Songs of the Dying Earth

Martin, George R.R.; Dozois, Gardner Jack Vance interest Includes Glen Cook , Elizabeth Moon, Tanith Lee, Neil Gaiman and Robert Silverberg

ISBN 10: 0765331098 / ISBN 13: 9780765331090

Published by Tor, USA, 2011

About this Item

Omnibus of 22 Dying earth stories by a range of high profile SF authors. Spine is uncreased. Heavy tome, approx 850g packed, will require extra postage to some destinations. Ie overseas.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Songs of the Dying Earth
• Publisher: Tor, USA
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0765331098
• ISBN 13: 9780765331090
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: Very Good-
• Weight: 0.85 kilograms

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Synopsis

This tribute anthology celebrates the work of SF/F legend Jack Vance, featuring 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--as well as an introduction by Dean Koontz.

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 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 to 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, Jack 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 has 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.

Each story includes an afterword by the author.

About the Authors

George R. R. Martin is the author of the acclaimed, internationally bestselling fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, which was the basis of HBO's popular Game of Thrones television series. Martin has won multiple science fiction awards, including four Hugos, two Nebulas, the Bram Stoker, the Locus Award, the World Fantasy Award, the Daedelus, the Balrog, and the Daikon (Japanese Hugo).

Gardner Dozois (1947-2018), one of the most acclaimed editors in science-fiction, won the Hugo Award for Best Editor 15 times. He was the editor of Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine for 20 years. He also served as the editor of The Year’s Best Science Fiction anthologies and co-editor of the Warrior anthologies, Songs of the Dying Earth, and many others. As a writer, Dozois twice won the Nebula Award for best short story. He was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2011 and received the Skylark Award for Lifetime Achievement. He lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.