<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "Legendary Author Jack Vance passes away at 96, on May 26, 2013 - He will be missed!"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/6.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Legendary Author Jack Vance passes away at 96, on May 26, 2013 - He will be missed! http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/may/30/jack-vance-tributes-george-rr-martin

Loved his work - some of my favorites were, of course, anything set in The Dying Earth (but especially stories involving Cugel!), The Cadwal Chronicles, the Lyonesse Trilogy, The Demon Princes series, and too many others to name...

He certainly lived a full life, and we certainly all benefited from it...]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/530166/5676771.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/530166/5676771.page GMT Re:Legendary Author Jack Vance passes away at 96, on May 26, 2013 - He will be missed!
“What are your fees?" inquired Guyal cautiously. "I respond to three questions," stated the augur. "For twenty terces I phrase the answer in clear and actionable language; for ten I use the language of cant, which occasionally admits of ambiguity; for five, I speak a parable which you must interpret as you will; and for one terce, I babble in an unknown tongue.”



]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/530166/5676792.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/530166/5676792.page GMT Legendary Author Jack Vance passes away at 96, on May 26, 2013 - He will be missed!
and the Dying Earth stuff influenced so many other authors]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/530166/5677283.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/530166/5677283.page GMT Legendary Author Jack Vance passes away at 96, on May 26, 2013 - He will be missed! http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/530166/5677706.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/530166/5677706.page GMT Legendary Author Jack Vance passes away at 96, on May 26, 2013 - He will be missed!
 GreyHamster wrote:
That is the man who brought us the concept of spell memorization. He had a massive influence on the gaming world too. I think it's hard to find a more influential person in modern fantasy.


Right - the original AD&D magic system is in fact a "Vancian" one - love it!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/530166/5677864.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/530166/5677864.page GMT