Jack Vance is this year's Most Collectable Author

I see that Barry R. Levin Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature -- the world's leading SF rare-book dealer, located in Santa Monica -- has named Jack Vance this year's recipient of The Collectors Award from Most Collectable Author of the Year. And an excellent choice he is, too!

I was honored to get this same honor two years ago. The trophy is stunning and gigantic, a beautiful tower of Lucite surmounted by a polished travertine sphere representing a planet. A complete list of previous author winners:

     2005 (18th annual):   Jack Vance
     2004 (17th annual):   Susanna Clarke
     2003 (16th annual):   Robert J. Sawyer
     2002 (15th annual):   Neil Gaiman
     2001 (14th annual):   J.K. Rowling (2nd time)
     2000 (13th annual):   J.K. Rowling (1st time)
     1999 (12th annual):   Neal Stephenson
     1998 (11th annual):   Peter F. Hamilton
     1997 (10th annual):   Stephen Baxter
     1996 ( 9th annual):   Stephen King (3rd time)
     1995 ( 8th annual):   Lois McMaster Bujold
     1994 ( 7th annual):   Anne Rice
     1993 ( 6th annual):   Michael Crichton
     1992 ( 5th annual):   Stephen King (2nd time)
     1991 ( 4th annual):   Dan Simmons
     1990 ( 3rd annual):   Stephen King (1st time)
     1989 ( 2nd annual):   Salman Rushdie
     1988 ( 1st annual):   Dean R. Koontz

Also given annually: awards to Most Collectable Book of the year, and a Lifetime Collectors award. Information on this year's winners are here, and past winners are here.