The Dying Earth aka Mazirian the Magician
by Jack Vance
1950, Hillman Periodicals
by Jack Vance
1950, Hillman Periodicals
A series of short stories set on a future Earth with a dying sun. The source for D&D's magic system, where magicians have to memorize a limited number of spells which the forget after casting. The naming conventions for magic items comes from here as well. It hints at off-page body horror with the consequences of magic gone wrong. The stories have a fairy tale feel to them and are more of a pile of interesting ideas than an actual narrative.
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