tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3285367827446194139.post2321265146875748490..comments2024-02-23T03:58:51.747+00:00Comments on Theaker's Quarterly Fiction: Secondhand bookshop gem: The Dying Earth by Jack Vance #bookadayStephen Theakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11394493689032839157noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3285367827446194139.post-26013767688338623452014-06-12T08:05:39.022+01:002014-06-12T08:05:39.022+01:00The terrific thing about The Dying Earth is that s...The terrific thing about The Dying Earth is that subsequent books in the series were arguably even better - which is unusual for any series, and certainly wasn't always the case with Jack Vance. I even enjoyed the unofficial Cugel book by Michael Shea, A Quest for Simbilis.Stephen Theakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11394493689032839157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3285367827446194139.post-44004135662621144222014-06-11T10:33:51.473+01:002014-06-11T10:33:51.473+01:00Many choices I can relate to, there, including the...Many choices I can relate to, there, including the Cordwainer Smith, the Priest, the Dick, and of course the Jack Vance. A good choice. Some good editions of all those books, the editions of which I recognise... I remember those sorts of secondhand bookshops selling such treasures as these.<br />DesNemonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13308850492930940749noreply@blogger.com