Jack Vance

About the Author

John Holbrook “Jack” Vance was born on August 28, 1916. He was an American fantasy, mystery plus science creative writing author. Most of Vance’s work was published under his name “Jack Vance”, however, 9 of the mystery novels he wrote used his full name John Holbrook Vance, while 3 of his published books of the same genre were written under his pseudonym Ellery Queen. He wrote 4 other books, each under different names, namely John Van See, Peter Wade, Alan Held and Jay Kavanse. In some editions of the books he wrote, his year of birth was indicated as 1920. In 1984, Jack Vance earned the World-Fantasy Prize Life Achievement. He was also designated as the Visitor of Honor at the World Science Fiction Convention held in Orlando, Florida in 1992. He was announced as the 14th Grandmaster of t. Jack Vance is the author of over 132 books across 19 series. Their most famous work is the Publication Order of Standalone Novels series, which has garnered millions of readers worldwide. With such a prolific career, Jack Vance has established themselves as one of the most influential authors in contemporary fiction.