My favourite books by Jack Vance

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Tales Of The Dying Earth (Fantasy Masterworks)
1.  Tales Of The Dying Earth (Fantasy Masterworks) by Jack Vance
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  "Stories set in the last days of the Earth, from different periods of Vance's writing. Early tales of adventure to larcenous Cugel and the intrigues of marvellous arch magicians. Great value as well."
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Planet of Adventure: City of the Chasch / Servants of the Wankh / The Dirdir / The Pnume (4 books in 1 volume)
2.  Planet of Adventure: City of the Chasch / Servants of the Wankh / The Dirdir / The Pnume (4 books in 1 volume) by Jack Vance
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  "Pulp SF, but very well written. Action, adventure, dry humour, the human condition, and some odd alien cultures. Beloved of SF fans for the title of the second book 'Servants of the Wankh'."
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The Demon Princes, vol. 1
3.  The Demon Princes, vol. 1 by Jack Vance
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  "Stories of revenge against a set of inventively different arch-criminals. Kirth Gersen is one of Vance's brutal, vengeful 'good guys'. Tough stories, but full of dry humour."
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The Demon Princes: Volume 2 - The Face, The Book of Dreams
4.  The Demon Princes: Volume 2 - The Face, The Book of Dreams by Jack Vance
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  "Kirth Gersen gets the last two names on his list. Worth the price for the school reunion of a psychotic master criminal."
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Lyonesse: Suldrun's Garden: Suldrun's Garden Bk.1 (Fantasy Masterworks)
5.  Lyonesse: Suldrun's Garden: Suldrun's Garden Bk.1 (Fantasy Masterworks) by Jack Vance
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  "Deep, dark fantasy that becomes epic without appearing to try."
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Lyonesse II: The Green Pearl and Madouc: Green Pearl and Madouc Bk. 2 (Fantasy Masterworks)
6.  Lyonesse II: The Green Pearl and Madouc: Green Pearl and Madouc Bk. 2 (Fantasy Masterworks) by Jack Vance
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  "The final two books in the Lyonesse trilogy. Covers strange cultures, some truly evil - but humanly evil characters. Magic, the Count of Monte Christo and more."
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Alastor
7.  Alastor by Jack Vance
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  "Some difficult to find SF stories from the Gaean Reach."
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Ports of Call
8.  Ports of Call by Jack Vance
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  "A coming of age story across the route of a tramp freighter in the Gaean Reach. A wonderful set of characters, matched only by the different and intriguing ports of call along the way."
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Lurulu (Ports of Call)
9.  Lurulu (Ports of Call) by Jack Vance
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  "The end of the search for the mythical Lurulu, and the Ports of Call books."
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Araminta Station :The Cadwal Chronicles Book 1
10.  Araminta Station :The Cadwal Chronicles Book 1 by Jack Vance
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  "A coming of age story on an ecological research and reserve planet. There are some brutal parts to this story, and mysteries are set up that last until the end of the trilogy."
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Ecce and Old Earth (Cadwal Chronicles)
11.  Ecce and Old Earth (Cadwal Chronicles) by Jack Vance
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  "Araminta station part 2. The terrible deeds and mysteries of the first book take the protagonists to an Earth grown old and odd."
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Throy (Cadwal Chronicles)
12.  Throy (Cadwal Chronicles) by Jack Vance
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  "The final part of the Araminta station trilogy. The denoument leads the characters, good and bad, back home."
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Big Planet (Gollancz S.F.)
13.  Big Planet (Gollancz S.F.) by Jack Vance
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  "An escape story, across a vast planet of outcasts and odd cultures."
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Showboat World (Coronet Books)
14.  Showboat World (Coronet Books) by Jack Vance
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  "Big Planet 2, following a steamer boat on its travels."
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Night Lamp (A Novel of the Gaean Reach)
15.  Night Lamp (A Novel of the Gaean Reach) by Jack Vance
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  "A story about following a dark mystery against better judgement. A rescue story, interesting foster parents, odd cultures and an evil villain to pursue."
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