{"product_id":"9781619471535","title":"Wild Thyme and Violets and Other Unpublished Works","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis collection contains \"unpublished\" work of SFWA Grandmaster Jack Vance, some rough, some well-developed. Previously released only in Volume 44 of the \u003cu\u003eVance Integral Edition\u003c\/u\u003e, contents include proposals for screenplays (\u003ci\u003eClang\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Magnificent \u003cbr\u003eRed-hot Jazzing Seven\u003c\/i\u003e), and outlines for novels (\u003ci\u003eThe STARK\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCat Island\u003c\/i\u003e, a third Joe Bain novel titled \u003ci\u003eThe Genesee Slough \u003cbr\u003eMurders\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Telephone was Ringing in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, and the wondrously atmospheric \u003ci\u003eWild Thyme and Violets\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDream Castle\u003c\/i\u003e, a 1963 rewrite of 1946's \u003ci\u003eI'll Build Your Dream Castle\u003c\/i\u003e, for Groff Conklin's anthology \u003cu\u003eGreat Stories of Space Travel\u003c\/u\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Kragen\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003cu\u003eFantastic\u003c\/u\u003e 1964), a fully-developed story, later expanded to become \u003ci\u003eThe Blue World\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuyal of Sfere\u003c\/i\u003e, a 1970 version of the final story of \u003ci\u003eThe Dying Earth\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eMazirian the Magician\u003c\/i\u003e), rewritten for \u003cu\u003eEight \u003cbr\u003eFantasms and Magics\u003c\/u\u003e. Is Vance's later style better suited to this story than the lush, voluptuous original of the 1940s? You decide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLast but not least is an insightful foreword written by Paul Rhoads, Editor-in-Chief of the \u003cu\u003eVance Integral Edition\u003c\/u\u003e. \u003cbr\u003eMr. Rhoads discusses some of the technical problems encountered during the V.I.E. project, and brings his valuable perspective to each piece in turn-elucidating a perceptual background which provides the perfect context for these gems within the broad expanse of Jack Vance's extraordinary oeuvre. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWild Thyme and Violets and Other Unpublished Works\u003c\/i\u003e is Volume 61 of the Spatterlight Press Signature Series. \u003cbr\u003eReleased in the centenary of the author's birth, this handsome new collection is based upon the prestigious Vance Integral Edition. Select volumes enjoy up-to-date maps, and many are graced with freshly-written forewords contributed by a distinguished group of authors. Each book bears a facsimile of the author's signature and a previously-unpublished photograph, chosen from family archives for the period the book was written. These unique features will be appreciated by all, from seasoned Vance collector to new reader sampling the spectrum of this author's influential work for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - John Vance II\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spatterlight Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47063669997808,"sku":"9781619471535","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781619471535_p0.jpg?v=1763856892","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781619471535","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}