Songs of the Dying Earth, George R. R. Martin
Songs of the Dying Earth, George R. R. Martin
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Songs of the Dying Earth
Stories in Honor of Jack Vance

Author: George R. R. Martin, Gardner Dozois, George R. R. Martin, Gardner Dozois

Narrator: Arthur Morey

Unabridged: 28 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 11/15/2009

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy


Synopsis

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.This book contains 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.

About George R. R. Martin

George R. R. Martin has been a full-time writer for over 25 years. He is the author of the acclaimed, internationally bestselling fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, which is the basis of HBO's popular Game of Thrones television series. Martin has won multiple science fiction awards, including 4 Hugos, 2 Nebulas, the Bram Stoker, the Locus Award, the World Fantasy Award, the Daedelus, the Balrog, and the Daikon (Japanese Hugo).


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jamie on December 25, 2019

An amazing collection and utterly delightful tribute to grandmaster Jack Vance. Vance is among the most highly regarded and influential (as well as prolific) SFF authors of the post-war period. As attested to by the all star cast of contributing authors in this volume, his influence on a generation......more

Goodreads review by Kat on May 10, 2010

ORIGINALLY POSTED AT Fantasy Literature. Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honor of Jack Vance is the best anthology I’ve ever read. These stories will be enjoyed by any SFF reader, but they’ll be ten times more fun if you’ve read Jack Vance’s The Dying Earth, because they are all written in honor......more

Goodreads review by Kara on January 18, 2011

This is the reason why I hunted down a copy of The Dying Earth and read it. Subterranean Press told me it was publishing a huge anthology of short stories by authors I love, all as a tribute to this Jack Vance guy, who is apparently a Big Deal. See my review of The Dying Earth for thoughts about......more

Goodreads review by Mike on September 09, 2015

What a disappointment. It was nice to read the appreciations of Vance's work that followed each selection, but the quality of the the stories was all over the place. Several were pretty good -- one story is a clever prequel to Cugel's adventure in Eyes of the Overworld, and a few authors like Tanith......more