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'''''Dying Earth''''' is a [[speculative fiction]] series by the American author [[Jack Vance]], comprising four books originally published from 1950 to 1984.<ref name=isfdb/> | '''''Dying Earth''''' is a [[speculative fiction]] series by the American author [[Jack Vance]], comprising four books originally published from 1950 to 1984.<ref name=isfdb/> | ||
Some have been called [[picaresque]]. | Some have been called [[picaresque]]. The series includes short story collections, [[fix-up]]s, and novels.<ref name=isfdb> | ||
{{isfdb series |281 |Dying Earth}} Retrieved 2012-05-09.</ref> | {{isfdb series |281 |Dying Earth}} Retrieved 2012-05-09.</ref> | ||
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==Origins== | ==Origins== | ||
Vance wrote the stories of the first book while he served in the [[United States Merchant Marine]] during [[World War II]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=This is Me, Jack Vance|author=Jack Vance|page=65|isbn=978-1-59606-245-0|year=2009|publisher=Subterranen Press}}</ref> In the late 1940s several of his other stories were published in magazines.<!-- source is our biography [[Jack Vance#Work]] but were these his first written works that have been published? --> | Vance wrote the stories of the first book while he served in the [[United States Merchant Marine]] during [[World War II]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=This is Me, Jack Vance|author=Jack Vance|page=65|isbn=978-1-59606-245-0|year=2009|publisher=Subterranen Press}}</ref> In the late 1940s several of his other stories were published in magazines.<!-- source is our biography [[Jack Vance#Work]] but were these his first written works that have been published? --> | ||
Science fiction historian [[Brian Stableford]] | Science fiction historian [[Brian Stableford]] noted the influence of [[Clark Ashton Smith]] and his "Zothique" stories on the "Dying Earth" series. <ref>Stableford, Brian. ''Science Fact and Science Fiction : An Encyclopedia''. Routledge, New York, 2006. {{ISBN|9780415974608}} (p. 122) </ref> | ||
<!-- copy from our biography [[Jack Vance#Literary influences]] but what [[Dying Earth (subgenre)]] works did he read? --> | <!-- copy from our biography [[Jack Vance#Literary influences]] but what [[Dying Earth (subgenre)]] works did he read? --> | ||
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## "[[Mazirian the Magician]]" | ## "[[Mazirian the Magician]]" | ||
## "T'sais" | ## "T'sais" | ||
## " | ## "Liane the Wayfarer" (also known as "The Loom of Darkness") | ||
## "Ulan Dhor Ends a Dream" (also known as "Ulan Dhor") | ## "Ulan Dhor Ends a Dream" (also known as "Ulan Dhor") | ||
## "Guyal of Sfere" (it mentions a "Lost Book of Kells", but a later publishing changed the name as there is a [[Book of Kells]]) | ## "Guyal of Sfere" (it mentions a "Lost Book of Kells", but a later publishing changed the name as there is a [[Book of Kells]]) | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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<ref name=isfdb-1> | <ref name=isfdb-1> | ||
{{isfdb title |2032 |The Dying Earth}} Retrieved 2012-05-09.</ref> | {{isfdb title |2032 |The Dying Earth}} Retrieved 2012-05-09.</ref> | ||
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[http://www.dyingearth.com/files/GARY%20GYGAX%20JACK%20VANCE.pdf "JACK VANCE & THE D&D GAME"]. Gary Gygax (© 2001 Gary Gygax All rights reserved; Article for Profantasy – c. 2,400 words). ''dyingearth.com''. Retrieved 2011-09-19.</ref> | [http://www.dyingearth.com/files/GARY%20GYGAX%20JACK%20VANCE.pdf "JACK VANCE & THE D&D GAME"]. Gary Gygax (© 2001 Gary Gygax All rights reserved; Article for Profantasy – c. 2,400 words). ''dyingearth.com''. Retrieved 2011-09-19.</ref> | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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[[Category:Dying Earth| ]] | [[Category:Dying Earth| ]] | ||
[[Category:Fantasy | [[Category:Fantasy book series]] | ||
[[Category:Fictional universes]] | [[Category:Fictional universes]] | ||