Tales of the Dying Earth » (First Edition)

Jack Vance is one of the greats of science fiction. He has been writing for more than 60 years, and in 1997 was honored as a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America. He is the author of dozens of science fiction and fantasy novels, including the World Fantasy Award winning Lyonnesse series, and the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning The Last Castle. He lives in Oakland, California.

Travel into the future: to an earth with a dwindling red sun that meekly fills a dark blue sky; an earth that is on the brink of dying out; an earth where science and magic mean the same thing; an earth populated with vibrant, interesting people and creatures that are unaware of the fate their planet has in store for them.

Washington Post Book World

The remarkable high consistency of Vance's poetic writing, coupled with his extraordinary visions of exotic plants, is one of the treasures of speculative fiction.

The Dying Earth

The Eyes of the Overworld

Cugel's Saga

Rhialto the Marvellous