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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,
… More »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 and Rialto the Magnificent . It is a must-read for every sf fan.
« LessThe eyes of the overworld
Cugel's saga
Rhialto the marvellous
"Originally published together under the title The compleat dying earth by the Science Fiction Book Club in December 1998"--T.p. verso
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Add a CommentThis book starts out well, but the combination of overly-dense and overly-verbose writing quickly becomes tiresome. The books transition from a somewhat interesting plot with interesting characters, to a less interesting plot and totally unappealing characters, to both the plot and characters being completely unlikable. Vance takes the filibuster approach to writing, so even plot points that should be gripping are sleep-inducing. To top it off, even though the book is supposedly about a dying Earth, there is no sign of it. Much as one might like it to come.