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A Good Place To Start
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| Eyes Of the Overworld | 2 | |
| The Dying Earth | 1 | |
| Lyonesse | 1 |
A Bad Place To Start
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| Rhialto the Marvellous | 1 | |
| Ports Of Call | 1 |
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Jack Vance (1916 - )
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There is no bad Vance. There is just good Vance, better Vance, and the best of Vance.
The latter category includes the Lyonesse trilogy, The Dying Earth, Eyes of the Overworld, and The Dragon Masters.
emphyrio December 1st, 2009 01:07 AM PST
cmadler is right that there's no bad Vance.
Where to start depends on whether you prefer fantasy or science fiction.
For fantasy the Lyonesse trilogy is hard to beat; Eyes of the Overworld is one of a kind with a very dark humour.
On the science fiction front, Emphyrio is an excellent standalone novel. The Demon Princes (five novels) and Tschai/Planet of Adventure (four novels) are also highly recommended.
But really, read any of his stuff written after about 1955 and you can't go far wrong!
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cmadler July 9th, 2006 11:58 AM PST