In my mid teens, over 50 years ago, I discovered the wonderful world of science fiction. One of my favorite authors was Jack Vance who was not only a great story teller but a wordsmith extraordinaire. As it turned out I missed much of Vance’s work most of which is now out of print but fortunately his work has been Kindled. I recently reread the Caldwell trilogy and discovered the Tschai series. While I prefer hard science fiction Jack Vance also wrote some great fantasy. I am currently reading the Lyonesse trilogy which is fantasy that often reads like poetry.