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states that the release of the memoir is helpful to science fiction fans, as "...Vance has been fairly reticent about his personal life and also about his writing"; the memoir has "...little to say about his fiction – which Vance has long preferred to stand on its own." Horton calls
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the memoir an "engaging" and "...easy-going narrative, generous throughout in its depiction of the people and places Vance encounters" during his travels.
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The cover page of the memoir shows historic photos of the author.
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science fiction
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mystery
Jack Vance
Hugo Award for Best Related Work
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"This is Me, Jack Vance!"
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Jack Vance
Dying Earth
The Dying Earth
The Eyes of the Overworld
Cugel's Saga
Rhialto the Marvellous
Dying Earth (genre)
Songs of the Dying Earth
Demon Princes
Star King
The Killing Machine
The Palace of Love
The Face
The Book of Dreams
Planet of Adventure
City of the Chasch

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