Songs Of The Dying Earth

Author : George R. R. Martin,Gardner Dozois
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010-12-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1429928077

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Songs of the Dying Earth by George R. R. Martin,Gardner Dozois Pdf

To honor the magnificent career of Jack Vance, one unparalleled in achievement and impact, George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, with the full cooperation of Vance, his family, and his agents, have created a Jack Vance tribute anthology: Songs of the Dying Earth. The best of today's fantasy writers to return to the unique and evocative milieu of The Dying Earth, from which they and so many others have drawn so much inspiration, to create their own brand-new adventures in the world of Jack Vance's greatest novel. Half a century ago, Jack Vance created the world of the Dying Earth, and fantasy has never been the same. Now, for the first time ever, Jack has agreed to open this bizarre and darkly beautiful world to other fantasists, to play in as their very own. To say that other fantasy writers are excited by this prospect is a gross understatement; one has told us that he'd crawl through broken glass for the chance to write for the anthology, another that he'd gladly give up his right arm for the privilege. That's the kind of regard in which Jack Vance and The Dying Earth are held by generations of his peers. This book contains original stories from George R. R. Martin, Neil Gaiman, Dan Simmons, Elizabeth Moon, Tanith Lee, Tad Williams, Kage Baker, and Robert Silverberg, along with fifteen others--as well as an introduction by Dean Koontz. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Jack Vance
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2000-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466821972

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Rhialto the Marvellous by Jack Vance Pdf

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 hisThe Dying Earth series, fascinating, baroque tales set on a far-future Earth, under a giant red sun that is soon to go out forever. Rhialto the Marvellous contains three linked novellas about the adventures of the wizard Rhialto across the decadent landscape of the Dying Earth, under its swollen red sun. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Jack Vance
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2000-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466821965

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Cugel: The Skybreak Spatterlight by Jack Vance Pdf

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.

Author : Kathleen Dean Moore
Publisher : Catapult
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781640095304

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Earth's Wild Music by Kathleen Dean Moore Pdf

At once joyous and somber, this thoughtful gathering of new and selected essays spans Kathleen Dean Moore's distinguished career as a tireless advocate for environmental activism in the face of climate change. In this meditation on the music of the natural world, Moore celebrates the call of loons, howl of wolves, bellow of whales, laughter of children, and shriek of frogs, even as she warns of the threats against them. Each group of essays moves, as Moore herself has been moved, from celebration to lamentation to bewilderment and finally to the determination to act in defense of wild songs and the creatures who sing them. Music is the shivering urgency and exuberance of life ongoing. In a time of terrible silencing, Moore asks, who will forgive us if we do not save nature's songs?

Author : Susanna Clarke
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1098 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781608195350

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Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke Pdf

In the Hugo-award winning, epic New York Times Bestseller and basis for the BBC miniseries, two men change England's history when they bring magic back into the world. In the midst of the Napoleonic Wars in 1806, most people believe magic to have long since disappeared from England - until the reclusive Mr. Norrell reveals his powers and becomes an overnight celebrity. Another practicing magician then emerges: the young and daring Jonathan Strange. He becomes Norrell's pupil, and the two join forces in the war against France. But Strange is increasingly drawn to the wild, most perilous forms of magic, and he soon risks sacrificing his partnership with Norrell and everything else he holds dear. Susanna Clarke's brilliant first novel is an utterly compelling epic tale of nineteenth-century England and the two magicians who, first as teacher and pupil and then as rivals, emerge to change its history.

Author : Jack Vance
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780575109483

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The Dying Earth by Jack Vance Pdf

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.

Author : Jack Vance
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 762 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Cugel the clever (Fictitious character)
ISBN : UOM:39015042474877

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The Complete Dying Earth by Jack Vance Pdf

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

Author : Dan Simmons
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Libraries
ISBN : 1596065419

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The Guiding Nose of Ulfñt Banderoz by Dan Simmons Pdf

"The narrative begins at a critical moment in the Dying Earth's history, a moment when signs and portents indicate that the long anticipated death of the planet is finally at hand."--Dust jacket.

Author : Jack Vance
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Fiction in English, 1900- Texts
ISBN : 0583121276

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The Eyes of the Overworld by Jack Vance Pdf

Author : Jack Vance
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Authors, American
ISBN : 1596062452

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This is Me, Jack Vance! by Jack Vance Pdf

Living in interesting times... Jack Vance has long been one of the most influential, admired and imitated writers in science fiction and fantasy literature, the award-winning author of such widely acclaimed works as The Dying Earth, the Lyonesse trilogy, the adventures of Cugel the Clever, the Demon Princes series, and many other masterful tales set among the stars, in exotic fantasy realms or on our own Earth. For much of his career, Vance has also been one of the field's most private writers, an author who preferred to let his work speak for him. Now, at last, to coincide with the release of the tribute anthology Songs of the Dying Earth, Jack gives us this intimate and fascinating glimpse into his rich and eventful life, including an extensive photo section, and a valuable insight into how he went about practicing his craft.

Author : Jack Vance
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0586063196

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Cugel's Saga by Jack Vance Pdf

Author : Michael Whelan
Publisher : Bantam Dell Publishing Group
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Art
ISBN : 0553074474

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The Art of Michael Whelan by Michael Whelan Pdf

Award-winning artist Whelan has illustrated the work of almost every major author in speculative fiction. Here are featured all the artist's major recent paintings, as well as a series of 25 never-before-seen works produced especially for this book. Over 100 full-color reproductions.

Author : George R. R. Martin
Publisher : New York : Pocket Books ; Markham, Ont. : Distributed in Canada by PaperJacks
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0671812777

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Songs of Stars and Shadows by George R. R. Martin Pdf

Author : George R. R. Martin
Publisher : Orion
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Horror tales, American
ISBN : 0575035668

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Songs the Dead Men Sing by George R. R. Martin Pdf

Author : Jack Vance
Publisher : Orb Books
Page : 1020 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780765391896

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Tales of the Dying Earth by Jack Vance Pdf

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 1964 novel, 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. This omnibus volume comprised all four books in the series The Dying Earth The Eyes of the Overworld Cugel's Saga Rialto the Marvellous A must-read for every Science Fiction fan. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.