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Songs of the dying earth : stories in honor of Jack Vance / edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois.

Title
Songs of the dying earth : stories in honor of Jack Vance / edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois.
Publication
New York : Tor, 2010.

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Additional Authors
  • Dozois, Gardner R.
  • Martin, George R. R.
Description
669 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
Summary
An anthology prepared in tribute to the career of Jack Vance features original tales inspired by "The Dying Earth" and includes contributions by such genre masters as Neil Gaiman, Tanith Lee, and Robert Silverberg.
Alternative Title
Stories in honor of Jack Vance
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Science fiction, American.
  • Fantasy fiction, American.
  • Short stories, American.
Note
  • "A Tom Doherty Associates book."
  • A tribute anthology to Jack Vance's seminal Dying Earth series.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Thank you, Mr. Vance / Dean Koontz -- Preface / Jack Vance -- The true vintage of Erzuine Thale / Robert Silverberg -- Grolion of Almery / Matthew Hughes -- The copsy door / Terry Dowling -- Caulk the witch-chaser / Liz Williams -- Inescapable / Mike Resnick -- Abrizonde / Walter Jon Williams -- The traditions of Karzh / Paula Volsky -- The final quest of the Wizard Sarnod / Jeff Vandermeer -- The green bird / Kage Baker -- The last golden thread / Phyllis Eisenstein -- An incident in Uskvesk / Elizabeth Moon -- Sylgarmo's proclamation / Lucius Shepard -- The lamentably comical tragedy (or the laughably tragic comedy) of Lixal Laǫavee / Tad Williams -- Guyal the curator / John C. Wright -- The good magician / Glen Cook -- The return of the fire witch / Elizabeth Hand -- The collegeum of mauge / Byron Tetrick -- Evillo the uncunning / Tanith Lee -- The guiding nose of Ulfänt Banderōz / Dan Simmons -- Frogskin cap / Howard Waldrop -- A night at the tarn house / George R. R. Martin -- An invocation of incuriosity / Neil Gaiman.
ISBN
  • 9780765320865 (hc.)
  • 076532086X (hc.)
LCCN
^^2010035742
OCLC
  • 601142361
  • SCSB-11492950
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library