Songs of the Dying Earth - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0007277482 ISBN 13: 9780007277483

Casa editrice: HarperVoyager, 2009

Riassunto

Return to the unique and evocative world of The Dying Earth in this tribute anthology featuring the most distinguished fantasists of our day.

A dim place, ancient beyond knowledge. The sun is feeble and red. A million cities have fallen to dust. Here live a few thousand souls, dying, as the Earth dies beneath them. Just a few short decades remain to the long history of our world. At the last, science and magic are one, and there is evil on Earth, distilled by time ... Earth is dying.

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, Jack has agreed to open this intriguing and darkly beautiful world to other fantasists, to play in as their very own.

The list of twenty-two contributors eager to honour Jack Vance by writing for this anthology includes Neil Gaiman, Tad Williams, Elizabeth Hand, Tanith Lee, Dan Simmons, Robert Silverberg, and George R.R. Martin himself.

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Recensione:

‘The Dying Earth is one of the best and most influential fantasy works of the twentieth century’ Terry Pratchett

‘The world that Vance created ranks with Tolkien’s Middle-earth and Robert E. Howard’s Hyborian Age as one of fantasy’s most unforgettable and influential settings.’ George R R Martin

L'autore:

George R.R. Martin is the author of the bestselling A Song of Ice and Fire series and award-winning writer of books and screenplays.
Gardner Dozois is a science fiction writer and editor who has won a record fifteen Hugo Awards for his work. He was the editor of Asimov’s Science Fiction magazine from 1984 to 2004.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: HarperVoyager
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0007277482
• ISBN 13: 9780007277483
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 672
• Redattore: Martin George R.R., Dozois Gardner