Seekers of wisdom and beauty include lovely lost women, eccentric wizards and man-eating melancholy deodands. Twk-men 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.
The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1)
ISBN: 0671831526
ISBN 13: 9780671831523
Publication Date: March, 1977
Publisher: Pocket Books
Pages: 156
Format: Paperback
Author: Jack Vance