The Dying Earth

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Pros & Cons

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Pros

It is so hauntingly beautiful. And it enriches the book. Very impressing gore, for a 1950's novel.

Liane the wayfarer. Ulan dhor and guyal of sfere. All his rogues are a rich mixture of good and bad and all his villains are masters of distasteful deeds and plans.

Vance's madcap imagination and courtly prose style are unmatched, except perhaps in works such as clark ashton smith's own writing and the works of er eddison. Vance doubles as amateur philosopher, more satisfying than the professional philosophers in... Read More

Perhaps recognizing one another as kindred spirits in a perilous world, they tell their stories. Other than that cautionary tale of justice served, what we really have here are tales of adventure and romance set in a world approaching oblivion. Each t... Read More

Story 6- guyal of sferevance's work seems genuinely motivated by an appreciation of art and the mourning of lost beauty. The undercurrents of dark muses in literary horror fascinate some. Turjan of weird and grotesque, but a sight to enchant the mind.... Read More

Cons

Most stories involve new characters, with little real development and no chance to engage with them, or feel any concern for their well being.

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Quality

I’m rather pleased by the dying earth and i’m glad to have made its acquaintance

The series started with the interconnected dying earth short stories all fantastic followed up by the novel eyes of the overwor... Read More

This specific edition is not perfect the cover has nothing to do with the stories and it is fraught with typeset errors

Before lord of the rings vance delivered the dying earth and seems responsible for providing rpgfranchises with the needed appr... Read More

Competitiveness

Altogether recommendedthe edition the author and especially the series

Actually the pace is too fast and the stories appear rushed keeping this from receiving a 5star rating

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This product had a total of 94 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 27 2022.