You have been an inspiration to me, I'll never forget the hours spent immersed in your books, thanks from the deepest of the heart to have lit up my life.

What a lovely imaginative writer, made so many others look so pedestrian. I will miss him, he made my imagination soar

I'm devastated by the dead of Jack Vance, my favorite writer. He was, in his stories, with me for the last 40 years. In these past years he has given me numerous fantastic hours of joy and adventures, and will always be in my memory as a great man. The world of literature has lost a great writer, and in my humble opinion not a person who will easy be forgotten in de decades to come. His legacy of stories and books will do that for him. Jack, I wish you all the rest you so well deserved, and hope You will find your own Thamber, just set a course and follow the brightest star You can find. Thanks for all You have done. Wil Ceron The Netherlands

For sure you made my life a better life. Go and find the pathway of golden glory!

Dear Jack, after hearing about you and your stories forever from my father, I finally startet to read your books myself and became just as big a fan of you as he was. Earth will miss you very much, I will re-read your books forever. Have a good journey, love, Naomi.

Il y a tres peu de gens qui ne devrais pas mourir, Vance était de ceux là. Nous avons ressenti ce décés comme celui d'un familier

A wonderful force has left this world, and left it a better place than it was when he came in. Thank you, Jack, for improving my life immeasurably through your beautiful imagination and amazing diligence. Here's to my favorite author (tied for first place only with Wodehouse!): May you see nothing but perfection with your newly attained Eyes of the Overworld. <Clink!> <Gulp!> Amen.

Jack is the most influential author of my life. He's given me life-long enjoyment, unparalleled. Always am I transfixed by the places & persons from his brilliant imagination, truly a genius. His passing is a World Loss.

Jack was great with words. He amused me and gave me love to te SF-genre. Thank you for all the hours of reading pleasure. R.I.P. Mr. Vance.

He was one of the first authors I read and I've kept re-reading them, first in Italian and then in the original English. His way of writing was original and unique. I've always valued his books and looked for them. RIP Mr. Vance

Merci pour tout maître Vance, bon voyage!

adeu amic de la meva adolescencia !!! encara llegeixo amb goig les teves novel.les, gracies. Isabel

Thanks, Jack.

RIP Mr. Vance. Thank you for all the time you've already given me reading your wonderful stories

There will never be his equal; the world is diminished.

Thanks for all the brilliant books RIP Mr.Vance

In the 1980s my wife, Kitty, and I lived across the canyon from Jack, his wife Norma, and their son John, on the other side of Thornhill, on the opposite ridge. We met Jack as a result of a party held at a friend's house. Science fiction writer and attorney David Alexander was at the party, and he mentioned that he was trying to set up Jack's computers for him, but since he wasn't an expert he was looking for some help. Since Jack was one of my all time favorite writers I readily agreed to help him, and met Jack and his family a few days later. We all got to be good friends, but drifted apart after the Oakland hills fire. The fire stopped at the base of the hill, right at Thornhill - we all got lucky that day, but we had to move when the house we were renting got sold out from under us. At the time I met him, he had almost stopped writing, as he could no longer see well enough. Jack had a pair of CP/M machines, one in his basement den that he used for writning and one upstairs that Norma used for editing. I set up the one in the basement to use a 23" black and white monitor, using a Processor Technology VDM-1 with a 16 line by 64 character display. It put the characters up on the screen in letters large enough that he could read them. He had a video magnifier that he used to read correspondence, so I set up a switch between the computer and the video magnifier so he only had one monitor to deal with. I also set up a simple file transfer scheme so that files could easily be transferred between the two CP/M machines. Jack had a great love for Dixieland Jazz, and was a fine banjo player. I built him a stereo LED VU meter from scratch for his home recorings - Each of the channels had a 6" high display, with 1/4" high by 1" wide LED segments that he could easily see. I've always considered it a great honor to be able to give him the tools he needed to get back to his writing and music. I miss him. Rest in peace, Jack.

One day my father came to me, I was 11 and was bored. He told me: read this! And gave me "The Dirdir". My library, 24 years later, is Vance-made. J.H Vance is now beyond the stars.

Jack has accompanied me throughout all of my youth and is still with me today. Memories of Cugel, Rialto and many other characters, worlds and wonderful cultures will stay with me forever. Long live the works of this great "raconteur"

Il miglior fabbro. Decades ago: Picked up Star King or The Killing Machine--"what is this, footnotes?". Read first footnote. Hooked. Read, reread, hours and hours of pleasure. A great prose stylist. Good night, Jack

I've never heard of or read any of Mr. Vance's work but I am an avid sci-fi lover. I shall indeed educate myself on this obviously accomplished, loved and respected individual.. Loc Thiese

I will read Jack Vance's books for as long as I am able to read. The worlds he conjured up have helped me to cope with the world I live in for more than 30 years. He gave me places to retreat to, to fantasize about. I am forever grateful.

I only knew Jack through his work, but I had the privilege of working with his son to produce one of his stories for the StarShipSofa podcast ("The Moon Moth"). I'm sorry to hear of his passing, and hope that wherever he is now, that the experience is exceeding his imagination...

The Eye of The Overworld opened my eyes as well what SFF literature can achieve. I reread the whole saga time and time again. Thank You for this wonderful experience!

Une éternelle reconnaissance pour ces heures d'adolescence caché sous la couverture la lampe de poche allumée sur tes histoires sans fins, au fil des mondes enchantés. Merci et bon voyage

You are still my hero!

Milton Wolf said during a talk about Vance that he vetted possible girlfriends by getting them to read Vance. Tom Shippey immediately reminisced about a buxom and attractive girl he dated who didn't like Vance. "She had to go," Shippey said with a regretful headshake. I raised a hand from the audience and admitted I'd immediately given my wife-to-be the Ace Double of The Last Castle and The Dragon Masters, and was relieved to find she loved both stories. We're still married, happy, etc.

I started with Tschai in the 80's and was forever hooked. Jack carefully guided me into the world of Science Fiction and Fantasy and I have never left. He will always be my favorite author and I will cherish his books. May his work be available for generations to come! The most underrated author in his home country.

I first read Jack Vance in the late '60s--"The Last Castle" I believe. This started a multi-decade love affair with SF. In recent years, I've started culling my book collection, but I will NEVER part with my 30-odd volumes of Vance's wonderful prose. Thank you for your genius.

As a kid, reading your work, you inspired me to become a writer myself. Thank you.

Au-revoir, Monsieur Vance. You will be missed. Jack Vance était un des plus grands écrivains de SF jamais publiés, et de surcroît un très bon auteur de romans policiers. Ne s'étant pas trop risqué dans la "Hard science" sans pour autant chercher à la battre en brèche au péril de l'incohérence (la technologie, dans ses univers, était une donnée acquise mais non abordée, ou alors pour les besoins du récit), il était un formidable extrapolateur en matière de singularité des sociétés humaines. Avec lui, l'altérité la plus flagrante se trouvait parfois chez nos semblables du lointain. J'ai toujours déploré son opinion sur Star Trek, même si je comprends son point de vue, et l'eusse sans doute partagé si cet univers s'était résumé aux affreux pots-pourris récemment mis sur le marché par J.J. Abrams. Mais vraisemblablement n'avait-il pas pris connaissance des formidables développements de la licence - en plein respect de la charte originelle - sous l'égide d'un Rick Berman aussi inspiré qu'enclin à laisser s'exprimer des talents comme ceux de Ronald D. Moore ou Brannon Braga, pour n'en citer que deux. Puissions-nous avoir droit un jour à un beau tirage de la "Vance Integral Edition" en langue française (avec, notamment, certaines excellentes traductions d'Arlette Rosenblum), ou à tout le moins une reparution en anglais. Toute ma gratitude, M. Vance, pour ces trente ans de bonheur à vous lire. Au plaisir de vous retrouver, en une autre vie, aux confins de l'Oecumène.

I have read all your work over and over again for the past forty years and it always kept me thrilled. The love for your adventure tales has been passed to the next generation. Thank you so much for the unique work you have left us. I salute you, my dear friend. May you rest in peace. Mark Snelder (Netherlands)

Thanks for introducing me to SciFi, you are the best SciFi writer I know and I'll never forget you. I'll continue reading your books regularly... Rest in peace Jack

Jack Vance's writings have brought me great joy over many years and I am terribly sad to hear of his passing. I often have passed the Moon Moth on to friends to show them real creativity in the genre, and I has been my pleasure to own his collected bound works for many years. We will all miss his unique voice. Thank you.

Rest in peace genius of S&F i will always remember you as the best and i will pass on your stories to my son Thank you so much and rest in peace

One of the very few writers who I enjoy re-reading as much now I am in my 50s as I did when I was a teenager. Thanks for all those battered old paperbacks with the terrible covers that have filled so many hundreds of hours of my life and will continue to do so as long as I still can read.

Rest in Peace Jack, thanks for the stories. Will miss you.

1982, I was 12, and discovered Trulion, Alastor 2262 - thank's to my dad ! It was my second science fiction book ever, and Jack remain my favorite autor, of all kind. If I`m writing today, it's because he gave me the need of it... Olivier, YVerdon SWITZERLAND

Jack Vance was one of my favorite authors. He was one of the few writers whose works I happily re-read. He had a unique style, with his trademark baroque linguistic flourishes. More than almost any other science fiction author, he excelled at instilling a sense of wonder and exoticism in everything he wrote. After reading and re-reading his works, I realized that the personality of the mystery writer was well represented in his science fiction and fantasy. Thanks, Jack, for countless hours of pleasure. May you have the wind at your back forever. Joel

It was somewhere around 1975 when I first read a novel by Jack Vance: Tschai. Since that moment, I became a fan and I could not wait for his next novel to be published. I was deeply impressed by the way he described strange worlds, cultures and even things like food or clothing. Often only in a few words or sentences. Brilliant, there is no other way to describe his work. Jack was without doubt the best SF and fantasy author in the world. My thoughts are with his family, friends and other fans. Hope to meet you once, up there on Alastor or Durdane, Jack!

Le cycle du Tschaï m'a ouvert au monde de la SF et quelle entrée en matière. 20 ans plus tard, je m'en souviens encore comme si je l'avais lu hier. Merci encore d'avoir fait partie de ma jeunesse et de m'avoir autant donné ! Bon voyage, une pensée amicale avec vous et surtout pour votre famille. Brum

Thank you Jack for all the many hours of reading pleasure that you provided to me. I am so grateful that I was able to meet you and Norma in person at Norwescon in 2002. I will always remember these precious hours that we spent talking. Rest in peace!

Merci à Jack Vance pour avoir écrit le Cycle de Tschaï et m'avoir fait découvrir comment la science-fiction peut se mêler avec l'aventure. M. Vance, permettez la comparaison avec l'aventurier Richard Fancis Burton ! Chapeau bas.

I had the pleasure of spending an afternoon with Jack at his home.I was just a fan from Michigan. He was so nice. A prize possession of mine are the 4 Planet Of Adventure novels autographed by Jack and Jeff Jones. My visit was the highlight of the year. Jack Vance will be missed.

35 years ago I was first introduced to the books of Jack Vance. From the first moment I was enchanted by the worlds and adventures described by him. Many books have passed through my hands since that day. They were all great, I read them again and again. Thank you Mr. Vance for all the good times that you have given me. I will miss you. Rest in peace. My condolences to the family.

from planet of adventure to lyoness and durdane this is the best

For my 11th Birthday my aunt, nurturing my recent forays into Science Fiction bought me a Hugo and Nebula Awards anthology which contained Tha Dragon Masters and The Last Castle. Immediately I was transfixed and transported into utterly strange, totally realised alternate worlds from which I then embarked on a 40 year love of Jack Vance's works. Sad news indeed to hear of his passing but what a glorious legacy and a life so well lived. I have so many personal favourites but once every few years find time to devour the 4 book Planet of Adventure series, which never fails to place me among the sights, sounds, smells and richly drawn and developed characters who inhabit the utterly compelling world of Tschai. I also recall as a school English exercise we all had to give a book review to our classmates and I chose to read Liane The Wayfarer from The Dying Earth. To this day can I can still recall the sight of 13/14 year old class mate disinterest turning to rapt attention and jaw dropping, eye widening wonder , as Chun the Unavoidable , wearing his cloak of eyeballs threaded on silk, stalked the eponymous Liane. Several class mates became Vance fans as a result. Thank you sir for sheer pleasure you have given me and others with the wonderful gift of your imagination. RIP

Geen ander dan Jack Vance heeft mij langer en beter weten te boeien en te binden aan zijn werelden en werkelijkheden. Fantasy of SF, hij is de meester. Mijn deelneming voor familie, vrienden en de fans.

Farewell, Jack. Thank you for a lifetime of reading pleasure! The only consolation for the thought that there will never be any more new Vance material is that you have written so much that I love to reread again and again. You will be sorely missed!

Thank you Jack for introducing me to this wonderful world of SF. Tschai wss my first ever book I read in this genre more than 30 years ago. I have read many other books since then but you are and will always be my favourite author. May you rest in peace. My condolences to the family.

Thank you for all your work. Eyes of the Overworld opened my eyes and will always be with me. Peace be with all your loved ones and all who will continue to enjoy and to discover your work.

Thank you, Kirth. With so much love and admiration !!! You were the Cervantes of th Cifi. See you on the other side of the ekoumene, master, one of this days !!

I'm sad to say I never met Mr. Vance, but I was and am a great fan of his work. He stood out in his generation as a science fiction writer with a genuine interest in culture and the ability to come up with fascinating cultural concepts. The Planet of Adventure series is probably the best example, with its plethora of intriguing alien and human cultures. No one else could have written anything close to it.

Mon dieu que vous m'avez fait voyager! parmi tout les romans que j'ai pu lire, les vôtres m'ont portés plus qu'aucun autre. Aujourd'hui il ne m'en reste qu'un à découvrir, votre ultime recueil. Je l'avais mis de côté sciemment pour ne pas me dire "c'est fini". il sera notre ultime balade dans les incroyables finesses de vos dialogues. thanks a lot Monsieur! will miss you.

I have a lot of his books in paper. I started reading his as a child. I am sorry to say that I have nothing of his in eBook format. I will be correcting that oversight immediately. He was very influential to me at an early age. Thank you for the memories.

He was and will likely remain forever my favorite author. No author deserves a reevaluation of his work more than Jack Vance. He was with Philip K Dick one of the greatest voices of American Literature in the second half of the 20th century.

Thank you Mr Vance for all those marvellous novels. I wish you a fine sailing to Lyonesse or Tamber. Merci.

My deepest sympathies to Jack Vance's family and close friends. Thank you for allowing him to spend so much of his time crafting stories that so many of us cherish. Like a rainbow that pierces a stormy day, his imagination cut through the doldrums and allowed us to escape for a little while. His characters truly lived, and their struggles and escapades captivated us. Rest in Peace Jack, you and your loved ones are in our thoughts and prayers.

Fantastic and unmatched are your many, many works. You have given me more than 30 years of joy in reading. Your witty and highly imaginative storytelling will be sorely missed! Thank you!

Thanks to Mr. Vance for many hours of enjoyment. Many of his works have been amongst my favourites, ever since I stumbled upon The Lyonesse trilogy in my local Library. The adventures of Cugel, especially, have brought me smiles. And I am sure that I will enjoy his books for the rest of my life.