Dying Earth Books

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The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1) The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1)
by (shelved 45 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 3.89 — 10,648 ratings — published 1950
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The Shadow of the Torturer (The Book of the New Sun, #1) The Shadow of the Torturer (The Book of the New Sun, #1)
by (shelved 41 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 3.84 — 34,253 ratings — published 1980
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Tales of the Dying Earth Tales of the Dying Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 4.12 — 6,001 ratings — published 1998
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The Eyes of the Overworld (The Dying Earth, #2) The Eyes of the Overworld (The Dying Earth, #2)
by (shelved 33 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,029 ratings — published 1966
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Shadow & Claw (The Book of the New Sun, #1-2) Shadow & Claw (The Book of the New Sun, #1-2)
by (shelved 33 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 4.04 — 22,020 ratings — published 1994
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The Claw of the Conciliator (The Book of the New Sun, #2) The Claw of the Conciliator (The Book of the New Sun, #2)
by (shelved 27 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 4.00 — 17,154 ratings — published 1981
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Hothouse Hothouse (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 3.62 — 6,093 ratings — published 1962
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Sword & Citadel (The Book of the New Sun, #3-4) Sword & Citadel (The Book of the New Sun, #3-4)
by (shelved 24 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 4.35 — 14,154 ratings — published 1994
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Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honour of Jack Vance Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honour of Jack Vance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,041 ratings — published 2009
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Cugel's Saga (The Dying Earth, #3) Cugel's Saga (The Dying Earth, #3)
by (shelved 23 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 4.24 — 3,198 ratings — published 1983
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A Quest for Simbilis A Quest for Simbilis (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 3.65 — 289 ratings — published 1974
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The Sword of the Lictor (The Book of the New Sun, #3) The Sword of the Lictor (The Book of the New Sun, #3)
by (shelved 22 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 4.23 — 12,512 ratings — published 1982
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Zothique Zothique (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,234 ratings — published 1970
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The Pastel City (Viriconium #1) The Pastel City (Viriconium #1)
by (shelved 20 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 3.78 — 1,744 ratings — published 1971
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The Night Land The Night Land (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 3.47 — 1,853 ratings — published 1912
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Cage of Souls Cage of Souls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 4.12 — 12,062 ratings — published 2019
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Rhialto the Marvellous (The Dying Earth, #4) Rhialto the Marvellous (The Dying Earth, #4)
by (shelved 19 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 3.88 — 2,311 ratings — published 1984
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Nightwings Nightwings (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 3.75 — 3,527 ratings — published 1969
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The Time Machine The Time Machine (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 3.89 — 556,018 ratings — published 1895
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Viriconium (Viriconium, #1-4) Viriconium (Viriconium, #1-4)
by (shelved 16 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 3.82 — 2,669 ratings — published 2000
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The Citadel of the Autarch (The Book of the New Sun, #4) The Citadel of the Autarch (The Book of the New Sun, #4)
by (shelved 15 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 4.25 — 10,723 ratings — published 1983
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The Urth of the New Sun (The Book of the New Sun, #5) The Urth of the New Sun (The Book of the New Sun, #5)
by (shelved 15 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 4.06 — 8,761 ratings — published 1987
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The City and the Stars The City and the Stars (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 4.07 — 35,930 ratings — published 1956
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The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 4.29 — 322,038 ratings — published 2015
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As the Curtain Falls As the Curtain Falls (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 3.23 — 30 ratings — published 1974
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The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 3.91 — 653,616 ratings — published 1982
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A Storm of Wings (Viriconium #2) A Storm of Wings (Viriconium #2)
by (shelved 11 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 3.72 — 608 ratings — published 1980
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Dark is the Sun Dark is the Sun (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 3.58 — 673 ratings — published 1979
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Nifft the Lean Nifft the Lean (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 3.99 — 782 ratings — published 1982
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Last and First Men Last and First Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 3.79 — 6,819 ratings — published 1930
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Against the Fall of Night Against the Fall of Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 3.96 — 4,963 ratings — published 1953
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Dying of the Light Dying of the Light (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 3.56 — 7,667 ratings — published 1977
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Majestrum (Henghis Hapthorn #1) Majestrum (Henghis Hapthorn #1)
by (shelved 8 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 3.88 — 513 ratings — published 2006
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The Night Land: A Story Retold The Night Land: A Story Retold (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 4.18 — 210 ratings — published 1912
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The Dancers at the End of Time (Eternal Champion, #10) The Dancers at the End of Time (Eternal Champion, #10)
by (shelved 8 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 4.00 — 4,057 ratings — published 1977
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Earth's Last Citadel Earth's Last Citadel (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 3.11 — 192 ratings — published 1943
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The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth, #2) The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 4.29 — 190,052 ratings — published 2016
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The Floating Gods (Viriconium #3) The Floating Gods (Viriconium #3)
by (shelved 7 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 3.85 — 303 ratings — published 1982
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Sunfall Sunfall (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 3.64 — 408 ratings — published 1981
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Fools Errant Fools Errant (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 3.87 — 267 ratings — published 2001
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The Shattered Goddess The Shattered Goddess (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 3.48 — 63 ratings — published 1982
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The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth, #3) The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth, #3)
by (shelved 6 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 4.33 — 161,492 ratings — published 2017
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Black Brillion Black Brillion (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 3.75 — 213 ratings — published 2004
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The Hollow Lands (Dancers at the End of Time, #2) The Hollow Lands (Dancers at the End of Time, #2)
by (shelved 6 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,097 ratings — published 1974
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An Alien Heat (Dancers at the End of Time, #1) An Alien Heat (Dancers at the End of Time, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 3.88 — 1,744 ratings — published 1972
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Child of the River Child of the River (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 3.70 — 398 ratings — published 1997
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City at World's End City at World's End (Audiobook)
by (shelved 6 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 3.68 — 1,491 ratings — published 1950
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The Clock King and the Queen of the Hourglass The Clock King and the Queen of the Hourglass (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 3.29 — 48 ratings — published 2005
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Feersum Endjinn Feersum Endjinn (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 3.84 — 11,473 ratings — published 1994
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Lords of the Starship Lords of the Starship (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as dying-earth)
avg rating 3.47 — 156 ratings — published 1967
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Jack Vance
“To the furthest reach of my memory, Rogol Domedonfors ruled the city. He knew lore of all ages, secrets of fire and light, gravity and countergravity, the knowledge of superphysic numeration, metathasm, corolopsis.”
Jack Vance, The Dying Earth

Jack Vance
“Day and far into the opalescent Embelyon night [Turjan of Miir] worked under Pandelume's unseen tutelage. He learned the secret of renewed youth, many spells of the ancients, and a strange abstract lore that Pandelume termed 'Mathematics.' "Within this instrument," said Pandelume, "resides the Universe. Passive in itself and not of sorcery, it elucidates every problem, each phase of existence, all the secrets of time and space. Your spells and runes are built upon its power and codified according to a great underlying mosaic of magic. The design of this mosaic we cannot surmise; our knowledge is didactic, empirical, arbitrary. Phandaal glimpsed the pattern and so was able to formulate many of the spells which bear his name. I have endeavored through the ages to break the clouded glass, but so far my research has failed. He who discovers the pattern will know all of sorcery and be a man powerful beyond comprehension.”
Jack Vance, The Dying Earth

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