3 Classic Novellas by Jack Vance.
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Overview: Nebula and World Fantasy Grand Master Jack Vance (August 28, 1916 – May 26, 2013)is one of the most admired and cherished writers of science fiction and fantasy in the world, and is one of the truly important and influential storytellers of the 20th century. From his first published story "The World Thinker" in 1945 to his final novel Lurulu in 2004, Vance has shown an astonishing range of inventiveness, versatility and sheer storytelling power, as well as a gift for language and world-building second to none.
Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy and Edgar awards, his acclaimed first book The Dying Earth and its sequels helped shape the face of modern heroic fantasy for generations of readers — and writers. In more than sixty novels, he has done more than any other author to define science fantasy and its preeminent form: the planetary adventure.
Genre: Science Fiction
The Miracle Workers is a science fiction novella first published in Astounding SF, July 1958, and is a worthy companion to the later "The Dragon Masters" and "The Last Castle".
Humankind has dominated the world Pangborn for sixteen-hundred years. Jinxmen use powerful telepathy as a weapon—but when the indigenous First Folk fight to win Pangborn back, their weapons may be superior.
This ebook includes the Kelly Freas artwork from ASF.
The Dragon Masters was first published in Galaxy SF, August 1962, and won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 1963.
The story describes a human society living under pre-industrial conditions that has bred lizard-like intelligent aliens to function as warriors, and an encounter with a ship from the alien planet, containing both the same aliens, and humans bred by them for similar purposes.
This ebook includes Jack Gaughan‘s map and gallery of creatures from Galaxy SF.
The Last Castle was first published in Galaxy SF, April 1966. It won both the Nebula Award in 1966 and the Hugo Award in 1967.
For 700 years the Meks served without complaint; they were indispensable, for no gentleman would demean himself with toil. But now they turn against the strongholds of civilization—Castle Halcyon, then Sea Island, Morninglight, and Maraval—one by one the proud castles of Earth fall; last standing is Castle Hagedorn.
This ebook includes all of Jack Gaughan‘s artwork from Galaxy SF and the Ace paperback.
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See also:
3 Gateway SF collections by Jack Vance: http://mobilism.org/viewtopic.php?f=1293&t=1077129
Nopalgarth: http://mobilism.org/viewtopic.php?f=1293&t=966005
The Dogtown Tourist Agency: http://mobilism.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=1078218
