Frank Clemente asked Matthew Hughes:

Have a number of your books and have enjoyed them greatly. Thank you for carrying on the Vance tradition. Somewhere I read you were considering extending the Kirth Gersen story. Brings chills to my spine when I think of where he and Alice go next. Is there any chance you would ever write that tale? What a contribution it would be! Regardless, your work is great. Frank Clemente, Professor, Penn State, fac226@psu.edu

Matthew Hughes Jack's son, John, is in charge of his father's estate. He has been licensing authors like me to write novels set within "Vance Space," the Gaean Reach and the Dying Earth. The publishing series is called "Paladins of Vance."

So, the settings are available, but not the iconic main characters. In my case, I created Morwen Sabine, a child of people stolen from Mount Pleasant and sold as slaves in the Beyond. She escapes and comes back to Mount Pleasant to find a treasure her parents hid so she can buy them out of slavery. But problems ensue.

The book is called Barbarians of the Beyond. It's available as an ebook, paperback, and audiobook.

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