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Betrayed and betraying, he joins a cult group on a pilgrimage, crosses the Silver Desert as his comrades die one by one and, escaping the Rat People, obtains a spell that returns him home. There, thanks to incompetence and arrogance he misspeaks the words of a purloined spell and transports himself back to the same dismal place he began his journey.
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A Decadent and Hopeful Dying Earth
- By Jefferson on 06-27-10
By: Jack Vance
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Planet of Adventure
- City of the Chasch, Servants of the Wankh, The Dirdir, The Pnume
- By: Jack Vance
- Narrated by: Elijah Alexander
- Length: 23 hrs and 3 mins
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Stranded on the distant planet Tschai, young Adam Reith is the sole survivor of a space mission who discovers the world is inhabited - not only by warring alien cultures but by human slaves as well, taken early in Earth's history. Reith must find a way off the planet to warn Earth of Tschai's deadly existence.
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"his new life. . . held zest and adventure"
- By Jefferson on 12-31-18
By: Jack Vance
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Suldrun’s Garden
- Lyonesse: Book 1
- By: Jack Vance
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
- Length: 18 hrs and 49 mins
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The Elder Isles, located in what is now the Bay of Biscay off the coast of Old Gaul, are made up of 10 contending kingdoms, all vying with each other for control. At the centre of much of the intrigue is Casmir, the ruthless and ambitious king of Lyonnesse. His beautiful but otherworldly daughter, Suldrun, is part of his plans. He intends to cement an alliance or two by marrying her well. But Suldrun is as determined as he and defies him.
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Not my cup of tea
- By Ann on 01-10-11
By: Jack Vance
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The Star King
- The Demon Princes Series, Book 1
- By: Jack Vance
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
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Five intergalactic criminal masterminds raid the tranquil world of Mount Pleasant, leaving behind only ruin and slaughter - and the orphaned child Kirth Gersen, who comes to manhood swearing to take bloody revenge. Now Gersen roams the galaxy, bringing vengeance to the Demon Princes one by one, in Jack Vance's classic series of hardboiled space opera.
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A longtime favorite, perfectly narrated
- By Gan on 03-05-22
By: Jack Vance
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To Live Forever
- By: Jack Vance
- Narrated by: Kevin Kenerly
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
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Gavin Waylock had waited seven years for the scandal surrounding his former immortal self to be forgotten and had kept his identity concealed so that he could once again join the ranks of those who lived forever. He had been exceedingly careful about hiding his past. Then he met the Jacynth. She was a beautiful 19-year-old, and Gavin wanted her. But he recognized that a wisdom far beyond her years marked her as one who knew too much about him to live.
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Interesting character study in futuristic society
- By MSEreads on 01-30-16
By: Jack Vance
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Swords and Deviltry
- The Adventures of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser
- By: Fritz Leiber
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Neil Gaiman (introduction)
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
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In the ancient city of Lankhmar, two men forge a friendship in battle. The red-haired barbarian Fafhrd left the snowy reaches of Nehwon looking for a new life, while the Gray Mouser, apprentice magician, fled after finding his master dead. These bawdy brothers-in-arms cement a friendship that leads them through the wilds of Nehwon facing thieves, wizards, princesses, and the depths of their desires and fears.
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Fafhrd/Gray Mouser
- By melody333 on 08-21-08
By: Fritz Leiber
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The Dying Earth
- Tales of the Dying Earth, Book 1
- By: Jack Vance
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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The stories in The Dying Earth introduce dozens of seekers of wisom and beauty, lovely lost women, wizards of every shade of eccentricity with their runic amulets and spells. We meet the melancholy deodands, who feed on human flesh and the twk-men, who ride dragonflies and trade information for salt. There are monsters and demons. Each being is morally ambiguous: The evil are charming, the good are dangerous. All are at home.
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A Decadent and Hopeful Dying Earth
- By Jefferson on 06-27-10
By: Jack Vance
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Planet of Adventure
- City of the Chasch, Servants of the Wankh, The Dirdir, The Pnume
- By: Jack Vance
- Narrated by: Elijah Alexander
- Length: 23 hrs and 3 mins
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Stranded on the distant planet Tschai, young Adam Reith is the sole survivor of a space mission who discovers the world is inhabited - not only by warring alien cultures but by human slaves as well, taken early in Earth's history. Reith must find a way off the planet to warn Earth of Tschai's deadly existence.
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"his new life. . . held zest and adventure"
- By Jefferson on 12-31-18
By: Jack Vance
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Suldrun’s Garden
- Lyonesse: Book 1
- By: Jack Vance
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
- Length: 18 hrs and 49 mins
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The Elder Isles, located in what is now the Bay of Biscay off the coast of Old Gaul, are made up of 10 contending kingdoms, all vying with each other for control. At the centre of much of the intrigue is Casmir, the ruthless and ambitious king of Lyonnesse. His beautiful but otherworldly daughter, Suldrun, is part of his plans. He intends to cement an alliance or two by marrying her well. But Suldrun is as determined as he and defies him.
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Not my cup of tea
- By Ann on 01-10-11
By: Jack Vance
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The Star King
- The Demon Princes Series, Book 1
- By: Jack Vance
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
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Five intergalactic criminal masterminds raid the tranquil world of Mount Pleasant, leaving behind only ruin and slaughter - and the orphaned child Kirth Gersen, who comes to manhood swearing to take bloody revenge. Now Gersen roams the galaxy, bringing vengeance to the Demon Princes one by one, in Jack Vance's classic series of hardboiled space opera.
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A longtime favorite, perfectly narrated
- By Gan on 03-05-22
By: Jack Vance
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To Live Forever
- By: Jack Vance
- Narrated by: Kevin Kenerly
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Gavin Waylock had waited seven years for the scandal surrounding his former immortal self to be forgotten and had kept his identity concealed so that he could once again join the ranks of those who lived forever. He had been exceedingly careful about hiding his past. Then he met the Jacynth. She was a beautiful 19-year-old, and Gavin wanted her. But he recognized that a wisdom far beyond her years marked her as one who knew too much about him to live.
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Interesting character study in futuristic society
- By MSEreads on 01-30-16
By: Jack Vance
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Swords and Deviltry
- The Adventures of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser
- By: Fritz Leiber
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Neil Gaiman (introduction)
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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In the ancient city of Lankhmar, two men forge a friendship in battle. The red-haired barbarian Fafhrd left the snowy reaches of Nehwon looking for a new life, while the Gray Mouser, apprentice magician, fled after finding his master dead. These bawdy brothers-in-arms cement a friendship that leads them through the wilds of Nehwon facing thieves, wizards, princesses, and the depths of their desires and fears.
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Fafhrd/Gray Mouser
- By melody333 on 08-21-08
By: Fritz Leiber
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The Wolfe at the Door
- By: Gene Wolfe
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 15 hrs and 54 mins
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The circus comes to town . . . and a man gets to go to the stars. A young girl on a vacation at the sea meets the man of her dreams. Who just happens to be dead. And an immortal pirate. A swordfighter pens his memoirs . . . and finds his pen is in fact mightier than the sword. Welcome to Gene Wolfe's playground, a place where genres blend, and a genius's imagination straps you in for the ride of your life. The Wolfe at the Door is a brand-new collection from one of America's premiere literary giants, showcasing some material been seen before
By: Gene Wolfe
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The Night Land
- A Love Tale
- By: William Hope Hodgson
- Narrated by: Drew Ariana
- Length: 18 hrs and 1 min
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In the far future, an unnamed narrator, who along with what remains of the human race dwells uneasily in an underground fortress-city surrounded by brooding, chaotic, relentless Watching Things, Silent Ones, Hounds, Giants, "Ab-humans," Brutes, and enormous slugs and spiders, follows a telepathic distress signal into the unfathomable darkness. The Earth's surface is frozen....
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Tough read, but rewarding
- By Anon on 02-04-14
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Polyphemus
- By: Michael Shea
- Narrated by: Matt Godfrey
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
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Michael Shea (1946-2014) was one of the finest American authors of speculative fiction of modern times, and Polyphemus (1987), originally published as a limited edition hardcover by Arkham House, features the best of his short fiction, in which he deftly blends the genres of horror, fantasy, and science fiction. A landmark collection of modern speculative fiction returns at long last in this edition.
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Good stuff
- By Amazon Customer on 05-15-24
By: Michael Shea
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The Extra
- By: Michael Shea
- Narrated by: William Hughes
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
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The Extra is set in a future California where members of a desperate populace sign contracts to participate in reality death films, knowing that less than 20% of them will survive. It’s a view of the future—and Hollywood—as delightfully cynical as Kurt Vonnegut with sympathetic characters, Hollywood executive sleazeballs and much more.
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Awesome adaptation
- By C. B. Pemberton on 06-17-17
By: Michael Shea
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The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell
- Stories
- By: Brian Evenson
- Narrated by: Mauro Hantman
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
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A sentient, murderous prosthetic leg; shadowy creatures lurking behind a shimmering wall; brutal barrow men: Of all the terrors that populate The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell, perhaps the most alarming are the beings who decimated the habitable Earth: humans. In this new short-story collection, Brian Evenson envisions a chilling future beyond the Anthropocene that forces excruciating decisions about survival and self-sacrifice in the face of toxic air and a natural world torn between revenge and regeneration.
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22 Stories by a Master of the Form
- By Darwin8u on 11-16-22
By: Brian Evenson
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This Immortal
- By: Roger Zelazny
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
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Conrad Nomikos has a long, rich personal history that he'd rather not talk about. And, as Arts Commissioner, he's been given a job he'd rather not do. Escorting an alien grandee on a guided tour of the shattered remains of Earth is not something he relishes—especially when it is apparent that this places him at the center of high-level intrigue that has some bearing on the future of Earth itself!
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UGH...and I can't return it
- By Katakismet on 01-08-24
By: Roger Zelazny
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Volume I: The King of the Elves
- By: Philip K. Dick
- Narrated by: Kate Rudd
- Length: 20 hrs and 9 mins
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The King of the Elves is the opening installment of a uniform, five-volume edition of The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick, expanded from the previous Collected Stories set to incorporate new story notes, and two added tales, one previously unpublished, and one uncollected.
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Fantastic stories!
- By Renee Tang on 04-18-17
By: Philip K. Dick
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Tschaï
- By: Jack Vance
- Narrated by: Matthieu Dahan
- Length: 25 hrs and 46 mins
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Alors qu'il effectuait une mission de reconnaissance autour de la planète Tschaï, le vaisseau Explorateur IV a été abattu par un missile d'origine inconnue. Unique survivant du crash, Adam Reith découvre un monde d'une beauté et d'une âpreté sans pareilles, une terre d'aventures aussi dangereuse qu'attachante. Obsédé par l'idée de rentrer chez lui, le Terrien va traverser d'immenses et splendides paysages, rencontrer d'autres humains aux moeurs baroques et des extraterrestres belliqueux, vivre mille péripéties, perdre ses certitudes et trouver l'amitié.
By: Jack Vance
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Nine Princes in Amber
- The Chronicles of Amber, Book 1
- By: Roger Zelazny
- Narrated by: Alessandro Juliani
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
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Amber is the one real world, of which all others including our own Earth are but Shadows. Amber burns in Corwin's blood. Exiled on Shadow Earth for centuries, the prince is about to return to Amber to make a mad and desperate rush upon the throne.
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Great book, lame deal!
- By Robert on 08-13-12
By: Roger Zelazny
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The King of Elfland’s Daughter
- By: Lord Dunsany
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
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After 700 years of being ruled by man, the Parliament of Erl is ready to be ruled by a magical lord. Obeying the immemorial custom, the lord of Erl sends his son Alveric to fetch the King of Elfland’s daughter, Lirazel, to be his bride. Alveric makes his way to Elfland, where time passes at a rate far slower than the real world, wins her hand, and they return to Erl together. Alveric and Lirazel marry and have a son, but marriage between a mortal and a fairy princess is never simple. Lirazel struggles to adapt to the customs of humans.
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Brilliant at times, but disjointed. Great narrator
- By J. Angel on 12-09-20
By: Lord Dunsany
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Three Hearts and Three Lions
- By: Poul Anderson
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
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The gathering forces of the Dark Powers threaten the world of man. The legions of Faery, aided by trolls, demons, and the Wild Hunt itself, are poised to overthrow the Realms of Light. Holger Carlsen, a bemused and puzzled twentieth-century man mysteriously snatched out of time, finds himself the key figure in the conflict. Arrayed against him are the dragons, giants, and elfin warriors of the armies of Chaos and the beautiful sorceress Morgan le Fay.
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I FEEL ALL AT SEA
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 03-24-17
By: Poul Anderson
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Stations of the Tide
- By: Michael Swanwick
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
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The Jubilee Tides will drown the continents of the planet Miranda beneath the weight of her own oceans. But as the once-in-two-centuries cataclysm approaches, an even greater catastrophe threatens this dark and dangerous planet of tale-spinners, conjurers, and shapechangers. From author Michael Swanwick—one of the most brilliantly assured and darkly inventive writers of contemporary fiction—comes a masterwork of radically altered realities and world-shattering seductions.
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Hard to categorize, hard to put down
- By Robert L. on 03-25-12
By: Michael Swanwick
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- MoMo
- 11-30-11
Jack Vance is the Master
I began reading Jack Vance 30 years ago and have collected all of his books that I can find. It was delightful to find him on audible and Arthur Morey is the perfect narrator for his work. Listen and enjoy!
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- Blake Jaeger
- 06-11-22
Was mit prepared for how funny this was!
A lot of people talk about how the magic of DnD is based off of Jack Vance’s novels. But what they fail to impress on anyone who hasn’t read (or in this case listened) is how much of the vibe, the weirdness, can be traced to these books.
Vance brings us a world OOZING with interesting people, places, and things. And the things that happen between our man Cugel and these things are great. Often, it’s completely unpredictable and amazing. Other times, what will happen is laughably obvious, and knowing what Cugel the Scoundrel is going to do given any chance of profit adds this simple, yet very effective layer of irony to nearly all of the book. The ending is the hilarious cherry on top!
The performance was pretty good, but I’ve definitely heard better.
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- Amber
- 08-21-10
Great listen for those who love words
The narrative style of this book is wonderfully charming, but something you need to be prepared for. At first I was expecting that the 'strange' style of writing was only for the forward, or an intro, and was impatient for it to hurry up and go to "normal" part of the story. Once I realised the whole book was written that way I was able to relax and enjoy the story. The use of language and the variety is just wonderful, and I will be looking for more. If you enjoy words you will appreciate this book. The narration was great also, suited the language of the book.
As to the story - it's a lot of fun, and I found myself making excuses to find time to listen for more, waiting to see what would happen. A good old-fashioned adventure.
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- Guilherme
- 03-11-14
Jack Vance was a visionary
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
This is the first book I read by Jack Vance. I was surprised when I realized that many of his ideas inspired many modern and much more famous authors. Even RPG games such as dungeons and dragons were inspired by his books, for example the wizards having to memorize spells and then forgetting after they have been cast.Jack Vance has not receive the credit he is entitled.
What did you like best about this story?
Dying earth is gloomy place, and the characters reflect that. You are not going to find a happy endings here if that is what you are looking for. I just did not give it 5 stars because the outline of the 5 or 6 tales are very similar. But that does not mean I'm not listening to this author again, in fact I just purchased the next book in the series
What does Arthur Morey bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
The narrator is great at bringing the dying earth to life, metaphorically speaking since it's actually dying. haha
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- Andy Nasser
- 07-22-23
A wonderful classic
Listen or read this. One of the most picaresque characters in all of fiction.
A must in the genre.
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- Mrs.Beeton
- 12-12-11
Excellent - with a caveat
If you could sum up The Eyes of the Overworld in three words, what would they be?
It's very well done. My only gripe is that Cugel sounds a bit more oafish than I had imagined. My impression when I read the book was that Cugel was severely deluded about his intellectual abilities - quite arrogant - but nonetheless a sharp intellect. But the narrator makes him sound more like a Longshoreman with slight speech impediment than a quick-witted but unlucky scammer.
I would still recommend this to anyone. It's a riveting listen for a raod journey.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Eyes of the Overworld?
The writing is great no matter who reads it. Vance is a unique voice in 20th C American literature.
What does Arthur Morey bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
The wrong voice for Cugel, but a great Iocunu.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yep.
Any additional comments?
Great but minor caveats. I feel petty complaining. Morey did a stellar job and kept me listening.
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- Trey
- 04-11-18
Decorous Rogues Under A Dying Sun
A classic of the fantasy genre. Vance's picaresque is replete with jeweled prose and clever dialogue that is a pleasure to hear read aloud.
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- Mark
- 08-06-18
FANTASTIC performance and a great story!
Arthur Morey does a bang-up job narrating this book, the second in Jack Vance's Dying Earth series. His performance as Cugel the Clever is something to be savored. He handles the archaic language and fantastical names with aplomb. Cugel's picaresque journey across the Dying Earth to wreak his revenge on Iucounu the Laughing Magician can be enjoyed by young and old alike.
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- Matt Clement
- 05-20-21
WHAT A JOURNEY!
Superb Voice acting!
FANTASTIC writing!
I highly recommend this work to anyone with ears. simply wonderful
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- Martin Richards
- 12-04-20
Arthur Morey is my favorite reader to date.
What makes audiobooks a particular pleasure is when they are read by an actor with deep affinity for the material. Arthur Morey conveys the attitudes and peculiarities of the characters with delightful nuance and gusto.
These Dying Earth books are among my favorites and yet I cant say precisely why. The characters tend to be amoral, smugnorant, virtue signalling twats - and I am fascinated by their often absurd over-eloquence. Beyond that, there is a dream like quality to the theme - an ancient Earth orbited by a dying sun (or so the learned aver)- and the antique superstitions and sensibilities of the Dying Earth's inhabitants. Really, how might the common belief that the Sun may gutter out at any moment affect metaphysics of commoner or magician or inhuman and half human inheritors of a terminally moribund world?
I have listened to these stories again and again and again I give credit to the talented reader for casting upon me this agreeable spell; this welcome obsession.
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