Overview: Nebula and World Fantasy Grand Master Jack Vance (August 28, 1916 โ May 26, 2013)is one of the most admired and cherished writers of science fiction and fantasy in the world, and is one of the truly important and influential storytellers of the 20th century. From his first published story
Son of the Tree and Other Stories
โ Scribed by Vance, Jack
- Book ID
- 109306172
- Publisher
- Orion
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- en-us
- Weight
- 279 KB
- Series
- Three Gateway SF collections
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780575109896
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Overview: Nebula and World Fantasy Grand Master Jack Vance (August 28, 1916 โ May 26, 2013)is one of the most admired and cherished writers of science fiction and fantasy in the world, and is one of the truly important and influential storytellers of the 20th century. From his first published story "The World Thinker" in 1945 to his final novel Lurulu in 2004, Vance has shown an astonishing range of inventiveness, versatility and sheer storytelling power, as well as a gift for language and world-building second to none.
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The doctor's son -- Early afternoon -- Pleasure -- New day -- The man who had to talk to somebody -- Mary -- Ella and the Chinee -- Ten Eyck or Pershing? Pershing or Ten Eyck? -- Alone -- Coffee pot -- The girl who had been presented -- Mort and Mary -- On his hands -- It wouldn't break your arm --
In this collection of eleven stories, murder is committed for reasons of fear, jealously, cupidity, and out of sheer compulsion, while the settings include an African game park, a sinister ruined cemetery, an East Anglian seaside resort, and the gloomy purlieus of Epping Forest.
A collection of nine short stories about life, death and the choices we make in-between.