{"product_id":"tales-of-the-dying-earth","title":"Tales Of The Dying Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the most influential science-fantasy worlds ever envisaged, which inspired a generation of writers including George R.R. Martin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe fourth in the Fantasy Masterworks series, the Dying Earth saga inspired writers like Michael Moorcock and Gene Wolfe, who freely acknowledges his debt to Vance in his own Book of the New Sun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere, in one volume, is Hugo, Nebula and World Fantasy Award-winning author Jack Vance's classic Dying Earth saga comprising The Dying Earth, The Eyes of the Overworld, Cugel's Saga and Rhialto the Marvellous. Travel to a far distant future, when the sun bleeds red in a dark sky, where magic and science is one, and the Earth has but a few short decades to live ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead what everyone is saying about \u003ci\u003eThe Tales of the Dying Earth\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'He was, in a single paragraph, \u003cb\u003eable to sketch the most incredible cultures and societies\u003c\/b\u003e . . . he'd outline \u003cb\u003ea world as interesting as all of Dune\u003c\/b\u003e. And he did it again and again and again' Christopher Paolini, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTo Sleep in a Sea of Stars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eAbsolutely amazing!\u003c\/b\u003e I've never read anything quite like Vance's Dying Earth stories . . . \u003cb\u003every witty and full of sarcasm\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003cb\u003eEven if you're not a fantasy fan you should read these stories\u003c\/b\u003e' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThis is one of the best series EVER WRITTEN\u003c\/b\u003e and the world created by Jack Vance is as good as anything I have ever read . . . \u003cb\u003eHIGHEST POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION!!!\u003c\/b\u003e' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Within a few pages, \u003cb\u003eI was completely drawn in\u003c\/b\u003e, and there was simply no escape for me . . . This omnibus volume is \u003cb\u003ethe perfect way to experience everything about the Dying Earth\u003c\/b\u003e' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eAlmost singlehandedly defined an entire sub-genre of SF and Fantasy\u003c\/b\u003e . . . the Dying Earth quartet is doubtless \u003cb\u003ea masterpiece\u003c\/b\u003e' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Vance has got to be \u003cb\u003eone of the greatest writers I have ever read\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003equite probably the greatest stylist\u003c\/b\u003e . . . as soon as I started reading each novel in the book, I couldn't stop' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Awesome . . . \u003cb\u003ea surreal fantasy setting\u003c\/b\u003e on our own world, surrounded by crumbled civilisations and overlooked by a sun that could blink out at any moment' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Jack Vance's \u003cb\u003emasterwork of fantasy novellas and novelettes\u003c\/b\u003e. Read once, read twice, read again. \u003cb\u003eA powerful imagination\u003c\/b\u003e in top form. This book is \u003cb\u003eone of the main reasons that I love the fantasy genre\u003c\/b\u003e' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54242845032792,"sku":"9781857989946","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/tales-of-the-dying-earth","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}