Foreverness

Jack Vance

Jack Vance passed away at home on the evening of Sunday May 26, 2013, ending a long, rich and productive life. Recognized most widely as an author, family and friends also knew a generous, large-hearted, rugged, genial, hard-working, optimistic and unpretentious individual whose curiosity, sense of wonder and sheer love of life were an inspiration in themselves. Author, friend, father and grandfather – there will never be another like Jack Vance.



~ ☆ Raise a Toast to Jack Vance ☆ ~



"At the last moments of the universe, with eternal darkness converging from all sides, surely someone will arise and cry out: ‘Hold back the end for a final moment, while I pay tribute to the gallant brewmasters who have provided us a pathway of golden glory down the fading corridors of time!’ And then, is it not possible that a bright gap will appear in the dark, through which the brewmasters are allowed to proceed, to build a finer universe?"

- Lurulu -



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Thursday 30 May 2013 06:39
We mourn his passing and offer condolences to his family and celebrate his magnificent body of work - a life well lived.
Joe St.Johanser

Thursday 30 May 2013 06:39
We mourn his passing and offer condolences to his family and celebrate his magnificent body of work - a life well lived.
Joe St.Johanser
Thursday 30 May 2013 06:33
Het was een prachtig ervaring om als 15-jarige Lyonesse te ontdekken tussen de boeken van mijn vader op die saaie vakantie in St. Malo. Danzij jou maakte ik toch de reis van mijn leven.
In één woord; sprankelend!
M@rtijn Bakker

Thursday 30 May 2013 06:33
Het was een prachtig ervaring om als 15-jarige Lyonesse te ontdekken tussen de boeken van mijn vader op die saaie vakantie in St. Malo. Danzij jou maakte ik toch de reis van mijn leven.
In één woord; sprankelend!
M@rtijn Bakker
Thursday 30 May 2013 06:32
Jack, you were one of my favourite writers during my teenage years, together with Asimov and Clarke.
I specially loved reading your Demon Princes and Tschai series.
I will always remember your imagination for creating FASCINATING WORLDS.
Henkne

Thursday 30 May 2013 06:32
Jack, you were one of my favourite writers during my teenage years, together with Asimov and Clarke.
I specially loved reading your Demon Princes and Tschai series.
I will always remember your imagination for creating FASCINATING WORLDS.
Henkne
Thursday 30 May 2013 06:26
The daft and batty wonder of the dying earth will live in my heart as one of my favorite imaginary worlds forever.
Su Jolly

Thursday 30 May 2013 06:26
The daft and batty wonder of the dying earth will live in my heart as one of my favorite imaginary worlds forever.
Su Jolly
Thursday 30 May 2013 06:24
Thank you Jack, for enriching my life with beautifull stories of amazing wonder.
Jan Willem Barends

Thursday 30 May 2013 06:24
Thank you Jack, for enriching my life with beautifull stories of amazing wonder.
Jan Willem Barends
Thursday 30 May 2013 06:20
Jack Vance was an incredible writer who touched my life and changed it. Thank you, Jack, for all your wonderful books; thank you for your vision, humour and richly colourful language. Thank you!
Rhys Hughes

Thursday 30 May 2013 06:20
Jack Vance was an incredible writer who touched my life and changed it. Thank you, Jack, for all your wonderful books; thank you for your vision, humour and richly colourful language. Thank you!
Rhys Hughes
Thursday 30 May 2013 06:18
Thank you Mr. Jack Vance for the fantastic stories that you wrote. Ik love them all, especially Tschai and Durdane. May you rest in Peace.
Kees Hoeben

Thursday 30 May 2013 06:18
Thank you Mr. Jack Vance for the fantastic stories that you wrote. Ik love them all, especially Tschai and Durdane. May you rest in Peace.
Kees Hoeben
Thursday 30 May 2013 06:14
Muchísimas gracias por hacerme soñar despierto

Te echaré mucho de menos.
Ramn Yez

Thursday 30 May 2013 06:14
Muchísimas gracias por hacerme soñar despierto

Te echaré mucho de menos.
Ramn Yez
Thursday 30 May 2013 06:10
Thanks Jack
Anonymous

Thursday 30 May 2013 06:10
Thanks Jack
Anonymous
Thursday 30 May 2013 06:10
Amaranth for ever, thank you very much for enriching my life for half a century by now! May you rest in peace for perpetuity!
Ronald Smolders

Thursday 30 May 2013 06:10
Amaranth for ever, thank you very much for enriching my life for half a century by now! May you rest in peace for perpetuity!
Ronald Smolders
Thursday 30 May 2013 06:09
Thank you for giving to us, your readers, such a tremendous feeling of great and unique adventure.
Edward Kloczko

Thursday 30 May 2013 06:09
Thank you for giving to us, your readers, such a tremendous feeling of great and unique adventure.
Edward Kloczko
Thursday 30 May 2013 06:08
I read a few books of J. Vance, but loved them all. We were blessed to have him on this Earth, for such a long time, and that he was able to live a long, happy, free and creative life. Farewell, Rest in Peace Mr Vance.
Valerie Coupland

Thursday 30 May 2013 06:08
I read a few books of J. Vance, but loved them all. We were blessed to have him on this Earth, for such a long time, and that he was able to live a long, happy, free and creative life. Farewell, Rest in Peace Mr Vance.
Valerie Coupland
Thursday 30 May 2013 06:05
You return to the stars...farewell Mr. Vance...
G.G.

Thursday 30 May 2013 06:05
You return to the stars...farewell Mr. Vance...
G.G.
Thursday 30 May 2013 06:05
Definitely not the news I wanted to hear today. Rest well, Jack, while you're sailing the seas of infinity. I hope you'll discover more stories worth telling...
Jos

Thursday 30 May 2013 06:05
Definitely not the news I wanted to hear today. Rest well, Jack, while you're sailing the seas of infinity. I hope you'll discover more stories worth telling...
Jos
Thursday 30 May 2013 06:03
Growing up would never have been as great without the stories and worlds Jack created. If there ever was a writer who had the ability to take
the reader along with him through an entire galaxy, filled with the most imaginative people, creatures, cultures, ...,
it was most definitively Jack.

So thanks for taking us all along, Jack.
I'll definitely will miss you!
Tom Schoonbaert

Thursday 30 May 2013 06:03
Growing up would never have been as great without the stories and worlds Jack created. If there ever was a writer who had the ability to take
the reader along with him through an entire galaxy, filled with the most imaginative people, creatures, ... click to read more
Tom Schoonbaert
Thursday 30 May 2013 06:00
For me Jack Vance was great as the connatic tower in Numenes. I regularly reread his books and i'll do this a longtime. I had the chance to talk with him in Poitiers several years ago. It was a very important moment for me.
Good sailing in the σταρς,
Jack !
Olivier Bouchard

Thursday 30 May 2013 06:00
For me Jack Vance was great as the connatic tower in Numenes. I regularly reread his books and i'll do this a longtime. I had the chance to talk with him in Poitiers several years ago. It was a very important moment for me.
Good sailing in the ... click to read more
Olivier Bouchard
Thursday 30 May 2013 05:58
Wat een man, al die werelden in zijn hoofd. Met recht FANTASTISCH. Ik ben heel blij dat hij zo veel geschreven heeft. En ook dat hij thuis is overleden op een eerbiedwaardige leeftijd. Ik zal zijn boeken altijd blijven herlezen!
Anonymous

Thursday 30 May 2013 05:58
Wat een man, al die werelden in zijn hoofd. Met recht FANTASTISCH. Ik ben heel blij dat hij zo veel geschreven heeft. En ook dat hij thuis is overleden op een eerbiedwaardige leeftijd. Ik zal zijn boeken altijd blijven herlezen!
Anonymous
Thursday 30 May 2013 05:57
We'll miss you Jack, Have a great journey between the stars or in some other beautiful world. say hi to Cugel :)
Reem

Thursday 30 May 2013 05:57
We'll miss you Jack, Have a great journey between the stars or in some other beautiful world. say hi to Cugel :)
Reem
Thursday 30 May 2013 05:47
The end of a generation...
Peter Motte

Thursday 30 May 2013 05:47
The end of a generation...
Peter Motte
Thursday 30 May 2013 05:39
His stories have given me inestimable joy since the day I found The Dying Earth in a used book store in the mid 80s. Universes have passed. Here's to Jack Vance.
Jason Towers

Thursday 30 May 2013 05:39
His stories have given me inestimable joy since the day I found The Dying Earth in a used book store in the mid 80s. Universes have passed. Here's to Jack Vance.
Jason Towers
Thursday 30 May 2013 05:38
Your imaginary worlds and very real characters will live forever in my heart. Thank you, Jack.
Enoo

Thursday 30 May 2013 05:38
Your imaginary worlds and very real characters will live forever in my heart. Thank you, Jack.
Enoo
Thursday 30 May 2013 05:38
Jack, you'll be sorely missed! Everything you wrote was so beautifully put together, there'll never be another writer like you! I hope that your work will continue to be published and that readers continue to discover your amazing works!
Aaron Cathers

Thursday 30 May 2013 05:38
Jack, you'll be sorely missed! Everything you wrote was so beautifully put together, there'll never be another writer like you! I hope that your work will continue to be published and that readers continue to discover your amazing works!
Aaron Cathers
Thursday 30 May 2013 05:37
Une magnifique page de littérature s’achève avec la disparition de ce grand Homme.
sethie

Thursday 30 May 2013 05:37
Une magnifique page de littérature s’achève avec la disparition de ce grand Homme.
sethie
Thursday 30 May 2013 05:36
Gracias Jack:
I've read your work since I was 15 years old.Every year I reread some of your books. Thanks for this great stories.
We will miss you
David

Thursday 30 May 2013 05:36
Gracias Jack:
I've read your work since I was 15 years old.Every year I reread some of your books. Thanks for this great stories.
We will miss you
David
Thursday 30 May 2013 05:36
Sad tiding!
May you find lots of love on your last journey m8
RIP
Ham

Thursday 30 May 2013 05:36
Sad tiding!
May you find lots of love on your last journey m8
RIP
Ham
Thursday 30 May 2013 05:34
Simply the best SF practicioner the world has seen. A consistent entertainer, his surperbly crafted books will be read over and again. What a great legacy. Thanks for all the great mind-food, Jack. RIP.
Stephen Bell

Thursday 30 May 2013 05:34
Simply the best SF practicioner the world has seen. A consistent entertainer, his surperbly crafted books will be read over and again. What a great legacy. Thanks for all the great mind-food, Jack. RIP.
Stephen Bell
Thursday 30 May 2013 05:32
The world lost a towering, formidable spirit.
I lost my Grandpa.
Jack

Thursday 30 May 2013 05:32
The world lost a towering, formidable spirit.
I lost my Grandpa.
Jack
Thursday 30 May 2013 05:29
Jack Vance was a friend of mine. He taught me that imagination lasts a lifetime.
Serkanner

Thursday 30 May 2013 05:29
Jack Vance was a friend of mine. He taught me that imagination lasts a lifetime.
Serkanner
Thursday 30 May 2013 05:27
I have read and re-read nearly everything Jack wrote. His words have shaped my thoughts on many topics. I mourn his passing and I am grateful that it was peaceful. My sincere best wishes and condolences are extended to his surviving family. Remember him well, he was a gem.
Richard

Thursday 30 May 2013 05:27
I have read and re-read nearly everything Jack wrote. His words have shaped my thoughts on many topics. I mourn his passing and I am grateful that it was peaceful. My sincere best wishes and condolences are extended to his surviving family. Remember ... click to read more
Richard
Thursday 30 May 2013 05:24
Aah Jack! We are bereft...
Mike R

Thursday 30 May 2013 05:24
Aah Jack! We are bereft...
Mike R
Thursday 30 May 2013 05:24
I'm so glad I discovered the work of Jack Vance as a teenager. Now, 20 years later, he still is my favorite writer and probably always will be. Thanks for all the great work. R.i.p.
Raf S

Thursday 30 May 2013 05:24
I'm so glad I discovered the work of Jack Vance as a teenager. Now, 20 years later, he still is my favorite writer and probably always will be. Thanks for all the great work. R.i.p.
Raf S
Thursday 30 May 2013 05:23
Your stories brought joy to my heart and laughter to my face. You are sorely missed.
Hoku the Fat

Thursday 30 May 2013 05:23
Your stories brought joy to my heart and laughter to my face. You are sorely missed.
Hoku the Fat
Thursday 30 May 2013 05:20
I keep on my heart and mind that diner we shared in 98' in Poitiers. You gave me lots of advices for my writing works. Thank you for that, and also for all your amazing stories. You were, and you remain my spiritual father.
Philippe Monot

Thursday 30 May 2013 05:20
I keep on my heart and mind that diner we shared in 98' in Poitiers. You gave me lots of advices for my writing works. Thank you for that, and also for all your amazing stories. You were, and you remain my spiritual father.
Philippe Monot
Thursday 30 May 2013 05:18
Live for ever
Mathijs from Leiden

Thursday 30 May 2013 05:18
Live for ever
Mathijs from Leiden
Thursday 30 May 2013 05:18
Gone but not forgotten. His wit will live forever!
Nick Westgate

Thursday 30 May 2013 05:18
Gone but not forgotten. His wit will live forever!
Nick Westgate
Thursday 30 May 2013 05:14
Your books are faithful friends since i discovered them at 12 , and now at 45 i still love to wander into the forest of Tantrevalles.
You will be missed and i suppose we all feel a little orphan. Thanks for all your works, the marvels of your worlds, your brillant and smart style and plots.
I wish the Vance integral edition
will be translated in many languages. Wherever you are now, i guess the sunsets, wine and food are greats;) Au revoir
Francois

Thursday 30 May 2013 05:14
Your books are faithful friends since i discovered them at 12 , and now at 45 i still love to wander into the forest of Tantrevalles.
You will be missed and i suppose we all feel a little orphan. Thanks for all your works, the marvels of your ... click to read more
Francois
Thursday 30 May 2013 05:12
Thanks Jack

been a fan since forever, bought everything you wrote more than once for the sheer joy of it

always love reading and rereading your work - you made the first real aliens alien!
owen butler

Thursday 30 May 2013 05:12
Thanks Jack

been a fan since forever, bought everything you wrote more than once for the sheer joy of it

always love reading and rereading your work - you made the first real aliens alien!
owen butler
Thursday 30 May 2013 05:10
Wherever you are, in the underworld, overworld, or no world whatever: we drink to your memory
Max

Thursday 30 May 2013 05:10
Wherever you are, in the underworld, overworld, or no world whatever: we drink to your memory
Max
Thursday 30 May 2013 05:09
Sadness, nothing but sadness.
He was not the one why I began reading SF, but he's the one because I'm still reading SF, and will be reading it.
He had the magic in his pen to create worlds, magical character. You wished you could open the door and walk into the story. I express my gratitude to him in the joyfull time I spend reading his books, on and on and on....thank you, thank you.
Etienne Blomme

Thursday 30 May 2013 05:09
Sadness, nothing but sadness.
He was not the one why I began reading SF, but he's the one because I'm still reading SF, and will be reading it.
He had the magic in his pen to create worlds, magical character. You wished you could open the door and ... click to read more
Etienne Blomme
Thursday 30 May 2013 05:09
Jack was my most favourite author. I enjoyed all his books, especially the "Dying Earth" and "Tschai" series, but I love all his works.
I'll miss you Jack!
"Traz Onmale lo guardò con disgusto e compassione, poi disse: — Allora t’insegnerò io qual è la vera origine dell’uomo. Tu hai visto le due lune. La luna rosa è Az, dimora della beatitudine. Quella azzurra è Braz, luogo di tormento dove vanno gli uomini malvagi, i kruthsh’geir, dopo la morte. Moltissimo tempo fa, le due lune entrarono in collisione, e nell’urto molti furono scaraventati lontano e caddero su Tschai. Ora, tutti cercano di tornare su Az, sia i buoni sia i cattivi, ma i Giudici, da cui proviene la saggezza dai globi che portano, dividono i buoni dai cattivi e li inviano alla destinazione che loro compete."
You deserve the Red Moon of Az, Jack!
Alberto

Thursday 30 May 2013 05:09
Jack was my most favourite author. I enjoyed all his books, especially the "Dying Earth" and "Tschai" series, but I love all his works.
I'll miss you Jack!
"Traz Onmale lo guardò con disgusto e compassione, poi disse: — Allora t’insegnerò ... click to read more
Alberto
Thursday 30 May 2013 05:07
One of those rare writers whose work is so good, it inspires people to try writing for themselves.
nikolai kingsley

Thursday 30 May 2013 05:07
One of those rare writers whose work is so good, it inspires people to try writing for themselves.
nikolai kingsley
Thursday 30 May 2013 05:04
I was 10 when my father lent me a book from his sci-fi collection. It was the first science-fiction book I read, the title was "Cugel l'Astucieux" and the author was Jack Vance.
And since this time, I know some places where traveling is wonderful.
Bon vent John, et merci !
Francois Daniel

Thursday 30 May 2013 05:04
I was 10 when my father lent me a book from his sci-fi collection. It was the first science-fiction book I read, the title was "Cugel l'Astucieux" and the author was Jack Vance.
And since this time, I know some places where traveling is wonderful. ... click to read more
Francois Daniel
Thursday 30 May 2013 05:02
Dear Jack,
I've read your work since I was 12 years old. Now I'm 56 and still reading your stories over and over again. You will be missed in the Netherlands!
Peter de Haas

Thursday 30 May 2013 05:02
Dear Jack,
I've read your work since I was 12 years old. Now I'm 56 and still reading your stories over and over again. You will be missed in the Netherlands!
Peter de Haas
Thursday 30 May 2013 04:53
If he's dead, then so can I. RIP.
Michael

Thursday 30 May 2013 04:53
If he's dead, then so can I. RIP.
Michael
Thursday 30 May 2013 04:45
One of last giant is gone.
A man, a traveller, a writer.
Thanks for all, dear John.
R.I.P
Mario

Thursday 30 May 2013 04:45
One of last giant is gone.
A man, a traveller, a writer.
Thanks for all, dear John.
R.I.P
Mario
Thursday 30 May 2013 04:40
Farewell, Jack, you brought me endless pleasure with your wonderful storytelling, and will continue to do so for the rest of my own life. My thoughts are with your family and friends.
David Gullen

Thursday 30 May 2013 04:40
Farewell, Jack, you brought me endless pleasure with your wonderful storytelling, and will continue to do so for the rest of my own life. My thoughts are with your family and friends.
David Gullen
Thursday 30 May 2013 04:38
I cannot express how deeply your books & stories touched me. You gave me worlds to dream about - thank you for sharing them.
Oliver Schmieding

Thursday 30 May 2013 04:38
I cannot express how deeply your books & stories touched me. You gave me worlds to dream about - thank you for sharing them.
Oliver Schmieding
Thursday 30 May 2013 04:36
You and Norma have bean like guardians to me. I've traveled unbelievable and beautiful horizons with you, again and again, far beyond......this time we have to let you go, just like we did with Norma. Now the two of you can travel for eternity, beyond even "the beyond"...further even. I shall remember you with love. Deepest condolences to family and friends.
Jeen Eyzenga

Thursday 30 May 2013 04:36
You and Norma have bean like guardians to me. I've traveled unbelievable and beautiful horizons with you, again and again, far beyond......this time we have to let you go, just like we did with Norma. Now the two of you can travel for eternity, ... click to read more
Jeen Eyzenga
Thursday 30 May 2013 04:31
May your books live on forever, so your name will not be forgotten; now or in the distant future. Thank you, Mr. Vance.
Peter van den Berkmortel

Thursday 30 May 2013 04:31
May your books live on forever, so your name will not be forgotten; now or in the distant future. Thank you, Mr. Vance.
Peter van den Berkmortel
Thursday 30 May 2013 04:31
Thanks Jack, I loved every word.
Toby Griffiths

Thursday 30 May 2013 04:31
Thanks Jack, I loved every word.
Toby Griffiths
Thursday 30 May 2013 04:27
Thank you Jack, you have been one of the greatest science-fiction and fantasy writer ever.
And, thank you for the Dying Earth, the greatest invention ever.
Vae

Thursday 30 May 2013 04:27
Thank you Jack, you have been one of the greatest science-fiction and fantasy writer ever.
And, thank you for the Dying Earth, the greatest invention ever.
Vae
Thursday 30 May 2013 04:25
Thank you for all the pleasure that I had reading all your wonderful books
Thierry Rocton

Thursday 30 May 2013 04:25
Thank you for all the pleasure that I had reading all your wonderful books
Thierry Rocton
Thursday 30 May 2013 04:24
And even now part of me flys over Cadwell at angel 1 5.
So long, and thanks for all the books
Norbert

Thursday 30 May 2013 04:24
And even now part of me flys over Cadwell at angel 1 5.
So long, and thanks for all the books
Norbert
Thursday 30 May 2013 04:19
You were one of the authors that lead me into science-fiction. I dreamed about Tschaï when I was a teen. Your stories where the archetype of travel and sense of wonder. So long, Mr Vance.
Anonymous

Thursday 30 May 2013 04:19
You were one of the authors that lead me into science-fiction. I dreamed about Tschaï when I was a teen. Your stories where the archetype of travel and sense of wonder. So long, Mr Vance.
Anonymous
Thursday 30 May 2013 04:19
Dank je Jack Vance voor de werelden die je schiep en de verhalen die er in afspelen. Ik zal ze altijd blijven lezen.
Frank Duijn

Thursday 30 May 2013 04:19
Dank je Jack Vance voor de werelden die je schiep en de verhalen die er in afspelen. Ik zal ze altijd blijven lezen.
Frank Duijn
Thursday 30 May 2013 04:16
Thank you Jack. You have given to me pleasure reading books of adventure, great stories, enjoyed it for many years and it's not over... RIP my friend.
KrissTauf DrkTwr

Thursday 30 May 2013 04:16
Thank you Jack. You have given to me pleasure reading books of adventure, great stories, enjoyed it for many years and it's not over... RIP my friend.
KrissTauf DrkTwr
Thursday 30 May 2013 04:12
I still vividly remember the day I first picked up one of Jack Vance's works. A dreary day in the fall of 1998. All I remember from that day is that by the time I put down the book next days dawn was creeping through the curtains. From then on I was captivated by his storytelling and world building.
it is sad to hear that a man with such a gift has passed away, the world will be poorer for it.

May he rest in the light and have peace in whatever follows after. I hope they apreciate a good storyteller where ever he is now.

My condolances and sympathy to those he left behind

Gawin van Waesberghe

Thursday 30 May 2013 04:12
I still vividly remember the day I first picked up one of Jack Vance's works. A dreary day in the fall of 1998. All I remember from that day is that by the time I put down the book next days dawn was creeping through the curtains. From then on I was ... click to read more
Gawin van Waesberghe
Thursday 30 May 2013 04:10
Thank you for your thoughts, ideas, dreams and the power to be able to share them with us all.
So many would like to do the same and you are an inspiration to us all.
Shane Gregory

Thursday 30 May 2013 04:10
Thank you for your thoughts, ideas, dreams and the power to be able to share them with us all.
So many would like to do the same and you are an inspiration to us all.
Shane Gregory
Thursday 30 May 2013 04:05
Many years ago, I used to use his "Languages of Pao" as a required reading in a sociology course that I taught. I've read and enjoyed and learned from his works over the years. He leaves a great legacy behind.
Anonymous

Thursday 30 May 2013 04:05
Many years ago, I used to use his "Languages of Pao" as a required reading in a sociology course that I taught. I've read and enjoyed and learned from his works over the years. He leaves a great legacy behind.
Anonymous
Thursday 30 May 2013 04:03
Thank you Jack, I will treasure your stories like IOUN stones. May they never turn grey.
Norm Bleac

Thursday 30 May 2013 04:03
Thank you Jack, I will treasure your stories like IOUN stones. May they never turn grey.
Norm Bleac

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