31 May 13 - 03:01 PM (#3521252) Subject: BS: RIP Jack Vance From: GUEST,Shimrod I've just learned that my favourite author of all time, the SF/Fantasy writer, Jack Vance, has died age 96. You can read about him here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/may/30/jack-vance-dies-96-science-fiction If you've never read him, or never even heard of him, what have you been doing with your life? Go out and read his stuff right now! Boy, have you got a treat in store! |
31 May 13 - 03:35 PM (#3521273) Subject: RE: BS: RIP Jack Vance From: sciencegeek RIP... I'll never forget reading The Languages of Pao as a kid. His were books I'd be sure to buy if I found them... even if it meant giving up something else. Always a good read and thought provoking... the best of both worlds. |
31 May 13 - 05:47 PM (#3521325) Subject: RE: BS: RIP Jack Vance From: ClaireBear "Noise" is one of my favorite stories of all time. What a splendid teller of tales has left the room! Claire |
31 May 13 - 10:48 PM (#3521411) Subject: RE: BS: RIP Jack Vance From: Rapparee An excellent writer. I'm sorry he's gone. |