Rhialto the Marvellous
By
Jack Vance
Book 4 - Tales of the Dying Earth
[ First published: 1984 ]
Published under titles:
The Murthe, 1979.
Fader’s Waft, 1978.
Morreion, 1970.
Copyright © 1980, 2012 by Jack Vance.
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eISBN: 9781468821972
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Contents
Cover
Foreword
NOVELLA ONE - The Murthe
NOVELLA TWO - Fader’s Waft
NOVELLA THREE - Morreion
About the Author
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Foreword
These are tales of the Twenty-First Aeon, when Earth is old and the sun is about to go out. In Ascolais and Almery, lands to the west of the Falling Wall, live a group of magicians who have formed an association the better to protect their interests. Their number fluctuates, but at this time they are:
ILDEFONSE, the Preceptor.
RHIALTO THE MARVELLOUS.
HURTIANCZ, short and burly, notorious for his truculent disposition.
HERARK THE HARBINGER, precise and somewhat severe.
SHRUE, a diabolist, whose witticisms mystify his associates, and sometimes disturb their sleep of nights.
GILGAD, a small man with large gray eyes in a round gray face, always attired in rose-red garments. His hands are clammy, cold and damp; his touch is avoided by all.
VERMOULIAN THE DREAM-WALKER, a person peculiarly tall and thin, with a stately stride.
MUNE THE MAGE, who speaks minimally and manages a household of four spouses.
ZILIFANT, robust of body with long brown hair and a flowing beard.
DARVILK THE MIAANTHER, who, for inscrutable purposes, affects a black domino.
PERDUSTIN, a slight blond person without intimates, who enjoys secrecy and mystery, and refuses to reveal his place of abode.
AO OF THE OPALS, saturnine, with a pointed black beard and a caustic manner.
