5/12/2023 0 Comments The dying earth by jack vance![]() His first writing, a short story which he handed in to his teacher earned him his first negative review. During this time he had several short term jobs until he enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley to study physics, mining engineering, journalism and English over a period of 6 years. When his grandfather died, he was force to leave junior college to work for a living, in order to support himself and his family. This time spent outdoors gave the young Vance the time to love nature and indulge in his love for reading. After his parents separated, his mother took him and his siblings to his grandfather’s ranch in California near Oakley in the delta of the Sacramento River. ![]() ![]() The author was born in 1916 in San Francisco where he spent his early years. He is probably best known for his Demon Princes series about Kirth Gersen who makes his mission in life to hunt down the so-called “demon princes” who once killed his family. Jack Vance (John Holbrook Vance) was an American author who wrote several science-fiction, fantasy and mystery books. ![]()
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