Series by Jack Vance
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Buy on Amazon1966 · Jack Vance
The Eyes of the Overworld is a picaresque fantasy novel by Jack Vance, published in 1966. It is the second book in the Dying Earth series, set in a…
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Big Planet is a 1957 science fiction novel by American writer Jack Vance. It is the first novel sharing the same setting, an immense but metal-poor…
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Showboat World is a science fiction novel by Jack Vance, published in 1975. It is the second in a pair of stand-alone novels set on Big Planet, a…
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1964 · Jack Vance
Star King is a science fiction novel by Jack Vance, the first in his Demon Princes series. The story follows Kirth Gersen, a young man who seeks…
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The Killing Machine (1964) is a science fiction novel by American writer Jack Vance. It is the second book in his "Demon Princes" series. The story…
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The Palace of Love (1967) is a science fiction novel by Jack Vance, the third in his Demon Princes series. The story follows Kirth Gersen, a wealthy…
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1979 · Jack Vance
The Face is a science fiction novel by Jack Vance, part of the "Demon Princes" series. It is the fourth book in the series and was published in 1979,…
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The Book of Dreams is a 1981 science fiction book by American author Jack Vance, the fifth and last novel in the Demon Princes series. (Summary…
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Araminta Station is a 1987 science fiction novel by Jack Vance. It is the first book in the Cadwal Chronicles, a trilogy set in the Gaean Reach. The…
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This 1991 novel is a sequel to Araminta Station. The original Title Deed and Charter preserving the unspoiled wilderness of the planet Cadwal,…
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1992 · Jack Vance
Throy is a 1992 science fiction novel by American writer Jack Vance. It is the final book in the Cadwal Chronicles, a trilogy set in Vance's Gaean…
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Buy on Amazon1973 · Jack Vance
Trullion--World 2262 of the Alastor Cluster--was a waterworld with fens, mists, and islands surrounded by clear oceans. Its native Trill were…
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1975 · Jack Vance
Marune: Alastor 933 is a 1975 science fiction novel by American writer Jack Vance, the second of three books set in the Alastor Cluster. Three…
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Wyst: Alastor 1716 (1978) is a science fiction novel by Jack Vance, published by DAW Books. It is the third and final book in the Alastor Cluster…
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1973 · Jack Vance
Trullion--World 2262 of the Alastor Cluster--was a waterworld with fens, mists, and islands surrounded by clear oceans. Its native Trill were…
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1975 · Jack Vance
Marune: Alastor 933 is a 1975 science fiction novel by American writer Jack Vance, the second of three books set in the Alastor Cluster. Three…
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1976 · Jack Vance
Maske: Thaery is a science fiction novel by Jack Vance, set in his Gaean Reach universe. It was first published in 1976 by Putnam in hardcover. The…
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A 1996 novel by Jack Vance. Orphan Jaro Fath has been troubled all his life by visions and voices he cannot understand, and was adopted under…
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This novel follows the adventures of an interplanetary con man, Myron Tany, a young sailor on a tramp cargo vessel. He journeys from one exotic world…
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Lurulu is a science fiction adventure novel by Jack Vance, published in 2004 by Tor. It is Vance's final novel and serves as a follow-up to Ports of…
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1968 · Jack Vance
City of the Chasch is a science fiction novel by Jack Vance, the first in the adventure tetralogy Planet of Adventure. The story follows a man who is…
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Servants of the Wankh is a 1969 science fiction adventure novel by Jack Vance, the second in the tetralogy Tschai, Planet of Adventure. The story…
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The Dirdir is a science fiction adventure novel by Jack Vance, part of the Tschai tetralogy. The story follows the sole survivor of a destroyed human…
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The Pnume is a science fiction adventure novel by Jack Vance, the final book in the Planet of Adventure series. The story follows the sole survivor…
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A world of strange ways and stranger people is governed by the Faceless Man, an unseen power that terrorizes and controls the population. Men and…
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Brave Free Men is a 1973 novel by Jack Vance. The Faceless Man is a prisoner in his own palace, his power over the people of Durdane held by Gastel…
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Asutra (1974) by Jack Vance is set on Durdane, where rumors filter north from the wild continent of Caraz that the Rogushkoi have returned and magic…
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Suldrun's Garden is a 1983 book by Jack Vance. It is book 1 of the series Lyonesse Trilogy. Catalog genres: Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Science…
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1985 · Jack Vance
The Green Pearl is a 1985 novel by Jack Vance, the second book in the Lyonesse trilogy. The trilogy includes Suldrun's Garden and Madouc. The book is…
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Madouc is a book written by Jack Vance, the third part of the Lyonesse series. Its original title is Lyonesse: Book III - Madouc, 1989, and it…
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How many books has Jack Vance written?
We list 37 books by Jack Vance across 9 series, published between 1950–2019 — each shown in full reading order.
What order should I read Jack Vance's books?
Read each series in publication order. A good place to start is “Dying Earth - Baen.” Open any series above for its complete numbered reading order.
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