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“There are many other writers whose work I admire tremendously, but none whose work struck me at just the right young age. Jack Vance taught me that speculative fiction, science fiction, could be wonderfully and liberatingly stylistic. It didn't have to be pulp stuff. He really changed my writing and my view of science fiction, so if nothing else, my little homage to him in the novelette I wrote for that anthology is my thank-you to him. He helped me see that any genre can have excellent writing in it.”

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Dan Simmons is a renowned American author, born on April 4, 1948. His works span across multiple genres including science fiction, horror, and historical fiction, with his novels 'Hyperion' and 'The End of Eternity' being particularly acclaimed. Simmons is praised for his rich imagination and profound thematic explorations. more

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