The Dying Earth

On an Earth so ancient the sun has dimmed to a guttering red, the last sorcerers guard a dwindling supply of spells, each one a relic from a science the world has long forgotten. The Dying Earth gathers linked tales of magicians, adventurers, and seekers crossing a land littered with the ruins of vanished civilizations. Turjan of Miir labors to create life. The deodand-haunted forests hide both treasure and death. T'sais, made without the capacity to perceive beauty, walks the world hunting for what she cannot feel. Vance binds these wanderers into a single mood of elegant decay, where every spell is precious and every traveler walks under a sun that may not rise again.

Celebrity Recommendations Recommended by 1 Community Recommendations Be the first to recommend.

Recommended by

Readers who recommended The Dying Earth

George R.R. Martin

Bestselling fantasy author

JUL 2011

Fantasy fans should go back and read the classics. The original Conan stories by Robert E. Howard and his other characters like Bran Mak Morn and Solomon Kane. Jack Vance, one of my all-time favourites, the marvellous The Dying Earth stories by Jack Vance.

See all 10 from George