Frank’s Reviews > Tales of the Dying Earth: The Dying Earth, The Eyes of the Overworld, Cugel's Saga, Rhialto the Marvellous > Status Update
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is 14% done
Slower going than expected on the books, despite them being a collection of short stories. The way they read feels somewhat archaic and overly-flowery, with piles of proper nouns thrown about that my mind feels should be explained, despite Vance's propensity to just drop them and run on with the tale. Maybe if I read some Howard or Lovecraft as a warm-up, it might make plowing through these easier?
— Jun 01, 2017 11:13AM
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is 3% done
Working my way through this on lunches, because I wanted to see where the original "Vancian" magic that has been used in D&D for ages came from. Based on what I've read so far, I'm really glad the quality of Sci-fi and Fantasy writing has improved over the years. You can definitely see the 50's-era pulp roots in the early stories that make up the book.
— May 25, 2017 11:06AM
