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Originally Posted by stonetools
Which books would recommend a Jack Vance newbie start with?
I would recommend The Dragon Masters but I'm interested in other recommendations.
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Jack Vance is a writer that requires a science fiction "head" to really enjoy. His "best" work are the most difficult for a newbie to get into. (Stop pitching brickbats, fans, I'm buying each and ever one from Splatterlight as the come out!)
For the total newbie, the novelette
Rumfuddle is the best starting point. Not too long, and very "now" driven. (In the collection
The Moon Moth and Other Stories.)
After (or instead, if one has to have a novel first), I recommend
The Rapparee (which I read as
The Five Golden Bands). It has everything the series have, but boiled down into 1 moderate length novel.
After that, go anywhere. I will note I consider both
The Dragon Masters and
The Last Castle advanced reads for his style.