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Lädt ... Songs of the dying earth: Stories in honor of Jack Vancevon George R. R. Martin (Herausgeber), Gardner Dozois (Herausgeber)
   Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch.   ) smbass | Jan 30, 2022 |  This is a collection of short stories set in the world of Jack Vance's Dying Earth, which I read and enjoyed back in 2004. The lineup of contributors was indeed amazing: Dan Simmons, Robert Silverberg, Elizabeth Moon, Elizabeth Bear, Neil Gaiman. (One sad reflection is that several of them - Kage Baker, Lucius Shepard, Tanith Lee - are no longer with us.) The quality of the stories, as Ian Whates reflected at the time, is a bit variable. This is pastiche rather than originality, and Vance's style in the Dying Earth stories is easy to pastiche. But they are almost all enjoyable enough (as it happens, I didn't particularly care for the John C. Wright one). Several others grabbed me, though: "The Copsy Door", by Terry Dowling, quoted above; "The Green Bird", by Kage Baker; "The Traditions of Karzh", by Paula Volsky; "Evillo the Uncunning", by Tanith Lee. Basically, if you liked the original Vance stories, most of these will appeal. But if you don't know them, I think it would be a bit confusing. (  ) nwhyte | Dec 11, 2016 | Silly me ... I've never read ANY of Jack Vance's books, which seems backwards, but that's how I pick books from the library ... hunches, and serendipity. Really enjoyed getting such a varied introduction to Vance's Dying Earth "universe" ... and yes, I will probably look up some of the original stories. I'm holding on to the library book for a bit - so as to add more details in either this review, or to the book info here on Shelfari ( ) GeetuM | Jun 3, 2016 |  ) sushicat | Jan 14, 2016 | killerX | Jan 8, 2016 | keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Contains: "Thank You, Mr. Vance" by Dean Koontz. (c) 2009 by Dean Koontz."Preface" by Jack Vance. (c) 2009 by Jack Vance."The True Vintage of Erzuine Thale" by Robert Silverberg. (c) 2009 by Agberg, Ltd."Grolion of Almery" by Matthew Hughes. (c) 2009 by Matt Hughes Company Ltd."The Copsy Door" by Terry Dowling. (c) 2009 by Terry Dowling."Caulk the Witch-Chaser" by Liz Williams. (c) 2009 by Liz Williams."Inescapable" by Mike Resnick. (c) 2009 by Mike Resnick."Abrizonde" by Walter Jon Williams. (c) 2009 by Walter Jon Williams."The Traditions of Karzh" by Paula Volsky. (c) 2009 by Paula Volsky."The Final Quest of the Wizard Sarnod" by Jeff VanderMeer. (c) 2009 by Jeff VanderMeer."The Green Bird" by Kage Baker. (c) 2009 by Kage Baker."The Last Golden Thread" by Phyllis Eisenstein. (c) 2009 by Phyllis Eisenstein."An Incident in Uskvesh" by Elizabeth Moon. (c) 2009 by Elizabeth Moon."Sylgarmo's Proclamation" by Lucius Shepard. (c) 2009 by Lucius Shepard."The Lamentably Comical Tragedy (or the Laughably Tragic Comedy) of Lival Laqavee" by Tad Williams. (c) 2009 by Tad Williams."Guyal the Curator" by John C. Wright. (c) 2009 by John C. Wright."The Good Magician" by Glen Cook. (c) 2009 by Glen Cook."The Return of the Fire Witch" by Elizabeth Hand. (c) 2009 by Elizabeth Hand."The Collegeum of Mauge" by Byron Tetrick. (c) 2009 by Byron Tetrick."Evillo the Uncunning" by Tanith Lee. (c) 2009 by Tanith Lee."The Guiding Nose of Ulfant Banderoz" by Dan Simmons. (c) 2009 by Dan Simmons."Frogskin Cap" by Howard Waldrop. (c) 2009 by Howard Waldrop."A Night at the Tarn House" by George R. R. Martin. (c) 2009 by George R. R. Martin."An Invocation of Incuriosity" by Neil Gaiman. (c) 2009 by Neil Gaiman. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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