This is a high class performance from a list of very talented authors, all of whom obviously felt a strong personal connection and love for the Dying Earth series. Songs of the Dying Earth is a tribute to this extraordinary series a collection of 23 short stories from some of the today’s greatest fantasy authors including Neil Gaiman, George RR Martin, Robert Silverberg, Kage Baker, Dan Simmons, Tad Williams, Elizabeth Moon and many more. Yet this advanced society lives with the inescapable knowledge that our Sun is in rapid decline and will soon die, dooming all life on Earth with it. Set in the far far future, Vance imagines an Earth populated by humans capable of both powerful magic and impressive technology. It is still regarded as one of the most distinctive and influential creations in the fantasy genre and the Cugel volumes in particular are still as fresh and entertaining as ever. Jack Vance wrote the Tales of the Dying Earth series over a period of 34 years from 1950-1984. Songs of the Dying Earth - A classy tribute to a Science Fiction great
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