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{{quote|''"An idea of great merit! While we are alive we should sit among colored lights and taste good wines, and discuss our adventures in far places; when we are dead, the opportunity is past."''}}
'''Jack Vance''' (1916-2013) was a [[Science Fiction]] and [[Fantasy]] author, who wrote, continuously, since the 1950s. Arguably, he is most well-known for the ''[[Dying Earth (novel)|Dying Earth]]'' series, set in the last days of Earth when technology has become a kind of magic; this system of magic was a huge influence on ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]''. However, he also wrote a massive amount of incredibly diverse science fiction and fantasy, making his work fairly hard to categorize.
Many of his science fiction works share a common, very broad setting called the Gaean Reach, a huge area with many, many settled stars. The area is so large that the works actually have little in common, except some details of shared culture.
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{{Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Awards}}
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{{World Fantasy Award Life Achievement}}
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