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A few other authors have also contributed to the setting. Michael Shea was given permission to publish ''A Quest for Simbilis''. This book is a direct sequel to ''The Eyes of the Overworld''. It was later superseded by Vance's own sequel ''Cugel's Saga''. There is also the anthology ''Songs of the Dying Earth'', edited by Gardner Dozois and Creator/GeorgeRRMartin.

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A few other authors have also contributed to the setting. Michael Shea Creator/MichaelShea was given permission to publish ''A Quest for Simbilis''. This book is a direct sequel to ''The Eyes of the Overworld''. It was later superseded by Vance's own sequel ''Cugel's Saga''. There is also the anthology ''Songs of the Dying Earth'', edited by Gardner Dozois and Creator/GeorgeRRMartin.
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* IAteWhat: Rialto's announcement that what they'd ''thought'' was an ancient tavern, with still-intact flasks of alcohol, was actually an ''embalming parlor'' rather puts the kibosh on his colleagues' drinking party.
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* ReducedToRatburgers: Worms ("helminths") became one of Morreion's dietary staples during his long exile on a near-lifeless planet at the fringes of the universe.
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* GenderBender: Weaponized by the Manthe as a recruitment tool ("ensqualmation") for her feud of witches vs wizards.

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* GenderBender: Weaponized by the Manthe as a forced recruitment tool ("ensqualmation") for her feud of witches vs wizards.
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* GenderBender: Weaponized by the Manthe as a recruitment tool ("ensqualmation") for her feud of witches vs wizards.
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* AlienSky: Embelyon's sky is a shimmering display of ever-changing colored light. On Earth, the moribund sun shines a deep red in an indigo sky; during Cugel's foray to an era a million years earlier, he's surprised by its golden-orange sunlight in a sky that's still blue. The Moon is evidently long gone by Cugel's day, and one passing comment implies that there'd been ''more than one'' such satellite in a prior epoch.
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** There are numerous mentions of how weak the sun's light is, but no indication that the ''temperature'' on Earth has been impacted in the slightest by its reduced output.

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** There are numerous mentions of how weak the sun's light is, is failing, but no indication that the ''temperature'' on Earth has been impacted in the slightest by its reduced output.output. Characters who speculate about their fate once it goes out entirely seem solely concerned with it being forever dark, not forever cold.
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* HoneyTrap: Llith, the Golden Witch makes men enamord with her, and then [[spoiler: sends them to their certain death at the hands of Chun, who returns a thread or two of her tapestry for each kill.]]



* HoneyTrap: Llith, the Golden Witch makes men enamord with her, and then [[spoiler: sends them to their certain death at the hands of Chun, who returns a few threads of her tapestry for each kill.]]
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* {{Hustler}}: Cugel the Clever, who twice works his way from the far north back to Almery, cheating and tricking the various WackyWaysideTribes and locals he meets. Plenty of other examples con ''him'' too.

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* {{Hustler}}: Cugel the Clever, who twice works his way from the far north back to Almery, cheating and tricking the various WackyWaysideTribes communities and locals individuals he meets. Plenty of other examples con ''him'' too.
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* {{Hustler}}: Cugel the Clever, who twice works his way from the far north back to Almery, cheating and tricking the various WackyWaysideTribes and locals he meets. Plenty of other examples con ''him'' too.
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* WeaponizedHeadgear: Cugel's hat, once he attaches the deadly Pectoral Sky-break Spatterlight to its brim.
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* ArtInitiatesLife: Strongly implied with [[spoiler: Ameth]], although never stated outright. Alleged in the case of the Muses.

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* ArtInitiatesLife: Strongly implied with [[spoiler: Ameth]], although never stated outright. Alleged in the case of the Muses.Muses, which were or at least appeared to be ceramic figurines when first discovered.



* BlackAndGrayMorality: Altruistic actions are quite rare, and a character who provides such is either about to get fleeced or is a scoundrel preparing a double-cross. That's leaving aside the various cannibals, mad scientists and religious zealots who don't even pretend to be nice to strangers.

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* BlackAndGrayMorality: Altruistic actions are quite rare, and a character who provides such is either about to get fleeced or is a scoundrel preparing a double-cross. That's leaving aside the various cannibals, mad scientists scientists, and religious zealots who don't even pretend to be nice to strangers.



%%* BrainInAJar: Rogol Domedonfors, ruler of Ampridatvir.

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%%* * BrainInAJar: Rogol Domedonfors, past ruler of Ampridatvir.Ampridatvir, is discovered in this condition.

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