First in the Dying Earth series: The sci-fi classic from the SFWA Grandmaster, praised as "the greatest living SF writer" by George R. R. Martin.Jack Vance was one of the most remarkable talents to ever grace the world of science fiction. His unique, stylish voice has been beloved by generations of readers.One of his enduring classics is his Mazirian the Magician (previously titled The Dying Earth), and its sequels—a fascinating, baroque t...

Against the backdrop of the Gaean Reach, the widely populated region of space where the full diversity of human development is revealed, the story of Jaro Fath unfolds: from wildling orphan to spaceship captain, a tale of adventure and discovery wittily told.Jaro's life is directed by an inner voice he cannot account for . . . until he returns to Kammerwelt, described in The Handbook of the Planets as the fourth world in the entourage of Robert Palmer's Star, drifting in a...

Adam Reith, gestrand op de planeet Tschai, is vastbesloten een manier te vinden om naar de Aarde terug te keren. Na zijn gefaalde pogingen om een ruimteschip te bemachtigen van de Chasch en de Wankh, twee van de drie wedijverende buitenaardse rassen die Tschai bezetten, gooit Reith het over een andere boeg. Met zijn makkers, de jonge Embleemnomade Traz en de afvallige Dirdirman Ankhe at afram Anacho, reist Reith naar de grote ruimtewerven van Sivishe. Daar, in een loods op de zoutvlakten o...

Op Madrone Way, waar de meest welstellende en invloedrijke families van Pleasant Grove wonen, wordt de postbode dood in zijn bestelwagen aangetroffen. Iemand heeft hem met een eenvoudige timmermanshamer de schedel ingeslagen. Sheriff Joe Bain tast in het duister: er is niets gestolen, niemand lijkt een motief te hebben, en van Joe's toch al korte lijstje met potentiële daders blijft al spoedig niets over. Joe moet de moord zien op te lossen vooraleer Howard Griselda van de Pleasant Grove M...

New races of man had evolved, new species of beast; science had vanished and magic had arisen to dominate the twilight of our world as it dominated the earth's morning. The Dying Earth is Jack Vance's finest work - a stunning evocation of a world peopled by wizards, witches, demons, monsters, dashing princes and forlorn maidens. A bejewelled gallery of strange and wonderful beings in the eminent tradition of Tolkien and William Morris.Jack Vance's preferred title for this collectio...

Far in the future, the craftsmen of the distant planet Halma create goods which are the wonder of the galaxy. But they know little of this. Their society is harshly regimented, its religion austere and unforgiving, and primitive - to maintain standards, even the most basic use of automation is punishable by death. When Amiante, a wood-carver, is executed for processing old documents with a camera, his son Ghyl rebels, and decides to bring down the system. To do so, he must first interpret ...

Kirth Gersen, having brought arch-villain Malagate the Woe to justice, sets his sights on Kokor Hekkus, another of the Demon Princes. The name Kokor Hekkus, which means "killing machine" in the language of the planet Thamber, does not refer to Hekkus's own predilection for homicide, but to his fondness for horrific and murderous devices, including the giant robotic executioner that first gained him his nickname.As a boy, Kirth Gersen survived a raid on his home planet masterminded ...

The first book in the 5 volume Demon Princes saga. The protagonists parents were murdered by a posse of 5 galactic criminals, the "demon princes". He vows revenge, and eliminates them one by one. In the process Vance does what he excels at: creating strange worlds, environments, customs, and adaptations that humans have made to live in these conditions.

The Lyonesse sequence evokes the Elder Isles, is a baroque land of pre-Arthurian myth now lost beneath the Atlantic, where powerful sorcerers, aloof faeries, stalwart champions, and nobles eccentric, magnanimous, and cruel pursue intrigue among their separate worlds . . .Prince Aillas of Troicinet is betrayed on his first diplomatic voyage and cast into the sea. Before he redeems his birthright, he must pass the breadth of Hybras Isle as prisoner, vagabond, and slave, an acquaintan...

The Elder Isles - an ancient land where chivalry and the realm of fairie exist side by side. A land of mystery, strange beauty, high adventure and arcane magic. Kings are at war, opposing magicians devise ever more cunning stratagems. It is a land where princesses and changelings both can become embroiled in political rivalries and the quest for the grail.The Gollancz Black Books have proved to be an immensely successful formula for getting well loved stories into the hands of peop...

From "one of the greatest science fiction and fantasy writers of the 20th century" a shrewd thief quests to recover a magic jewel in this sci-fi classic (Stephen Gould, New York Times–bestselling author of Jumper).Jack Vance is one of the most remarkable talents to ever grace the world of science fiction. His unique, stylish voice has been beloved by generations of readers.One of his enduring classics is his Mazirian the Magician (previously...

The Dying Earth series concludes as "a group of magicians embark on various adventures . . . recounted in Vance's wonderful, unique prose" ( The Guardian).Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author Jack Vance is one of the most remarkable talents to ever grace the world of science fiction. His unique, stylish voice has been beloved by generations of readers. One of his enduring classics is his The Dying Earth series, fascinating, baroque tales set on a far-future...