"The Dying Earth" by Jack Vance

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The Dying Earth

aka

Mazirian the Magician

Jack Vance

Book 1 - Tales of the Dying Earth

Fantasy Masterwork

[ First published: 1950 ]

Published under titles:

Tales of the Dying Earth

Mazirian the Magician

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eISBN: 9781466821941

First eBook Edition : May 2012

This title was created from the digital archive of the Vance Integral Edition, a series of 44 books produced under the aegis of the author by a worldwide group of his readers. The VIE project gratefully acknowledges the editorial guidance of Norma Vance, as well as the cooperation of the Department of Special Collections at Boston University, whose John Holbrook Vance collection has been an important source of textual evidence. Special thanks to R.C. Lacovara, Patrick Dusoulier, Koen Vyverman, Paul Rhoads, Chuck King, Gregory Hansen, Suan Yong, and Josh Geller for their invaluable assistance preparing final versions of the source files.

Digitize: Donna Adams, Paul Rhoads, Format: R.C. Lacovara, Tim Stretton, Diff: Damien G. Jones, Tim Stretton, Tech Proof: Errico Rescigno, Text Integrity: Paul Rhoads, Steve Sherman, Tim Stretton, Implement: Donna Adams, Mike Dennison, Security: Paul Rhoads, Compose: Joel Anderson, John A. Schwab, Comp Review: John A. D. Foley, Andreas Irle, Charles King, Stephane Leibovitsch, Robin L. Rouch, Update Verify: Paul Rhoads, Textport: Patrick Dusoulier, Charles King, Proofread: Mike Barrett, Richard Behrens, Patrick Dymond, Charles King, David Mortimore, David Reitsema, Bill Schaub, Gabriel Stein

Ebook Creation: Arjen Broeze, Christopher Wood, Artwork (maps based on original drawings by Jack and Norma Vance): Paul Rhoads, Christopher Wood, Proofing: Arjen Broeze, Evert Jan de Groot, Gregory Hansen, Menno van der Leden, Koen Vyverman, Management: John Vance, Koen Vyverman, Web: Menno van der Leden

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