![]() ![]() Vance regularly contributed short fiction to such pulp magazines as Startling Stories and Thrilling Wonder Stories. He published his first short story, "The World-Thinker," while at sea. Unable to serve in the military because of poor eyesight, he was able to join the Merchant Marine by memorizing the eye exam chart. Vance left Pearl Harbor a month ahead of the Dec. After working as an electrician in Hawaii, Mr. He studied mine engineering, physics and journalism at UC Berkeley, but left without taking a degree. John Holbrook Vance was born in San Francisco's Pacific Heights on Aug. Vance's more than 50 novels include "The Eyes of the Overworld," "Big Planet," "Lyonesse" and "The Man in the Cage," which won the Edgar Award. ![]() Le Guin, Neil Gaiman and perhaps most especially Gene Wolfe, author of "The Book of the New Sun." Mr. His witty, playful, erudite and ornate tales of a far-off time when technology has given way to magic have captured the imaginations of readers across multiple generations, and his literary admirers and imitators include George R.R. ![]()
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