A bad year for good writers

Jack Vance has died. Following close on the heels of Iain Banks' announcement, it's starting to seem a gloomy year for science fiction fans. Of course, unlike with Banks, few could say that Vance didn't have a full run. He'd died at the age of 96, after a long, full life that saw his skills recognized (even if he downplayed them).




Regular readers of this blog know that I consider Jack Vance one of the greatest things ever to happen to science fiction, or to literature in general. I like hi...