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Jack Vance

1916 - 2013

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John Holbrook Vance (August 28, 1916 – May 26, 2013) was an American mystery, fantasy, and science fiction writer. Though most of his work has been published under the name Jack Vance, he also wrote several mystery novels under pen names, including Ellery Queen. Vance won the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 1984, and he was a Guest of Honor at the 1992 World Science Fiction Convention in Orlando, Florida. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jack Vance has received more than 870,403 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Jack Vance is the 703rd most popular writer (up from 1,473rd in 2019), the 766th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,870th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 870k

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  • 64.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.24

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  • 2.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The Dragon Masters
Fantasy, Fiction, Fantasy fiction
In The Dragon Masters, the first of ibooks definitive reissues of the work of Jack Vance, he develops several races of people and follows the life of a boy born into and growing up in a stratified society, in which he comes into conflict and is eventually driven into rebellion. “A Rebel Without a Cause” for an Alien world.
1962
To Live Forever
Immortality, Fiction, Science Fiction
Garven Waylock had waited seven years for the scandal surrounding his former immortal self to be forgotten. He had kept his identity concealed so that he could once again join the ranks of those who lived forever. He had been exceedingly careful about hiding his past. Then he met The Jacynth. She was a beautiful 19-year-old, and Garven wanted her. But he recognized that a wisdom far beyond her years marked her as one who knew too much about him to live.As far as she was concerned, death was a mere inconvenience. But once The Jacynth came back, Garven Waylock's life would be an everlasting hell!
1956
The Dying Earth
1950
The Gray Prince
Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Science fiction story about a rebellion taking place on the planet Koryphon.
1974
The Languages of Pao
Fantasy, Fiction, Fiction in English
Science Fiction. The young heir must escape his father's assassination and seek refuge on another planet. Later, he will return to effect change for his planet, for good or ill.
1958
Lyonesse
Fantasy
1983

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jack Vance ranks 703 out of 7,302. Before him are Naim Frashëri, Luis de Góngora, Periander, Pavel Jozef Šafárik, Andrea Camilleri, and Arto Paasilinna. After him are Maurice Denis, Max Jacob, Louise Hay, Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, Agathias, and Oliver Sacks.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Jack Vance ranks 27. Before him are Tsutomu Yamaguchi, Hans Eysenck, Maurice Wilkins, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Alexander Prokhorov, and Camilo José Cela. After him are Robert McNamara, Frederick Chapman Robbins, Natalia Ginzburg, Dương Văn Minh, Abdul Rahman Arif, and Vitaly Ginzburg. Among people deceased in 2013, Jack Vance ranks 35. Before him are Sung Jae-gi, Bert Trautmann, Joan Fontaine, Richard Griffiths, Robert Edwards, and Ieng Sary. After him are Rochus Misch, Ray Manzarek, Erich Priebke, Georges Moustaki, Don Shirley, and Mohammed Omar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jack Vance ranks 766 out of 20,380. Before him are Tommy Hilfiger (1951), Terrence Malick (1943), Rick Rubin (1963), Buddy Holly (1936), James Woods (1947), and Roy Scheider (1932). After him are William T. G. Morton (1819), Michio Kaku (1947), Louise Hay (1926), Albert Ellis (1913), Jean Harlow (1911), and Charlie Sheen (1965).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Jack Vance ranks 73. Before him are Ursula K. Le Guin (1929), Washington Irving (1783), Irwin Shaw (1913), H. L. Mencken (1880), Truman Capote (1924), and Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867). After him are Louise Hay (1926), Dalton Trumbo (1905), William Saroyan (1908), Robert E. Howard (1906), John Dos Passos (1896), and Robert Ludlum (1927).

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