Songs Of The Dying Earth: Short Stories In Honor Of Jack Vance

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Songs Of The Dying Earth: Short Stories In Honor Of Jack VanceISBN13:9780765331090ISBN10:0765331098Author:Martin, George R. R. (Editor), Dozois, Gardner (Editor)Description: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 Jack 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 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, He 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 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 And An Introduction By Dean Koontz This Stellar Anthology Features 22 Original Stories Set In The Far Future Of Grand Master Jack Vance's 1950 Classic The Dying Earth, Wherein Sorcerers, Rogues And Demons Squabble For Power Beneath The Waning Light Of A Bloated Red Sun --Publishers Weekly Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:St. Martins Press-3PLPublication Date:2011-12-20Weight:2 lbsDimensions:1.7'' H x 8.9'' L x 6'' WNumber of Pages:669Language:English

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