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Jack Vance Vance, John Holbrook (USA, 1916-2013 ) (Pseudonyms: Alan Wade; Peter Held; Ellery Queen; John Van See) Awards: One of the most prolific careers in Science-Fiction/Fantasy history began when John Holbrook Jack Vance was born in San Francisco on August 28, 1916. He has over 60 books to his name, including the famed Tschai and Dying Earth series . He began writing during his service in the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II and has continued through many genres and characters, while still retaining the creativity and imagination that makes him one of the best. Despite his genius, he remains largely unheralded in the U.S. Most of his books are out of print and some only remain in Dutch and French translations. The reasons for this are two. Firstly, his work does not strictly or properly classify as science-fiction, insofar as science-fiction enthusiasts are concerned. The humanity of his stories permeates deeper and more thoroughly ....
The late Mac Tonnies, the author of After the Martian Apocalypse, had his suspicions that planet-wide altercations of the nuclear kind may have been at the heart of the puzzle of what led to the scarring and destruction of much of Mars. He said: “The D&M Pyramid is swollen and cracked, as if once molten. Despite this, no signs of volcanism are apparent. An unknown dark, sooty material has settled into fine-scale fractures, with a thick concentration near what researchers have referred to as a ‘domed uplift,’ thought by some to represent an ancient internal explosion [Italics mine].” He also felt that it was important enough to highlight “early speculation by Richard Hoagland and John Brandenburg [who] raised the possibility that the domed uplift…is the result of ‘explosive penetration.” ....