The Dying Earth

The Dying Earth Omnibus includes some of Vance's most influential work, including Mazirian the Magician (originally published as The Dying Earth, a collection of six short stories "Turjan of Miir", "Mazirian the Magician", "T'sais", "Liane the Wayfarer", "Ulan Dhor Ends a Dream", and "Guyal of Sfere"), Cugel the Clever (Eyes of the Overworld), Rhialto the Marvellous (containing three short stories "The Murthe", "Fader's Waft", and "Morreion"), and Cugel: the Skybreak Spatterlight (Cugel's Saga).

Ironic and darkly humorous, these stories are set in the far-future of our own world, where a depleted and decadent population waits for the blood-red sun to burn out and plunge the world into final darkness. A must-read for any fantasy reader.