The Jack Vance Treasury
The Vance Treasury – Make your own!
I’ve been doing a little background research, for those of you interested in following along as we build The Jack Vance Treasury. Now, remember, this book will be between 175,000 and 225,000 words long, including introductions etc. Although it’s very unlikely things will run this long, I’m allowing 10,000 words for main volume introduction, foreword, … Continue reading
Vance telegraph
For anyone interested in discussing The Jack Vance Treasury, there are discussions going on: in the comments threads on this blog; on the Asimov’s discussion groups; and at the Jack Vance Message Board. I’m monitoring all of it, and listening to everyone’s suggestions. If you have any interest in the conversation, join in! We’re working … Continue reading
Vance Treasury amended
Looks like I posted the early copy of our reading list for the Treasury, that was sent to Subterranean Press. That list ran to 22 stories, but our current list runs to 25. The key addition, as has been pointed as a glaring omission, is “The Gift of the Gab”. The full current list is:
Coupe de Grace reviewed
Just to give some idea of my own taste where Vance’s work is concerned, I thought I might reprint a review of a Jack Vance sampler published by the VIE back in 2001 that I wrote for Locus. While the review is four years old – and was part of the background reading and prep. … Continue reading
The Vance Treasury – You can help!
As I mention in the post below, Terry Dowling and I will soon be starting assembling the manuscript for The Jack Vance Treasury. The Treasury will collect between 175,000 words and 225,000 words of Jack’s best short fiction. It is our intention to assemble a completely definitive selection of Jack’s short fiction, a single volume … Continue reading
