The Dark Side of the Moon
The Dark Side of the Moon: Stories of the Future.
A collection of short stories from a science fiction writer who has won Hugo, Nebula, Edgar and Howard awards. The tales range from pirates in space to magic on Earth, and all contain Vance's own brand of humour. His most recent bestseller is "Araminta Station".
Contents:
- Introduction
- Sulwen's Planet
- Dover Spargill's Ghastly Floater
- Phalid's Fate
- DP!
- Phantom Milkman
- Alfred's Ark
- A Practical Man's Guide
- First Star I See Tonight
- The Temple of Han
- The House Lords
- Planet of the Black Dust
- Dead Ahead
- Parapsyche
- The Enchanted Princess
Jack Vance
John Holbrook "Jack" Vance (1916–2013) was an American mystery, fantasy and science fiction writer. Though most of his work has been published as by Jack Vance, he also wrote 11 mystery novels using his full name John Holbrook Vance, three under the pseudonym Ellery Queen, and once each using the pseudonyms Alan Wade, Peter Held, John van See, and Jay Kavanse.
Vance won the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 1984 and he was a Guest of Honor at the 1992 World Science Fiction Convention in Orlando, Florida. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America made him its 14th Grand Master in 1997 and the Science Fiction Hall of Fame inducted him in 2001, its sixth class of two deceased and two living writers.