamburg: Semrau, Der Weltraumfahrer 4 (1958) (Tr .: Kurt Maurin), shortened?
    • Space travel prohibited. Rastatt: Pabel Utopia 253 (1960) (T: Walter K. Baumann), abridged?
    • The space monopoly. Rastatt. Moewig, Terra 410 (1965) (t: Heinz Zwack), abbreviated?
    • The space monopoly. Rastatt: Moewig Utopia Classics 39 (1982) (Tr: Jürgen Saupe)
    • The space monopoly. Bergisch Gladbach: Bastei-Lübbe 24308 (2002, ISBN 3-404-24308-0 ) (T: Edda Petri), illustrated by Johann Peterka
  • Son of the Tree (1951/64) - German:
    • Tree of Life. Rastatt: Moewig, TERRA ASTRA 226 (1975) (T: Lore Straßl), abbreviated
    • The tree of life In: Dragon brood. Bergisch Gladbach: Bastei-Lübbe 24087 (1986) (Acc .: Michael Nagula)
    • The Tree of Life In: Dragon Brood (Four Novels). Bergisch Gladbach: Bastei-Lübbe 23212 (1999) (T: Michael Nagula), illustrated by Johann Peterka
    • The tree of life In: Dragon brood. Augsburg: Weltbild (2004) (Acc .: Michael Nagula)
  • Telec (1952) - German:
  • Big Planet (1952/57) - German:
    • Conspiracy in space. Hamburg: Semrau, Adventure in Space 12 (1954) (T: BW ​​Jülkenbeck), shortened
    • Planet of the Outcasts. Frankfurt: Ullstein (Ullstein 2000) 3256 (1976) (T: Michael Pross), abbreviated
    • Planet of the Outcasts. Frankfurt: Ullstein 31117 (1986) (T: Michael Pross), abbreviated
    • Planet of the Outcasts. Munich: Goldmann 25041 (1997) (T: Michael Pross), abbreviated
    • Big planet. Bergneustadt: Irle (2005, ISBN 3-936922-04-7 ) (T: Andreas Irle)
  • Monsters in Orbit [or Abercrombie Station ] (1952/65) - German:
    • Jean - one of eight .. Bergisch Gladbach: Bastei-Lübbe Science Fiction 23019 (1983, ISBN 3-404-23019-1 ) (T: Hans Wolf Sommer)
  • Slaves of the Klau (or Gold and Iron ) (1952/58) - German:
    • Magarak, planet of hell. Balve: Widukind HC (1960) (t: Walter Ernsting), shortened
    • Magarak, planet of hell. Rastatt: Moewig, Terra 173 (1961) (t: Walter Ernsting), abbreviated
    • Slaves of the steal. Bergneustadt: Irle (2004, ISBN 3-936922-02-0 ) (T: Andreas Irle)
  • Vandals of the Void (1953) - German:
    • Privateer of space. Bergisch Gladbach: Bastei-Lübbe 21173 (1984, ISBN 3-404-23250-X ) (T: MW Anders)
    • Privateer of space. Bergisch Gladbach: Bastei-Lübbe 23250 (2002) (T: MW Anders), illustrated by Johann Peterka
  • The Houses of Iszm (1954/64) - German:
    • The living houses. Rastatt: Moewig, TERRA ASTRA 283 (1977) (T: Lore Straßl), abbreviated
    • The houses of Iszm In: Brood of dragons. Bergisch Gladbach: Bastei-Lübbe 24087 (1986) (T: Brigitte Beyer)
    • The Houses of Iszm In: Brood of Dragons (Four Novels). Bergisch Gladbach: Bastei-Lübbe 23212 (1999) (T: Brigitte Beyer), illustrated by Johann Peterka
    • The houses of Iszm In: Brood of dragons. Augsburg: Weltbild (2004) (Tr: Brigitte Beyer)
  • To live forever (1956) - German:
    • Start into Infinity , Hamburg: Semrau, Adventure in Space 18 (1959) (T: Bodo Wiethoff), shortened
    • Start into infinity. Munich: Heyne Science Fiction 3111 (1968) (T: Wulf Bergner ), abridged.
    • Caste of immortals. Rastatt: Moewig 3609 (1983, ISBN 3-8118-3609-9 ) (T: Andreas Brandhorst).
  • The Languages ​​of Pao (1957/58) - German:
    • The new spirit of Pao. Rastatt: Pabel, Terra Taschenbuch 282 (1976) (T: Lore Straßl), abridged
    • The war languages ​​of Pao. Bergisch Gladbach: Bastei-Lübbe 21184 (1985) (Tr: Bernd Müller)
    • The war languages ​​of Pao In: war languages. Bergisch Gladbach: Bastei-Lübbe 23244 (2002, ISBN 3-404-23244-5 ) (T: Bernd Müller)
  • The Dragon Masters (1962/63) - German:
    • The dragon riders. Rastatt: Moewig, TERRA ASTRA 259 (1976) (T: Lore Straßl), abbreviated
    • Die Drachenreiter In: Dragon brood. Bergisch Gladbach: Bastei-Lübbe 24087 (1986) (T: Leo P. Kreysfeld)
    • Die Drachenreiter In: Drachenbrut (Four novels). Bergisch Gladbach: Bastei-Lübbe 23212 (1999) (T: Leo P. Kreysfeld), illustrated by Johann Peterka
    • Die Drachenreiter In: Dragon brood. Augsburg: Weltbild (2004) (Acc .: Leo P. Kreysfeld)
  • The Star King (1964) [ 1st volume of the Demon Prince Cycle ] - German:
    • Hunter in space. Munich: Heyne Science Fiction 3139 (1969, 1978, 1983, ISBN 3-453-30536-1 ) (T: Walter Brumm), abbreviated
    • The star king. Bergneustadt: Irle (2000) (T: Andreas Irle)
  • The Killing Machine (1964) [ Volume 2 of the Demon Prince Cycle ] - German:
    • The murder machine. Munich: Heyne Science Fiction 3141 (1969, 1979, 1983, ISBN 3-9804569-8-6 ) (T: Walter Brumm), abbreviated
    • The murder machine. Bergneustadt: Irle (1983) (T: Andreas Irle)
  • Space Opera (1965) - German:
    • The space opera. Munich: Moewig, Terra 441 (1966) (t: Heinz F. Kliem), shortened?
    • Space Opera. Bergisch Gladbach: Bastei-Lübbe Science Fiction 21159 (1982, ISBN 3-404-21159-6 ) (T: Waltraud Götting)
  • The Many Worlds of Magnus Ridolph (1966) - German:
    • Kaleidoscope of the worlds. Munich: Moewig Terra, 504 (1967) (T: Birgit Bohusch), abbreviated
    • The worlds of Magnus Ridolph. Munich: Heyne 4053 (1984, ISBN 3-453-30996-0 ) (T: Lore Straßl), illustrated by Hubert Schweizer
    • The Kokod warriors. Rastatt: Moewig, TERRA ASTRA 600 (1984) (t:?), Abbreviated
  • The Eyes of the Overworld (1966) - German:
    • The eye of the overworld. Rastatt: Pabel, Terra Taschenbuch 277 (1976, ISBN 3-426-05835-9 ) (T: Walter Brumm), abbreviated
    • The eyes of the overworld. Munich: Knaur 5835 (1986) (Tr: Lore Straßl)
    • The laughing magician. Bergneustadt: Irle (1997) (T: Lore Straßl)
  • The Last Castle (1966) - German:
  • The last fortress. in Science Fiction annual volume 1981. Munich: Heyne (1981, ISBN 3-453-30692-9 ) (T: Hans Maeter)
    • The Last Fortress In: Brood of Dragons. Bergisch Gladbach: Bastei-Lübbe 24087 (1986) (Tr: Andrea Kamphuis)
    • The Last Fortress In: Brood of Dragons (Four Novels). Bergisch Gladbach: Bastei-Lübbe 23212 (1999) (T: Andrea Kamphuis), illustrated by Johann Peterka
    • The Last Fortress In: Brood of Dragons. Augsburg: Weltbild (2004) (Acc .: Andrea Kamphuis)
  • Nopalgarth (1966) - German:
    • War of the brains. Bergisch Gladbach: Bastei-Lübbe 21180 (1984) (T: CT Bauer)
    • War of the Brains In: Languages ​​of War. Bergisch Gladbach: Bastei-Lübbe 23244 (2002) (T: CT Bauer)
  • The Blue World (1966) - German:
    • King of the water world. Munich: Moewig, Terra 508 (1967) (T: Birgit Bohusch), abbreviated
    • The azure planet. Munich: Moewig Science Fiction 3509 (1981) (T: Ronald M Hahn)
    • The blue world. Bergisch Gladbach: Bastei-Lübbe 23209 (1999, 3-404-23209-7) (T: Ronald M Hahn), illustrated by Johann Peterka
  • The Palace of Love (1967) [ 3rd volume of the Demon Prince Cycle ] - German:
    • The demon prince. Munich: Heyne Science Fiction 3143 (1969, 1979, 1983, ISBN 3-453-30602-3 ) (T: Walter Brumm), abbreviated
    • The palace of love. Bergneustadt: Irle (2002) (T: Andreas Irle)
  • City of the Chasch (1968) [ 1st volume of the Tschai cycle ] - German:
    • Yellow sun planet. Munich: Moewig, Terra Nova 130 (1969) (T: Leni Sobez), abbreviated
    • The city of khash. Frankfurt: Ullstein Science Fiction (Ullstein 2000) 3357 (1977, ISBN 3-936922-16-0 ) (T: Leni Sobez)
    • The City of Khash In: Planet of Adventure. Frankfurt: Ullstein 31112 (1985) (Trans: Leni Sobez)
    • The City of Khasch In: Planet of Adventure (Four Novels). Bergisch Gladbach: Bastei-Lübbe 23224 (2000) (T: Leni Sobez), illustrated by Johann Peterka
  • Servants of the Wankh (1969) [ 2nd volume of the Tschai cycle ] - German:
    • The adventurers of Tschai. Munich: Moewig, Terra Nova 134 (1969) (T: Leni Sobez), abbreviated
    • Stranded on Tschai. Frankfurt: Ullstein 3467 (1978, ISBN 3-548-03467-5 ) (T: Leni Sobez)
    • Stranded on Tschai In: Planet of Adventure. Frankfurt: Ullstein 31112 (1985) (Trans: Leni Sobez)
    • Stranded on Tschai In: Planet of Adventure (Four Novels). Bergisch Gladbach: Bastei-Lübbe 23224 (2000) (T: Leni Sobez), illustrated by Johann Peterka
  • The Dirdir (1969) [ 3rd volume of the Tschai cycle ] - German:
    • In the realm of the Dirdir. Munich: Moewig, Terra Nova 138 (1969) (T: Leni Sobez), abbreviated
    • In the realm of the Dirdir. Frankfurt: Ullstein Science Fiction (Ullstein 2000) 31020 (1980, ISBN 3-548-31020-6 ) (T: Gudrun Faltermeier)
    • In the realm of Dirdir In: Planet of Adventure. Frankfurt: Ullstein 31112 (1985) (trans .: Gudrun Faltermeier)
    • In the realm of Dirdir In: Planet of the adventure (four novels). Bergisch Gladbach: Bastei-Lübbe 23224 (2000) (T: Gudrun Faltermeier), illustrated by Johann Peterka
  • Emphyrio (1969) - German:
    • Emphyrio. Munich: Heyne Science Fiction 3261 (1971, 1982, ISBN 3-404-24282-3 ) (T: Birgit Reß-Bohusch), abbreviated
    • Emphyrio. Bergisch Gladbach: Bastei-Lübbe 24282 (2001) (T: Rainer Schumacher), illustrated by Johann Peterka
    • Emphyrio. Augsburg: Weltbild (2004) (tr .: Rainer Schumacher), illustrated by Johann Peterka
  • The Pnume (1970) [ 4th volume of the Tschai cycle ] - German:
    • Under the spell of Pnume. Frankfurt: Ullstein Science Fiction (Ullstein 2000) 31024 (1981, ISBN 3-548-31024-9 ) (T: Gudrun Faltermeier)
    • Under the spell of Pnume In: Planet of Adventure. Frankfurt: Ullstein 31112 (1985) (trans .: Gudrun Faltermeier)
    • Under the Spell of Pnume In: Planet of Adventure (Four Novels). Bergisch Gladbach: Bastei-Lübbe 23224 (2000) (T: Gudrun Faltermeier), illustrated by Johann Peterka
  • The Faceless Man [or The Anome ] ( 1971/73 ) [ 1st volume of the Durdane cycle ] - German:
    • The man Without a Face. Munich: Heyne 3448 (1975, 1980, ISBN 3-453-12820-6 ) (T: Thomas Schlück)
    • The man Without a Face. Munich: Heyne 7023 (1997) (T: Thomas Schlück)
    • The Faceless Man In: Durdane. Munich: Heyne 4361 (1986) (T: Thomas Schlück)
    • The Faceless Man In: Durdane (Three Novels). Bergisch Gladbach: Bastei-Lübbe 23219 (1999) (T: Thomas Schlück), illustrated by Johann Peterka
  • The Brave Free Men (1972/73) [ 2nd volume of the Durdane cycle ] - German:
    • The fight for Durdane. Munich: Heyne 3463 (1975, 1980, ISBN 3-453-30330-X ) (T: Thomas Schlück)
    • The Battle for Durdane In: Durdane. Munich: Heyne 4361 (1986) (T: Thomas Schlück)
    • The Struggle for Durdane In: Durdane (Three Novels). Bergisch Gladbach: Bastei-Lübbe 23219 (1999) (T: Thomas Schlück), illustrated by Johann Peterka
  • The Asutra (1973/74) [ 3rd volume of the Durdane cycle ] - German:
    • The Asutra. Munich: Heyne 3480 (1976, 1980, ISBN 3-453-30366-0 ) (T: Thomas Schlück)
    • The Asutra In: Durdane. Munich: Heyne 4361 (1986) (T: Thomas Schlück)
    • The Asutra In: Durdane (Three Novels). Bergisch Gladbach: Bastei-Lübbe 23219 (1999) (T: Thomas Schlück), illustrated by Johann Peterka
  • Morreion (1968) - German:
    • Morreion. (1973, ISBN 3-924959-29-3 ) (T: Lore Straßl),
    • Morreion. Bellheim: Edition Phantasia (1993) (Acc .: Lore Straßl)
  • Trullion: Alastor 2262 (1973) - German:
    • Trullion: Alastor 2262. Munich: Heyne 3563 (1977, ISBN 3-453-30457-8 ) (T: Yoma Cap)
    • Trullion: Alastor 2262.Bergneustadt : Irle (2007) (Acc .: Andreas Irle)
    • Trullion: Alastor 2262 In: Alastor. Munich: Heyne 4415 (1987) (T: Yoma Cap)
  • The Gray Prince (1974) - German:
    • The gray prince. Munich: Heyne Science Fiction 3652 (1979) (T: Yoma Cap), illustrated by Janos Fischer
    • The domains of Koryphon. Bergneustadt: Irle (1998, ISBN 3-9804569-4-3 ) (T: Lore Straßl), illustrated by Kerstin Hirte
  • Marune: Alastor 933 (1975) - German:
    • Marune: Alastor 933. Munich: Heyne Science Fiction 3580 (1978, ISBN 3-453-30475-6 ) (T: Yoma Cap)
    • Marune: Alastor 933.Bergneustadt : Irle (2007) (T: Andreas Irle)
    • Marune: Alastor 933 In: Alastor. Munich: Heyne 4415 (1987) (T: Yoma Cap)
  • Showboat World (1975) - German:
    • Show boat world. Munich: Heyne Science Fiction 3724 (1980) (T: Lore Straßl), illustrated by Klaus D. Schiemann
    • Show boat world. Bergneustadt: Irle (2006, ISBN 3-936922-05-5 ) (T: Andreas Irle)
  • Mask: Thaery (1976) - German:
    • Mask: Thaery. Munich: Heyne Science Fiction 3742 (1980, ISBN 3-453-30645-7 ) (T: Lore Straßl), illustrated by Hubert Schweizer
    • Mask: Thaery In: Mask: Thaery. Munich: Heyne Science Fiction 1011 (1986) (T: Lore Straßl)
  • Wyst: Alastor 1716 (1978) - German:
    • Wyst: Alastor 1716. Munich: Heyne Science Fiction 3816 (1981, ISBN 3-453-30718-6 ) (T: Lore Straßl), illustrated by Hubert Schweizer
    • Wyst: Alastor 1716 In: Alastor. Munich: Heyne 4415 (1987) (T: Lore Straßl)
  • The Face (1979) [ Volume 4 of the Demon Prince Cycle ] - German:
    • The face. Munich: Heyne 4013 (1983, ISBN 3-936922-00-4 ) (T: Lore Straßl), illustrated by Hubert Schweizer
    • The face. Bergneustadt: Irle (2003) (Acc .: Andreas Irle)
  • Galactic Effectuator (1980) - German:
    • The galactic sniffer dog. Munich: Knaur 5760 (1983, ISBN 3-404-23237-2 ) (T: Joachim Pente)
    • The galactic sniffer dog. Bergisch Gladbach: Bastei-Lübbe 23237 (2001) (trans .: Eva Bauche-Eppers ), illustrated by Johann Peterka
    • The galactic sniffer dog. Augsburg: Weltbild (2004) (Tr .: Eva Bauche-Eppers), illustrated by Johann Peterka
  • The Book of Dreams (1981) [ Volume 5 of the Demon Prince Cycle ] - German:
    • The book of dreams. Munich: Heyne 4014 (1983, ISBN 3-453-30953-7 ) (T: Lore Straßl), illustrated by Hubert Schweizer
    • The book of dreams. Bergneustadt: Irle (2003) (Acc .: Andreas Irle)
  • Lyonesse: Suldrun's Garden (1983) [ 1st volume of the Lyonesse cycle ] - German:
    • Ruler of Lyonesse. Munich: Knaur 5832 (1985, ISBN 3-89996-397-0 ) (Ü: Joachim Pente)
    • Ruler of Lyonesse. Munich: Heyne 4471 (1993) (T: Joachim Pente)
    • Ruler of Lyonesse / The green pearl. (Collective edition), Area (2006) ISBN 3-89996-397-0 .
  • Cugel's Saga (1983) - German:
    • Cugel the clever. Munich: Knaur 5808 (1987, ISBN 3-426-05808-1 ) (T: Lore Straßl)
    • Cugel the clever. Bergneustadt: Irle (1999) (Acc .: Lore Straßl)
    • Cugel the Smart In: Cugel's random walks. Erkrath: Fantasy Productions 61003 (2006, ISBN 3-89064-462-7 ) (T: Lore Straßl)
  • Rhialto the Marvelous (1984) - German:
  • Light from a Lone Star (1985) - German:
    • (not released yet?)
  • Lyonesse: The Green Pearl (1985) [ 2nd volume of the Lyonesse cycle ] - German:
    • The green pearl. Munich: Heyne 4591 (1990, 1993, ISBN 3-89996-397-0 ) (T: Joachim Pente)
    • Ruler of Lyonesse / The green pearl. (Collective edition), Area (2006) ISBN 3-89996-397-0 .
  • The Augmented Agent (1986) - German:
    • (not released yet ?)
  • Araminta Station (1987) [ 1st volume of the Cadwal Chronicles ] - German:
  • Lyonesse: Madouc (1989) [ 3rd volume of the Lyonesse cycle ] - German:
  • Ecce and Old Earth (1991) [ 2nd volume of the Cadwal Chronicles ] - German:
    • Ecce and the old earth. Munich: Heyne 5301 (1995, ISBN 3-453-07987-6 ) (T: Joachim Pente)
  • Throy (1992) [ 3rd volume of the Cadwal Chronicles ] - German:
  • Night Lamp (1996) - German:
    • Night light. Bergneustadt: Irle (1996) (T: Andreas Irle), illustrated by Kerstin Hirte
    • Night light. Munich: Heyne 6344 (2000, ISBN 3-453-16193-9 ) (T: Andreas Irle and Rainer Michael Rahn)
  • Ports of Call (1998) [ 1st volume of the Chronicles of Myron's Travels ] - German:
    • Kaleidoscope of the worlds. Bergneustadt: Irle (1999) (T: Andreas Irle)
    • Beyond the void. Bergisch Gladbach: Bastei-Lübbe 23268 (2003, ISBN 3-404-23268-2 ) (T: Rainer Schumacher)
  • Lurulu (2004) [ 2nd volume of the Chronicles of Myron's Travels ] - German:
    • Lurulu. Bergneustadt: Irle (2004) (T: Andreas Irle)
    • Myron's Travels. Bergisch Gladbach: Bastei-Lübbe 23291 (2006, ISBN 3-404-23291-7 ) (T: Armin Patzke)
  • Dying Earth 1. Cugels Irrfahrten ( The Eyes of the Overworld. 1966 / Cugel's Saga. 1983), Fantasy Productions (March 2006)

Detective novels

published under John Holbrook Vance (real name of Jack Vance):

  • The Man in the Cage (1960) - German:
    • The man in the cage. Munich: Goldmann K 349 (HC) (1963) (Ü: Gerhard and Alexandra Baumrucker)
    • The man in the cage. Munich: Goldmann 1207 (1963) (Ü: Gerhard and Alexandra Baumrucker)
  • The Fox Valley Murders (1966) - German:
    • The deadly valley. Reinbek: Rowohlt 2157 (1968) (T: Hella von Spies)
  • The Pleasant Grove Murders (1967) - German:
    • The fine folks at Pleasant Grove. Reinbek: Rowohlt 2181 (1969) (T: Brigitte Fock)
  • The Deadly Isles (1969) - German:
    • The deadly islands. Munich: Goldmann K 786 (HC) (1971) (Ü: Fried Holm)
    • The deadly islands. Munich: Goldmann 4069 (1971) (trans .: Fried Holm)
    • The deadly islands. Munich: Goldmann 4969 (1984) (trans .: Fried Holm)

published under the pseudonym Alan Wade:

  • Isle of Peril. 1957.
    • German: wolves in paradise. Translated by Georg Collier. Walter Lehning Verlag, Hanover 1959. (Panther books 144)

published under the pseudonym Ellery Queen:

  • The Four Johns (1964) - German:
    • The four johns. Munich: Heyne 1145 (1964) (T: Walter Brumm)
    • The four johns. Frankfurt: Ullstein 1941 (1978) (Tr: Walter Brumm)
  • A Room to Die in (1965) - German:
    • With three legs in the grave. Klagenfurt: Kaiser 073 (1965) (Trans: Irmgard Kühne)
    • With three legs in the grave. Frankfurt: Ullstein 1150 (1967) (trans .: Irmgard Kühne)
    • With three legs in the grave. Munich: Scherz 731 (1979) (trans .: Irmgard Kühne)
    • With three legs in the grave. Munich: Scherz 1647 (1982) (trans .: Irmgard Kühne)
  • The Madman Theory (1966) - German:
    • One fails. Frankfurt: Ullstein 1162 (1968) (Trans: Gitta Bauer)
    • One fails. Frankfurt: Ullstein 10089 (1981) (trans .: Gitta Bauer)

Autobiography

This is me, Jack Vance! (Or, More Properly, This is "I") (2009) - German:

  • Come on, Jack Vance! Bergneustadt: Irle (2010) (T: A. Irle), with many photos

literature

Monographs
  • Michael Andre-Driussi: Vance Space. Sirius Fiction, Albany, California 1997.
  • AE Cunningham (Ed.): Jack Vance: Critical Appreciations and a Bibliography. The British Library, London 2000.
  • Gordon Benson Jr., Phil Stephensen-Payne: Jack Vance: A Fantasmic Imagination: A Working Bibliography. Galactic Central Publications, Leeds, West Yorkshire 1990.
  • Jerry Hewett, Daryl F. Mallett: The Work of Jack Vance: An Annotated Bibliography & Guide. Underwood-Miller, Novato, California & Lancaster, Pennsylvania 1994.
  • Andreas Irle (Ed.): Jack Vance - world creator and word smith. Andreas Irle, Bergneustadt 2016.
  • Daniel JH Levack, Tim Underwood: Fantasms: A Bibliography of the Literature of Jack Vance. Underwood Miller, San Francisco 1978.
  • Jack Rawlins: Demon Prince: The Dissonant Worlds of Jack Vance. Borgo Press, San Bernardino 1986. German as: Der Demonenfürst - Die Dissonanten Welten von Jack Vance. Andreas Irle, Bergneustadt 2016.
  • Dan Temianka (Ed.): The Jack Vance Lexicon: From Ahulph to Zipangote: The Coined Words of Jack Vance. Underwood-Miller, Novato, California & Lancaster, Pennsylvania 1992. Expanded reissue: Spatterlight Press, 2016.
  • Richard Tiedman: Jack Vance, science fiction stylist. Coulson, Wabash, Indiana 1965.
  • Tim Underwood, Chuck Miller (Eds.): Jack Vance. Taplinger, New York 1980.
items
interview
  • Peter Close in Fantasia No. 5 (February 1980).
Lexicons

Web links

Reviews on Alien Contact

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Obituary on locusmag.com (English)
  2. ↑ Thomas Fortenberry: Jack Vance . In: Geoff Hamilton, Brian Jones (Eds.): Encyclopedia of American Popular Fiction . Infobase Publishing, New York 2009, ISBN 978-1-4381-1694-5 , pp. 358-359 ( books.google.de ).
  3. ↑ a b c d Carlo Rotella: The Genre Artist ( English ) The New York Times. July 15, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  4. ↑ science fiction awards database - Jack Vance . Retrieved November 23, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Vance, Jack
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Vance, John Holbrook (real name); Held, Peter (pseudonym); Wade, Alan (pseudonym); See, John van (pseudonym); Queen, Ellery (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American science fiction and fantasy writer
DATE OF BIRTH August 28, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH San Francisco , California , United States
DATE OF DEATH May 26, 2013
Place of death Oakland (California)