How long does it take to read The Jack Vance Treasury?
Jonathan Strahan (Editor), Terry Dowling (Editor), Jack Vance
The Jack Vance Treasury by Jonathan Strahan (Editor), Terry Dowling (Editor), Jack Vance takes about 13 hours 24 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 13 hours 24 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2007. 731 pages, about 201,025 words.
27 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 22 hours 20 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 13 hours 24 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 8 hours 23 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Nebula and World Fantasy Grand Master Jack Vance is one of the most admired and cherished writers of science fiction and fantasy in the world, and is one of the truly important and influential storytellers of the 20th century. From his first published story "The World Thinker" in 1945 to his final novel Lurulu in 2004, Vance has shown an astonishing range of inventiveness, versatility and sheer storytelling power, as well as a gift for language and world-building second to none. Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy and Edgar awards, his acclaimed first book The Dying Earth and its sequels helped shape the face of modern heroic fantasy for generations of readers -- and writers! In more than sixty novels, he has done more than any other author to define science fantasy and its preeminent form: the planetary adventure. Born in San Francisco in 1916, Vance wrote much of what you'll find between these covers both abroad and at home in the hills above Oakland, either while serving in the merchant marine or traveling the world with his wife Norma, all the while pursuing his great love of fine cuisine and traditional jazz. Now, at last, the very best of Vance's mid-length and shorter work has been collected in a single landmark volume. With a Preface by Vance himself and a foreword by long-time Vance reader George R.R. Martin, it stands as the capstone to a splendid career and makes the perfect introduction to a very special writer.
Subjects: American Science fiction, American Fantasy fiction
