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Cugel the Clever (Tales of the Dying Earth, Band 2) Taschenbuch – 4. September 2016

Englisch Ausgabe von Jack Vance (Autor), Scott Lynch (Vorwort)
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Earth is a decadent world older than memory, the bloated red sun soon to wink out forever. Thief, vagabond, liar and cheat, hapless Cugel the Clever goes too far when he seeks to rob Iucounu, the Laughing Magician. Transported across the sea to a faraway land, Cugel must return with a pair of lenses that show visions of paradise. With curses and schemes, Cugel makes the long journey back to the wizard’s manse, determined to wreak revenge. No one ever outdid Jack Vance in the creation of rogues and ramblers. Cugel the Clever, originally published as Eyes of the Overworld, is the Grandmaster at the top of his form. – Matt Hughes

Cugel the Clever is Volume 27 of the Spatterlight Press Signature Series.Released in the centenary of the author's birth, this handsome new collectionis based upon the prestigious Vance Integral Edition. Select volumes enjoyup-to-date maps, and many are graced with freshly-written forewords contributedby a distinguished group of authors. Each book bears a facsimile of theauthor's signature and a previously-unpublished photograph, chosen from family archives for the period the book was written. These uniquefeatures will be appreciated by all, from seasoned Vance collector to new reader sampling the spectrum of this author's influential work forthe first time. – John Vance II

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  1. Buch 2 von 4
    The Dying Earth
  2. Seitenzahl der Print-Ausgabe
    204 Seiten
  3. Sprache
    Englisch
  4. Erscheinungstermin
    4. September 2016
  5. Abmessungen
    15.24 x 1.19 x 22.86 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    1619470942
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    978-1619470941
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  • Herausgeber ‏ : ‎ Spatterlight Press (4. September 2016)
  • Sprache ‏ : ‎ Englisch
  • Taschenbuch ‏ : ‎ 204 Seiten
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1619470942
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1619470941
  • Abmessungen ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 1.19 x 22.86 cm
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Geoff Evans
5,0 von 5 Sternen The Master
Rezension aus dem Vereinigten Königreich vom 17. Juni 2021
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Jack Vance was the Master of Fantasy and Fiction,I miss him so much it hurts. The Dragon Masters started me and I’ve read,and possess ,every book.
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Peter Carrier
5,0 von 5 Sternen Humor. Perspective. Imagination. This story has them in SPADES.
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It's been quite a while since I've giggled, chortled and laughed out loud while reading. I did all of the above multiple times over the course of this book. Not just for the antics of the protagonist, since Cugel is, at heart, a d-bag and deserving of every bit of karmic misfortune that befalls him. When he consumes TOTALITY, for example: Cugel would have Pharesm believe the entire catastrophe could have been averted had only the wizard offered a meal while he waited. Instead, the reader knows the only reason Cugel stuck around was to mooch days worth of shelter, food and wine from Pharesm and his work crew. Cugel never intended to work with these people; how could be, with Firx forcing him ever onward? Pharesm's response to Cugel's failed misdirection is spot on: "I can define the gravity of your act in this manner: should I explode you on this instant into the most minute of your parts the atonement would measure one ten-millionth of your offense. A more stringent retribution becomes necessary.”

Vance's prose is Lieber-esque in places, which I found quite enjoyable; "[t]he woman is a monomaniac!” he told himself. “She lacks clarity and perceptiveness; how could I have done else, for her welfare and my own? I am rationality personified; it is unthinking to insist otherwise!” Similar in style, but markedly different in voice.

As many of the greats are wont to do, Vance also offers some observations about human nature and 'universal truth'. Two of my favorites from this novel are as follows. The first; "Your prudence is commendable,” declared the Chief Chade. “The folk of today tend to commit themselves rashly to courses they later regret. It was not so in my youth, when sobriety and discretion prevailed." Every generation bears memory seen through the rose-tinted glasses of nostalgia. Kudos to Vance for this passage.

The second remark is every bit as accurate and will no doubt remain so until the sun begins to fade. "The purportedly free was seldom as represented; in one guise or another the Law of Equivalence must prevail." You are correct, Mr. Vance; nothing is free. You win at making the expression much more verbose.

All told, "Cugel the Clever" is phenomenal fantasy; never a dull moment, the right mix of intellectual and physical action, just enough magic to keep it interesting. All of that, wrapped in some killer prose with periodic injections of wicked humor. A very worthy read.
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M. J. Haynes
4,0 von 5 Sternen An Immensely Entertaining Dying Earth Fantasy
Rezension aus dem Vereinigten Königreich vom 30. April 2016
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This 1960s fantasy novel (previously published as The Eyes of the Overworld) is the second book in Vance’s Dying Earth series, set in a distant future where the sun is cooling, the earth mostly barren and home to decadent civilisations, and magic is common. Vance’s series gave its name to a Dying Earth sub-genre of fantasy, a notable early contribution to which is the largely 1930s Zothique cycle by Clark Ashton Smith, echoes of which seem to me to be present in Cugel the Clever, though the two authors have very different writing styles. The Vance novel is actually a fix-up novel created mainly from stories previously separately published.

Cugel, a deeply amoral opportunist and skilled thief, is persuaded by a merchant acquaintance to attempt a robbery of the manse of a powerful magician. Cugel is captured by one of the magician’s traps and in return for his freedom has to agree to acquire an artefact for the magician, a sort of lens called an Eye of the Overworld. This is to be found in a remote land, to which the magician transports Cugel, having first implanted a small alien entity inside him to guarantee fidelity. A rather picaresque series of adventures follow as Cugel tries to fulfil his mission and make the long, perilous journey back, all the time plotting revenge against the merchant and magician.

I found this novel, the first thing I have read by Vance, immensely entertaining and enjoyable. A large part of this is due to the character of the eponymous anti-hero. Although regarding himself as cultured and of superior cleverness, he is generally self-serving, callous and vicious; and there is a strong element of black comedy as his own greed and poor judgement get him into one difficulty after another. On a trivia note, the Dying Earth series was a major inspiration during the early development of the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons, and Cugel appears to be the prototype of the rogue class used in that game.
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Forestperson
4,0 von 5 Sternen Very clever tale by a master. Overpriced.
Rezension aus den Vereinigten Staaten vom 10. Juni 2013
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Vance masterfully translates his imagination of a dieing planet, the Sun in decline, and its people. Cugel is a very human, albeit not entirely likable, character. Cugel's further exploits, in other books, are even more enjoyable. However, this digital copy is very overpriced. As a decades- long fan of Vance's work i personally find the chance in title disappointing.
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Walter Jackson
5,0 von 5 Sternen Buy this book now
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It continues to astound me that I only stumbled onto Jack Vance's novels through a tribute compilation (Songs of the Dying Earth). Cugel the Clever is maybe one of the best novels I've ever ever come across. Diabolically funny, fascinating in it's Edwardian (?) use of the English language, and at times terrifying. Cugel roams a world lit by the dying light of a sun millions of years in earths future and it's inhabitants, many of which are non human, seeing the possible end in sight, treat each other in ways that make for great reading. Stop reading this review and buy this great book now.
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