Rhialto the Marvellous (Dying Earth) - Softcover

Vance, Jack

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0671559915 ISBN 13: 9780671559915

Publisher: Baen, 1985

Synopsis

Returns readers to Earth's distant future, a world in which sorcery blooms and unscrupulous magicians reign supreme

About this title

From the Back Cover:

In the interlocking Tales of the Dying Earth Vance explores the world at the end of time when sun is guttering. Light itself is different and Vance's landscapes —described in language that is lyrical, seductive, and partly self-invented —are wild and surreal, full of opportunity and danger. On the Dying Earth, the rules of physics as we know them have been amended and replaced by magic. The laws of evolution have spun out creatures that are humanoid, hybrid, and often terrifying. The interpenetrating world of ghosts is equally fantastic. Religion and philosophy are diversified and rewoven into myriad theories, creeds, and dogmas. Human culture is archaic, vaguely medieval European or feudal Japanese. There is nothing quaint or allegorical about the Dying Earth stories. We're not in Oz anymore, nor Narnia either. Voldemar is a harmless grouch compared to Chun the Unavoidable. Yet, at the same time, these works are as weirdly funny as the poetry and journals of Edward Lear or the fantastic yarns of Dr. Seuss.

About the Author:

Jack Vance is one of the greats of science fiction. He has been writing for more than 60 years, and in 1997 was honored as a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America. He is the author of dozens of science fiction and fantasy novels, including the World Fantasy Award winning Lyonnesse series, and the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning The Last Castle. He lives in Oakland, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Baen
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0671559915
• ISBN 13: 9780671559915
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 250