The Dying Earth

The Dying Earth
Author: Jack Vance
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 127
Release: 2011-11-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0575109483

New races of man had evolved, new species of beast; science had vanished and magic had arisen to dominate the twilight of our world as it dominated the earth's morning. The Dying Earth is Jack Vance's finest work - a stunning evocation of a world peopled by wizards, witches, demons, monsters, dashing princes and forlorn maidens. A bejewelled gallery of strange and wonderful beings in the eminent tradition of Tolkien and William Morris. Jack Vance's preferred title for this collection is Mazirian the Magician, but while we have elsewhere deferred to his wishes, in this case the book is so famous under a title of which he apparently strongly disapproves that we concluded it would be absurd to change it. All Jack Vance titles in the SFGateway use the author's preferred texts, as restored for the Vance Integral Edition (VIE), an extensive project masterminded by an international online community of Vance's admirers. In general, we also use the VIE titles, and have adopted the arrangement of short story collections to eliminate overlaps.

The Complete Dying Earth

The Complete Dying Earth
Author: Jack Vance
Publisher:
Total Pages: 762
Release: 1998
Genre: Cugel the clever (Fictitious character)
ISBN:

A four book volume containing "The Dying Earth," "The Eyes of the Overworld," "Cugal's Saga," and "Rhialto the Marvellous."

Cugel: The Skybreak Spatterlight

Cugel: The Skybreak Spatterlight
Author: Jack Vance
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2000-12-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1466821965

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, baroque tale set on a far-future Earth, under a giant red sun that is soon to go out forever. In Cugel: the Skybreak Spatterlight , Cugel the Clever is still seeking revenge on the magician Iucounu, whom he blames for his exile and all his troubles. But revenge is hard to come by, and the adventures on the way are so very diverting.... At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Eyes of the Overworld

The Eyes of the Overworld
Author: Jack Vance
Publisher:
Total Pages: 174
Release: 1972
Genre: Fiction in English, 1900- Texts
ISBN: 9780583121279

Rhialto the Marvellous

Rhialto the Marvellous
Author: Jack Vance
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 167
Release: 2011-12-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0575109815

Rhialto the Marvellous takes up the personal and political conflicts among a conclave of two dozen magicians of Ascolais and Almery in the 21st Aeon. The shocking appearance of the Llorio the Murtha, a powerful female force from an earlier aeon threatens to unbalance nature by "ensqualming" or feminizing the magicians. This triggers a tremendous struggle for power and the other mages turn against Rhialto. Hoping to reestablish his rightful place, Rhialto travels to other aeons to restore the missing Perciplex which projects the Mostrament, the constitution of the association. In his final adventure, Rhialto must, ultimately, travel to the very ends of time and space to confront an old adversary whom he had wronged and must commit further misdeeds to restore order.

Songs of the Dying Earth

Songs of the Dying Earth
Author: George R. R. Martin
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 824
Release: 2013-08-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780765360618

An anthology prepared in tribute to the career of Jack Vance features original tales inspired by "The Dying Earth" and includes contributions by such genre masters as Neil Gaiman, Tanith Lee, and Robert Silverberg.

Morreion

Morreion
Author: Jack Vance
Publisher:
Total Pages: 106
Release: 1979
Genre: Science fiction, American
ISBN: 9780934438209

Our Dying Planet

Our Dying Planet
Author: Peter Sale
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2011-09-12
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0520949838

Coral reefs are on track to become the first ecosystem actually eliminated from the planet. So says leading ecologist Peter F. Sale in this crash course on the state of the planet. Sale draws from his own extensive work on coral reefs, and from recent research by other ecologists, to explore the many ways we are changing the earth and to explain why it matters. Weaving into the narrative his own firsthand field experiences around the world, Sale brings ecology alive while giving a solid understanding of the science at work behind today’s pressing environmental issues. He delves into topics including overfishing, deforestation, biodiversity loss, use of fossil fuels, population growth, and climate change while discussing the real consequences of our growing ecological footprint. Most important, this passionately written book emphasizes that a gloom-and-doom scenario is not inevitable, and as Sale explores alternative paths, he considers the ways in which science can help us realize a better future.

Cugel's Saga

Cugel's Saga
Author: Jack Vance
Publisher:
Total Pages: 334
Release: 1983
Genre:
ISBN: 9780934438834