Rhialto the Marvellous
| Rhialto the Marvellous | |
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 Dust-jacket from the first edition |
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| Author(s) | Jack Vance |
| Illustrator | Stephen E. Fabian |
| Cover artist | Stephen E. Fabian |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Dying Earth series |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy Short stories |
| Publisher | Brandywyne Books |
| Publication date | 1984 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 198 pp |
| ISBN | 0-88733-004-5 |
| OCLC Number | 11554599 |
| Preceded by | Cugel's Saga |
Rhialto the Marvellous is a 1984 collection of three fantasy novellas by Jack Vance as part of his Dying Earth series. The collection was first published by Brandywyne Books in 1984. The first two stories are original to this collection. The other story, "Morreion", first appeared in the anthology Flashing Swords! 1, edited by Lin Carter.
Contents |
[edit] Contents and plot
[edit] Foreword
In which the list of players and the general state of the world in the 21st Aeon are defined.
[edit] The Murthe
The Sorceress Llorio, also known as the Murthe, has journeyed through time to the 21st Aeon, and is transforming the wizards of that era into women. Rhialto and his colleague Ildefonse the Preceptor attempt to foil her plans with the aid of the mysterious time-traveller Lehuster.
[edit] Fader's Waft
A series of intrigues perpetrated by his colleague Hache-Moncour land Rhialto in the bad graces of his fellow wizards. Whilst he is away, they ransack his manse and appropriate many valuable items in supposed recompense. On his return, Rhialto accuses his colleagues of violating the 'Blue Principles', their code of conduct, and insists on examining the original document of the 'Principles', stored at Fader's Waft. Upon arrival, Rhialto and Ildefonse discover that the 'Principles' have been replaced with a forgery, and Rhialto undertakes a journey back through time to recover the original.
[edit] Morreion
Rhialto and his associates journey to the edge of the Universe to seek their erstwhile colleague Morreion, sent away in the distant past to locate the source of the valuable, magic-anulling IOUN stones.
[edit] References
- Brown, Charles N.; William G. Contento. "The Locus Index to Science Fiction (1984-1998)". http://www.locusmag.com/index/t9.htm#A1248. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd.. pp. 780.
[edit] External Links
- Rhialto the Marvellous publication history at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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