β Scribed by Jack Vance
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
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ebook, 186 pages
Published 1950
Spatterlight Press Cover art by Li-An (borrowed)
Originally published as "The Dying Earth" (but also titled as "Mazirian the Magician").
Jack Vance is one of the most remarkable talents to ever grace the world of science fiction. His unique, stylish voice has been beloved by generations of readers and inspired various fantasy writers.
One of his enduring classics are various stories collected together under the label "The Dying Earth"βa fascinating, baroque tale set on a far-future Earth, under a giant red sun that is soon to go out forever. The book contains six works of loosely-connected fantasy short fiction including "Turjan of Miir", "Mazirian the Magician", "T'sais", "Liane the Wayfarer", "Ulan Dhor", and "Guyal of Sfere". A must-read for any fan of fantasy.
Set in a bizarre, darkly beautiful far future near the very end of Earthβs lifespan at a point when the sun is almost exhausted and magic has reasserted itself as a dominant force. Wwizards duel with spells of dreadful potency under a waning, almost burnt-out red sun. Twk-men ride dragonflies and trade information for salt. There are monsters and demons. Each being is morally ambiguous: the evil are charming, the good are dangerous. Seekers of wisdom and beauty include lovely lost women, eccentric wizards and man-eating melancholy deodands.
The various civilizations of Earth have collapsed for the most part into decadence. The Earth is mostly barren and cold, and has become infested with various predatory monsters (possibly created by a magician in a former age). The Moon has disappeared and the Sun is in danger of burning out at any time. A certain fatalism characterizes many of the inhabitants as a consequence.
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Jack Vance's masterpiece Mazirian the Magician (originally published in 1950 as The Dying Earth) has inspired generations of fantasy writers- from Gene Wolfe and Michael Moorcock, to Neil Gaiman and George R.R. Martin- and has deeply influenced today's realms of graphic novels, comics, and fantasy r
Jack Vance is one of the most remarkable talents to ever grace the world of science fiction. His unique, stylish voice has been beloved by generations of readers. One of his enduring classics is his _Mazirian the Magician_ (previously titled _The Dying Earth_), and its sequels--a fascinating, baroqu
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