false <![CDATA[Tales of the Dying Earth]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169512126m/40866.jpg 40866 2 Travel into the future: to an earth with a dwindling red sun that meekly fills a dark blue sky; and earth that is on the brink of dying out; and earth where science and magic mean the same thing; an earth populated with vibrant, interesting people and creatures that are unaware of the fate their planet has in store for them. Jack Vance is one of the most remarkable talents ever to grace the world of science fiction. His unique, stylish voice has been beloved by generations of readers. Some of his enduring classics are the 1950 novel [book:The Dying Earth|981968] and its sequels, [book:The Eyes of the Overworld|872816], [book:Cugel's Saga|158738] and [book:Rialto the Magnificent], all contained in this volume. 743153 1 11 2000 Tales of the Dying Earth total:291|5:122|4:97|3:54|2:12|1:6| 291 1190 521 43 3 1 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 06 16:19:51 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 06 16:22:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 14 09:48:45 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 11:09:39 -0800 2009 old style science-fiction - what was delivered was an entertaining, hilarious and wildly creative series of tales set in the far future, when...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Jan 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 02:18:27 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 12:21:49 -0800 2009 Tales of the Dying Earth is an omnibus of four books. I have only completed the first book, The Dying Earth, and am disinclined to read the rest.

The Dying Earth is a collection of loosely-connected short stories, each a quest involving monsters, magic and predictably beautiful women. The...more...]]> 2 1 false false Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 17:46:36 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 10:43:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Apr 13 10:26:32 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 13 10:26:32 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 09:12:05 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 09:15:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Oct 13 19:48:32 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 24 19:33:34 -0800 2008
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All of the tales take place in a far-off future Earth in which the sun is dying, and in which the earth's population has dwindled. Mag...more...]]> 0 1 false false Fri Feb 13 09:32:19 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 09:32:35 -0800 2009
http://fireandsword.blogspot.com/2008/12...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Dec 02 19:02:22 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 19:04:43 -0800 2008 2 Cugel's Saga was the slowest, followed by Eyes of the Overworld, though this was likely because of my intense dislike of Cugel as a character: a man seemingly detached from all responsibility for his actions.

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Tremendous in its scope and beauty, I have never failed to be amazed at the wonderful worlds that were d...more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 11:55:57 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 08 17:31:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=40866