- Death of a Solitary Chess Player
Death of a Solitary Chess Player Cover for the novel written by Jack Vance and published under the Ellery Queen name as "A Room to Die In". - Son Of The Tree
Son Of The Tree "The Tree ruled the horizons, shouldered aside the clouds, and wore thunder and lightning like a wreath of tinsels - it had come to be worshipped by the first marveling settlers on Kyril". Joe Smith arrives from Earth and soon is caught up in a political plot between opposing worlds. Ultimately he discovers the true, horrific nature of The Tree of Life... - summary from the official Jack Vance website - Strange People, Queer Notions
Strange People, Queer Notions While in Rome, art student Chuck Musgrave is offered a job painting pictures of Positano, a picturesque town south of Naples. When Chuck arrives in Positano, strange things begin to happen. It becomes clear that not all foreigners living in Positano are there for the scenery! - summary from the official Jack Vance website Cover created utilising an original photograph of Positano by the author. - Strange She Hasnt Written
Strange She Hasnt Written Cover for the novel written by Jack Vance and published under the Ellery Queen name as "The Four Johns". - The Dark Ocean
The Dark Ocean Betty Haverhill leaves San Francisco on an Italian freighter bound for ports in El Salvador, Panama, Venezuela, Spain and Italy. Among the passengers is Mik Finsch, a mysterious man-of-the-world. Betty's mild flirtation with Mik ends in a fight and the suicide of one of the passengers. Another "suicide" leaves no doubt in Betty's mind that Finsch is a murderer, and soon she's fighting for her own life. - summary from the official Jack Vance website - The Flesh Mask
The Flesh Mask San Giorgio High School athlete Robert Struve's face is disfigured by an accident. Humiliated at a party by four popular girls, he lashes out - and as a result is sent away to reform school. Struve receives reconstructive surgery which transforms his appearance, then goes into the Army. Back in San Giorgio several years later, one of the girls is murdered, her face mutilated. A second girl is killed, and a third. Who could the murderer be? - summary from the official Jack Vance website - The Man Who Walks Behind
The Man Who Walks Behind Cover for the novel written by Jack Vance and published under the Ellery Queen name as "The Madman Theory". - The Rapparee
The Rapparee The galaxy is full of wealthy planets and haughty aliens who guard the technology of interstellar travel. Earth must pay a price for use of the space drive, and this rubs Paddy Blackthorn the wrong way- so he sets out to steal the secret. The powerful Shauls capture and dump him on a barren planet - yet here he acquires five golden bands containing the very data he is after. The information is coded - and while Paddy solves the puzzle he must evade a galactic manhunt! - summary from the official Jack Vance website - This Is Me, Jack Vance! Or More Properly, This Is I
This Is Me, Jack Vance! Or More Properly, This Is I Enjoy the ride as Jack Vance takes you on an informal trip through his life. Starting with his memories of childhood in a privileged San Francisco family, Vance leads us through lean times, picking fruit during the Depression, pranks at Cal, experiences at sea during the War, his early writing, and life in California in general, before marrying Norma; then a hard-working adulthood distinguished by writing, travel, colorfully noisy parties, and through it all- a deep love of traditional jazz music. Fans of Vance's writing will enjoy glimpses of the events which shaped and colored his fiction. Includes a photo section with 65 pictures. - summary from the official Jack Vance website Cover created utilising a self-portrait taken by the author.