OT: Vance Autobiography

Matthew Groves · 17 Dec 2008, 17:40 · from 2008-December.txt.gz

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From: matthewalangroves at gmail.com (Matthew Groves)
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:40:12 -0600
Subject: (urth) OT: Vance Autobiography
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On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 11:19 AM, Son of Witz <sonofwitz at butcherbaker.org>wrote:

> So I've never read any Vance. I see that The Dying Earth is influential to
> Wolfe.   Worth reading?  I saw a Dying Earth compendium, is that worth
> bothering with?
>
> ~witz


Actually, Witz, given your reaction to Wolfe and PKD, I wonder what Vance
will have to offer you.  Vance's artistry seems to operate almost entirely
at the level of style.  Have you read _A Voyage to Arcturus_ or C.S. Lewis's
Space Trilogy?  I don't exactly recommend them, but I do think you might
find them interesting.
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