Songs of the Dying Earth

About this book

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 todays 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 Vances 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 hed crawl through broken glass for the chance to write for the anthology another that hed gladly give up his right arm for the privilege. Thats 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.