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Jack Vance Books in Order

Explore the Jack Vance tribute books edited by George RR Martin in order, with summaries, quick background, and notes on the Dying Earth setting.

Last updated: June 7, 2026

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Book cover for "The Dying Earth / Mazirian the Magician" by Robert SilverbergView on Amazon

The Dying Earth / Mazirian the Magician

by Robert Silverberg

1950

Book cover for "The Five Gold Bands / The Space Pirate" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

The Five Gold Bands / The Space Pirate

by Jack Vance

1950

Book cover for "Son of the Tree" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Son of the Tree

by Jack Vance

1951

Book cover for "Big Planet" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Big Planet

by Jack Vance

1952

Book cover for "Vandals of the Void" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Vandals of the Void

by Jack Vance

1953

Book cover for "The Houses of Iszm" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

The Houses of Iszm

by Jack Vance

1954

Book cover for "To Live Forever" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

To Live Forever

by Jack Vance

1956

Book cover for "The Languages of Pao" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

The Languages of Pao

by Jack Vance

1957

Book cover for "Slaves of the Klau / Gold and Iron" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Slaves of the Klau / Gold and Iron

by Jack Vance

1958

Book cover for "Man in a Cage" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Man in a Cage

by Jack Vance

1961

Book cover for "The Dragon Masters" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

The Dragon Masters

by Jack Vance

1962

Book cover for "The Killing Machine" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

The Killing Machine

by Jack Vance

1964

Book cover for "The Star King" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

The Star King

by Jack Vance

1964

Book cover for "Monsters in orbit" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Monsters in orbit

by Jack Vance

1965

Book cover for "Space Opera" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Space Opera

by Jack Vance

1965

Book cover for "Cugel's Saga / Cugel: The Skybreak Spatterlight" by Robert SilverbergView on Amazon

Cugel's Saga / Cugel: The Skybreak Spatterlight

by Robert Silverberg

1966

Book cover for "The Blue World" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

The Blue World

by Jack Vance

1966

Book cover for "The Brains of Earth" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

The Brains of Earth

by Jack Vance

1966

Book cover for "The Eyes of the Overworld / Cugel the Clever" by Robert SilverbergView on Amazon

The Eyes of the Overworld / Cugel the Clever

by Robert Silverberg

1966

Book cover for "The Last Castle" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

The Last Castle

by Jack Vance

1966

Book cover for "The Many Worlds of Magnus Ridolph" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

The Many Worlds of Magnus Ridolph

by Jack Vance

1966

Book cover for "The Palace of Love" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

The Palace of Love

by Jack Vance

1967

Book cover for "City of the Chasch" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

City of the Chasch

by Jack Vance

1968

Book cover for "Emphyrio" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Emphyrio

by Jack Vance

1969

Book cover for "Servants of the Wankh" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Servants of the Wankh

by Jack Vance

1969

Book cover for "The Dirdir" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

The Dirdir

by Jack Vance

1969

Book cover for "The Pnume" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

The Pnume

by Jack Vance

1970

Book cover for "The Anome / The Faceless Man" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

The Anome / The Faceless Man

by Jack Vance

1971

Book cover for "Bad Ronald" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Bad Ronald

by Jack Vance

1973

Book cover for "The Asutra" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

The Asutra

by Jack Vance

1973

Book cover for "The Brave Free Men" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

The Brave Free Men

by Jack Vance

1973

Book cover for "Trullion" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Trullion

by Jack Vance

1973

Book cover for "A Quest for Simbilis" by Robert SilverbergView on Amazon

A Quest for Simbilis

by Robert Silverberg

1974

Book cover for "The Gray Prince" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

The Gray Prince

by Jack Vance

1974

Book cover for "Marune" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Marune

by Jack Vance

1975

Book cover for "Showboat World" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Showboat World

by Jack Vance

1975

Book cover for "The Dogtown Tourist Agency" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

The Dogtown Tourist Agency

by Jack Vance

1975

Book cover for "Maske" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Maske

by Jack Vance

1976

Book cover for "Freitzke’s Turn" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Freitzke’s Turn

by Jack Vance

1977

Book cover for "Morreion" by Robert SilverbergView on Amazon

Morreion

by Robert Silverberg

1978

Book cover for "Wyst" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Wyst

by Jack Vance

1978

Book cover for "The Bagful of Dreams" by Robert SilverbergView on Amazon

The Bagful of Dreams

by Robert Silverberg

1979

Book cover for "The Face" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

The Face

by Jack Vance

1979

Book cover for "The Seventeen Virgins" by Robert SilverbergView on Amazon

The Seventeen Virgins

by Robert Silverberg

1979

Book cover for "Galactic Effectuator" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Galactic Effectuator

by Jack Vance

1980

Book cover for "Miro Hetzel" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Miro Hetzel

by Jack Vance

1980

Book cover for "The Book of Dreams" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

The Book of Dreams

by Jack Vance

1981

Book cover for "Suldrun's Garden / Lyonesse" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Suldrun's Garden / Lyonesse

by Jack Vance

1983

Book cover for "The Jack Vance Lexicon" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

The Jack Vance Lexicon

by Jack Vance

1983

Book cover for "Rhialto the Marvellous" by Robert SilverbergView on Amazon

Rhialto the Marvellous

by Robert Silverberg

1984

Book cover for "Magnus Ridolph" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Magnus Ridolph

by Jack Vance

1985

Book cover for "The Complete Magnus Ridolph" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

The Complete Magnus Ridolph

by Jack Vance

1985

Book cover for "The Green Pearl" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

The Green Pearl

by Jack Vance

1985

Book cover for "Araminta Station" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Araminta Station

by Jack Vance

1987

Book cover for "Madouc" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Madouc

by Jack Vance

1989

Book cover for "Ecce and Old Earth" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Ecce and Old Earth

by Jack Vance

1991

Book cover for "Throy" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Throy

by Jack Vance

1992

Book cover for "Night Lamp" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Night Lamp

by Jack Vance

1996

Book cover for "Ports of Call" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Ports of Call

by Jack Vance

1997

Book cover for "Lurulu" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Lurulu

by Jack Vance

2004

Book cover for "The Laughing Magician" by Robert SilverbergView on Amazon

The Laughing Magician

by Robert Silverberg

2006

Book cover for "Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honour of Jack Vance" by Robert SilverbergView on Amazon

Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honour of Jack Vance

by Robert Silverberg

2009

A tribute anthology edited by George RR Martin and Gardner Dozois, set in Jack Vance’s far-future Dying Earth. The stories riff on tricky wizards, doomed bargains, and decadent cities, capturing the setting’s mix of dark humor, beauty, and menace.

Book cover for "This Is Me, Jack Vance!" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

This Is Me, Jack Vance!

by Jack Vance

2009

Book cover for "Hard Luck Diggings" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Hard Luck Diggings

by Jack Vance

2010

Book cover for "Clarges" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Clarges

by Jack Vance

2011

Book cover for "The Chasch" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

The Chasch

by Jack Vance

2011

Book cover for "The Domains of Koryphon" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

The Domains of Koryphon

by Jack Vance

2011

Book cover for "The Magnificent Showboats" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

The Magnificent Showboats

by Jack Vance

2011

Book cover for "The Wannek" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

The Wannek

by Jack Vance

2011

Book cover for "Bird Isle" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Bird Isle

by Jack Vance

2012

Book cover for "Deadly Isles" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Deadly Isles

by Jack Vance

2012

Book cover for "Dream Castles" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Dream Castles

by Jack Vance

2012

Book cover for "Strange People, Queer Notions" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Strange People, Queer Notions

by Jack Vance

2012

Book cover for "The Cadwal Chronicles" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

The Cadwal Chronicles

by Jack Vance

2012

Book cover for "The Dark Ocean" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

The Dark Ocean

by Jack Vance

2012

Book cover for "The Flesh Mask" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

The Flesh Mask

by Jack Vance

2012

Book cover for "The Fox Valley Murders" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

The Fox Valley Murders

by Jack Vance

2012

Book cover for "The House on Lily Street" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

The House on Lily Street

by Jack Vance

2012

Book cover for "The Pleasant Grove Murders" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

The Pleasant Grove Murders

by Jack Vance

2012

Book cover for "The View from Chickweed’s Window" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

The View from Chickweed’s Window

by Jack Vance

2012

Book cover for "Tschai" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Tschai

by Jack Vance

2012

Book cover for "Magic Highways" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Magic Highways

by Jack Vance

2013

Book cover for "Minding the Stars" by Jack VanceView on Amazon

Minding the Stars

by Jack Vance

2013

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