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Ubikzz · 01-17-2010, 04:56 AM

Thanks for the link to the list.

I like lists, but you have to remember they are a kind of self fulfilling prophecy, the more there are people who pick books from those kind of lists, the more they will tend to vote for the books already on it.

What shocked me completely is that there is no single book of Jack Vance in the first 100. For some odd reason, Jack Vance seems to thrive better in Europe (with translated versions) then in his own country.

If you like to travel wonderful worlds, with unseen landscapes, never heard of customs, customs that are so odd, so strange, so upsetting or funny, then check out Jack Vance. He is a -the- master in imagining and conveying them with words. His scenes and settings are like painted landscapes described in every minute detail they are more lifelike then real life. If you like to be immersed in colour, odour, feelings, characters, action ... need I say more. Be warned, it is difficult to snap out of it.

A small selection (in no particular order):

- The Languages of Pao
- The Houses of Iszm
- Son of the Tree
- Demon Princes (a 5 vol. series)
- The Many Worlds of Magnus Ridolph (collection of stories)

Personally I do not like the Dying Earth series (which is in the 100-200 list), it is a good series, but I did not feel connected.

01-17-2010, 04:56 AM	#34
Ubikzz Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 116 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: N516	Thanks for the link to the list. I like lists, but you have to remember they are a kind of self fulfilling prophecy, the more there are people who pick books from those kind of lists, the more they will tend to vote for the books already on it. What shocked me completely is that there is no single book of Jack Vance in the first 100. For some odd reason, Jack Vance seems to thrive better in Europe (with translated versions) then in his own country. If you like to travel wonderful worlds, with unseen landscapes, never heard of customs, customs that are so odd, so strange, so upsetting or funny, then check out Jack Vance. He is a -the- master in imagining and conveying them with words. His scenes and settings are like painted landscapes described in every minute detail they are more lifelike then real life. If you like to be immersed in colour, odour, feelings, characters, action ... need I say more. Be warned, it is difficult to snap out of it. A small selection (in no particular order): - The Languages of Pao - The Houses of Iszm - Son of the Tree - Demon Princes (a 5 vol. series) - The Many Worlds of Magnus Ridolph (collection of stories) Personally I do not like the Dying Earth series (which is in the 100-200 list), it is a good series, but I did not feel connected.