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The Appendix N Podcast - Episode 44 - Mazirian the Magician by Jack Vance   How many spells can you prepare in one day? Discover the reason spell-casters in Dungeons & Dragons work differently from spell-casters in any other fantasy fiction. What’s more, get lost in the cold, enchanting beauty of Earth’s last days in the Tales of the Dying Earth.   www.nobleknight.com   John Holbrook “Jack” Vance born August 28, 1916 in San Francisco died May 26, 2013   Vance spent childhoon in San Francisco and then Oakley, CA attended the University of California, Berkeley weak eyesight prevented him from entering military service, but in 1943 he became a merchant marine   wrote the stories that would become The Dying Earth during WWII, published in 1950, Hillman Periodicals   Jack Vance didn’t become established as a writer until the 1970’s won a ton of awards, including a Hugo he also wrote mysteries and even wrote three books under the name Ellery Queen   Vance most often cited Jeffery Farnol as one of his influences also P. G. Wodehouse, L. Frank Baum, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Robert W. Chambers and Jules Verne George R. R. Martin edited a tribute Songs of the Dying Earth in 2009 Neil Gaiman was a fan   “The Dying Earth” first collection of short stories that would become The Dying Earth series Jack Vance himself preferred the title “Mazirian the Magician” for this first collection published 1950, Hillman Periodicals   Guests: Peter Foxhoven website - http://www.cromcountthedead.com   Co-hosts: Jeffrey Wikstrom website - jeffwik.com twitter - @jeff_wik   Geoffrey Winn twitter - @geoffreydwinn   Email us with your comments!   http://www.thetomeshow.com thetomeshow@gmail.com