When was Jack Vance born and where did he live during his early years?
John Holbrook Vance arrived in the world on the 28th of August 1916. His family lived in a large house on Filbert Street in San Francisco during his early years.
Questions about Jack Vance
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What jobs did Jack Vance hold before becoming a professional writer?
Jack Vance took jobs as a bellhop, worked in a cannery, and labored on a gold dredge to support himself after leaving junior college. He described this period as a time where he developed from an impractical intellectual into a reckless young man competent at many skills.
Which fantasy series did Jack Vance create featuring Cugel the Clever?
The Dying Earth series originally bore the title Mazirian the Magician and featured Cugel the Clever as a ne'er-do-well scoundrel. Books were written in 1963, 1978, and 1981 to expand upon this world while Rhialto the Marvellous also appeared as a magician within these pages.
How many Hugo Awards did Jack Vance win and for which works?
He received Hugo Awards in 1963 for The Dragon Masters and again in 1967 for The Last Castle. A third Hugo Award arrived in 2010 for his memoir titled This Is Me Jack Vance!
When was the Integral Edition of all Jack Vance's works created and how many volumes does it contain?
Volunteers created this project from 1999 to 2006 working via the internet under the author's own aegis. An Integral Edition of all Vance's works appeared in a limited edition of forty-four hardback volumes with a special forty-fifth volume containing three novels written under the name Ellery Queen.