My Bookspotcentral Review ( )

Beautiful but grim stories set in a world of bizarre monsters and powerful unscrupulous mages. Generally considered one of Vance's best. The magic system in these stories (mages must memorize spells and lose them as they are used) became the basis of the D&D magic system. ( )

A science fantasy, perhaps? This is also the book that in some form the Dungeons and Dragons game appropriate the basic model for their magic
system from way back when.

Set waaaaaaaaaayyyyy into the future, bizarre creatures and people
abound, as does the ability to memorise and cast one-shot 'magic
spells'.

Dying Earth : 1 Turjan of Miir - Jack Vance
Dying Earth : 2 Mazirian the Magician - Jack Vance
Dying Earth : 3 T'sais - Jack Vance
Dying Earth : 4 Liane the Wayfarer - Jack Vance
Dying Earth : 5 Ulan Dhor Ends a Dream - Jack Vance
Dying Earth : 6 Guyal of Sfere - Jack Vance

Making people and magic.

3.5 out of 5

Spell use needs to be judicious.

4 out of 5

Master magician, live sword, wayfarers and witches.

3 out of 5

Witchy Lith.

3 out of 5

Magic investigations and an air-car.

3.5 out of 5

Inquistive adventurer finds bunches of info.

3 out of 5

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