The dying earth / by Jack Vance ; directed by John Baker.
"The stories included in "The Dying Earth" introduce dozens of seekers of wisdom 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 in Vance s lyrically described fantastic landscapes like Embelyon where, The sky [was] a mesh of vast ripples and cross-ripples and these refracted a thousand shafts of colored light, rays which in mid-air wove wondrous laces, rainbow nets, in all the jewel hues.... The dying Earth itself is otherworldly: A dark blue sky, an ancient sun.... Nothing of Earth was raw or harsh the ground, the trees, the rock ledge protruding from the meadow; all these had been worked upon, smoothed, aged, mellowed. The light from the sun, though dim, was rich and invested every object of the land...with a sense of lore and ancient recollection. Welcome." -- Container.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781480561083
- Physical Description: 1 sound disc (402 min.) digital ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: Grand Haven, MI : Brilliance Audio, 2009.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Unabridged. In container (14 x 19 cm) |
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Arthur Morey. |
System Details Note: | MP-3. |
Language Note: | In English. |
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Subject: | Quests (Expeditions) > Fiction. Swindlers and swindling. Magic > Fiction. Good and evil. |
Genre: | Science fiction. Fantasy fiction. Audiobooks. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Terrace Public Library | MP3 VAN (Text) | 35151000598177 | MP-3 | Volume hold | Available | - |