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The Dragon Masters

1962 novella by Jack Vance
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The Dragon Masters

Summary

The Dragon Masters is a literary work[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Dragon Masters authored Jack Vance[3].
  • The Dragon Masters received the Seiun Award for Best Translated Long Work[4].
  • The Dragon Masters received the Hugo Award for Best Short Story[5].
  • The Dragon Masters's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • The Dragon Masters was published by Ace Books[7].
  • The Dragon Masters's genre is fantasy[8].
  • The Dragon Masters's genre is science fiction[9].
  • The Dragon Masters's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • The Dragon Masters's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • The Dragon Masters was published on August 1962[12].
  • The Dragon Masters's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Dragon Masters'}[13].
  • The Dragon Masters's form of creative work is recorded as novella[14].
  • The Dragon Masters's set in environment is recorded as fictional planet[15].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Dragon Masters authored Jack Vance[3]. It was published by Ace Books[7].

Publication

The Dragon Masters was released on August 1962[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Genres include fantasy[8] and science fiction[9].

Reception

Awards received include Seiun Award for Best Translated Long Work[4], a literary award[16], in Japan[17], founded in 1970[18] and Hugo Award for Best Short Story[5], a literary award[19], founded in 1955[20].

Why It Matters

The Dragon Masters has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

FAQs

What awards did The Dragon Masters receive?

Honors received include Seiun Award for Best Translated Long Work[4] and Hugo Award for Best Short Story[5].

Related Entities

Jack Vance literary work United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . thehugoawards.org. Retrieved . thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Harmonia Amanda · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Publication date → +1962-08-00T00:00:00Z
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