The Dying Earth

Vance, Jack

ISBN 10: 0441272320 / ISBN 13: 9780441272327

Published by Lancer, 1969

About this Item

1st pr. SIGNED by AUTHOR on the title page. Book is square, solid, and unread. In protective archival bag. Once this treasured tome from Tanjecterly has arrived at your stately manse of Trilda, you?ll retire to the parlor and a light repast of wine and cheese, melon and water fowl, before focusing your attention on its many and varied excellences, composed, as it is, of sandestin stuff ? hopefully Grofinet won?t choose this moment for a spontaneous lecture on the Egyptian pyramids! NOTE: VERY light evidence of age-toning. Also, once upon an annoying time, the cover was bent back, but really quickly and briefly, so a real crease never developed. When you are looking directly at the book you can't even see the 'line' but at an angle with the light just right you can tell where the corner was bent for a moment. Nonetheless, the cover, the book, is GORGEOUS.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Dying Earth
• Publisher: Lancer
• Publication Date: 1969
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0441272320
• ISBN 13: 9780441272327
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Miro Hetzel is an effectuator: a private investigator and gentleman of the Gaean Reach. This book contains two stories of his adventures.

"The Dogtown Tourist Agency" - The Istagam Corporation has found an inexpensive means of manufacturing technical goods which greatly undercuts its competition. Hetzel, hired by that competition, must trace down the mysterious Istagam and discover their secret. His investigation leads him to the dangerous and exotic planet Maz, whose inhuman inhabitants' life cycle is dependent upon conflict and warfare. There he becomes embroiled in murder.


"Freitzke's Turn" - Hetzel must locate one Faurence Dacre, a brilliant surgeon and sociopath who has stolen the body parts of Hetzel's client. In order to locate Dacre, Hetzel must retrace the man's history to find his likely hiding place.