Songs of the Dying Earth

George R. R. Martin, Gardner Dozois

St. Martin's Press, Aug 27, 2013 - Fiction - 816 pages

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 today's 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 Vance's 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 he'd crawl through broken glass for the chance to write for the anthology, another that he'd gladly give up his right arm for the privilege. That's the kind of regard in which Jack Vance and The Dying Earth are held by generations of his peers.

This book contains a collection of original short 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.

Contents

• Grolion of Almery MATTHEW HUGHES: 35
• The Copsy Door TERRY DOWLING: 71
• xvii: 138
• The Traditions of Karzh PAULA VOLSKY: 177
• The Final Quest of the Wizard Sarnod JEFF VANDERMEER: 220
• The Green Bird KAGE BAKER: 260
• The Last Golden Thread PHYLLIS EISENSTEIN: 294
• Sylgarmos Proclamation LUCIUS SHEPARD: 368
• The Lamentably Comical Tragedy or The Laughably Tragic: 405
• Guyal the Curator JOHN C WRIGHT: 443
• The Good Magician GLEN COOK: 491
• The Return of the Fire Witch ELIZABETH HAND: 531
• The Collegeum of Mauge BYRON TETRICK: 575
• Evillo the Uncunning TANITH LEE: 603
• The Guiding Nose of Ulfänt Banderōz DAN SIMMONS: 643
• Frogskin Cap HOWARD WALDROP: 729
• A Night at the Tarn House GEORGE R R MARTIN: 743
• An Invocation of Incuriosity NEIL GAIMAN: 785

About the author

George R.R. Martin has been a full-time writer for over 25 years. He is the author of the acclaimed, internationally bestselling fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, which is the basis of HBO's popular Game of Thrones television series. Martin has won multiple science fiction awards, including 4 Hugos, 2 Nebulas, the Bram Stoker, the Locus Award, the World Fantasy Award, the Daedelus, the Balrog, and the Daikon (Japanese Hugo). Gardner Dozois, one of the most acclaimed editors in science-fiction, has won the Hugo Award for Best Editor 15 times. He was the editor of Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine for 20 years. He is the editor of the Year’s Best Science Fiction anthologies and co-editor of the Warrior anthologies, Songs of the Dying Earth, and many others. As a writer, Dozois twice won the Nebula Award for best short story. He lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Songs of the Dying Earth
• Editors: George R. R. Martin, Gardner Dozois
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press, 2013
• ISBN: 0765360616, 9780765360618
• Length: 816 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Fantasy / Collections & Anthologies; Fiction / Fantasy / General; Fiction / Science Fiction / Collections & Anthologies