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Title: Guyal of Sfere Title Record # 57657
Author: Jack Vance
Date: 1950-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Series: Dying Earth
Language: English
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Translations
Year Language Title
1963ⓘTranslated by Laura Virgili
 Italian Guyal di Sfer
1974ⓘTranslated by Warner Flamen, a pseudonym for Mark Carpentier Alting.
 Dutch Guyal van Sfere
1978ⓘTranslated by France-Marie Watkins.
 French Guyal de Sfere
1978ⓘTranslated by Lore Strassl
 German Guyal von Sfere
1981ⓘTranslated by Mark Carpentier Alting
 Dutch Guyal van Sfere
1983ⓘTranslated by Agneta Sneibjerg
 Swedish Guyal av Sfere
1992ⓘTranslated by Nemes István
 Hungarian Sferéi Guyal
2015ⓘTranslated by Ĝan Ŭesli Starling and Orlando Hernández
 Esperanto Gajal de Sfer
2017ⓘTranslated by Александр Фет (Alexander Feht)
 Russian
Гайял Сфирский?Gayyal Sfirskiy
[as by
Джек Вэнс?Dzhek Vens
Jack Vance
]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Dying Earth 1950-00-00 Jack Vance Hillman Periodicals, Inc. 41
$0.25?$: US dollar
 176
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Checkmark
The Dying Earth 1962-00-00 Jack Vance Lancer Books (Lancer Science Fiction Library) 74-807
$0.75?$: US dollar
 160
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Ed Emsh Checkmark
The Dying Earth 1969-00-00 Jack Vance Lancer Books 74-547
$0.75?$: US dollar
 160
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Ed Emshwiller Checkmark
Eight Fantasms and Magics 1969-10-00 Jack Vance Macmillan 62151
$5.95?$: US dollar
 288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Anthony Sini Checkmark
Eight Fantasms and Magics 1970-00-00 Jack Vance Collier Books 02598
$0.95?$: US dollar
 288
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Anthony Sini Checkmark
The Ends of Time: Eight Stories of Science Fiction 1970-00-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Hawthorn Books  
$5.95?$: US dollar
 x+
225
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Barry Martin Checkmark
The Dying Earth 1972-04-00 Jack Vance Mayflower 0-583-12091-1
£0.25?£: UK pound
 140
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Chris Foss Checkmark
The Dying Earth 1972-06-00 Jack Vance Mayflower 0-583-12091-1
£0.30?£: UK pound
 140
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Chris Foss Checkmark
The Dying Earth 1972-09-00 Jack Vance Lancer Books (Lancer Science Fiction Library) 75373
$0.95?$: US dollar
 160
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Ed Emshwiller Checkmark
The Dying Earth 1976-09-00 Jack Vance Underwood-Miller  
$15.95?$: US dollar
 222
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll George Barr Checkmark
The Dying Earth 1977-03-00 Jack Vance Pocket Books 0-671-81092-8
C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar
 156
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Hildebrandt Checkmark
The Dying Earth 1977-03-00 Jack Vance Pocket Books 0-671-81092-8
$1.25?$: US dollar
 156
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll The Brothers Hildebrandt Checkmark
Fantasms and Magics 1978-03-00 Jack Vance Mayflower / Granada 0-583-12498-4
£0.75?£: UK pound
 192
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Peter Goodfellow Checkmark
The Dying Earth 1979-11-00 Jack Vance Pocket Books 0-671-83152-6
$1.75?$: US dollar
 156
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Checkmark
The Dying Earth 1979-11-00 Jack Vance Pocket Books 0-671-83152-6
C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 156
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Checkmark
The Dying Earth 1981-00-00 Jack Vance Granada 0-583-12091-1
£1.25?£: UK pound
 159
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Chris Foss Checkmark
The Dying Earth 1982-04-00 Jack Vance Timescape / Pocket Books 0-671-44184-1
$2.25?$: US dollar
 156
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Checkmark
13 Short Fantasy Novels 1984-08-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Greenwich House / Crown Publishers (Baker's Dozen) 0-517-44500-X   ix+
612
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Morris Taub Checkmark
The Dying Earth 1985-00-00 Jack Vance Panther / Granada 0-583-12091-1
£1.95?£: UK pound
 159
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Geoff Taylor  
The Mammoth Book of Short Fantasy Novels 1986-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Robinson 0-948164-12-3
£5.99?£: UK pound
 612
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Checkmark
The Dying Earth 1986-00-00 Jack Vance Grafton 0-583-12091-1
£1.95?£: UK pound
 159
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Geoff Taylor Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of Short Fantasy Novels 1986-06-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Robinson 0-948164-12-3
£5.99?£: UK pound
 612
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Checkmark
Fantasms and Magics 1987-12-00 Jack Vance Grafton 0-583-12498-4
£2.50?£: UK pound
 192
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Peter Elson Checkmark
Fantasms and Magics 1988-00-00 Jack Vance Grafton 0-583-12498-4
£2.50?£: UK pound
 192
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Peter Elson Checkmark
The Dying Earth 1994-00-00 Jack Vance Underwood-Miller 0-88733-192-0
$60.00?$: US dollar
 186
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll George Barr Checkmark
The Dying Earth 1994-00-00 Jack Vance Underwood-Miller 0-88733-192-0
$160.00?$: US dollar
 186
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll George Barr Checkmark
Tales of the Dying Earth 2000-04-00 Jack Vance Millennium / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks #4) 1-85798-994-5
£7.99?£: UK pound
 741
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 omni Geoff Taylor Checkmark
The Furthest Horizon: SF Adventures to the Far Future 2000-05-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 0-312-26326-0
$17.95?$: US dollar
 xii+
478
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Chesley Bonestell Checkmark
Exploring the Horizons: Explorers, and The Furthest Horizon 2000-05-00 Gardner Dozois Science Fiction Book Club 0-7394-1009-1
$17.98?$: US dollar
 916
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni John Berkey Checkmark
Tales of the Dying Earth 2000-11-00 Jack Vance Orb 0-312-87456-1
$17.95?$: US dollar
 741
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 omni John Berkey Checkmark
The Ends of Time 2000-12-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Cosmos Books 1-58715-241-X
$15.00?$: US dollar
 x+
225
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth  
Tales of the Dying Earth 2002-00-00 Jack Vance Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks #4) 1-85798-994-5
£8.99?£: UK pound
 741
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 omni Geoff Taylor Checkmark
Mazirian the Magician 2002-00-00 Jack Vance Vance Integral Edition (Vance Integral Edition #1) 0-9712375-1-4   [viii]+
192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
The Furthest Horizon: SF Adventures to the Far Future 2002-08-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 0-312-27153-0
$17.95?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Chesley Bonestell  
The Jack Vance Treasury 2007-01-00 Jack Vance Subterranean Press 1-59606-077-8
$38.00?$: US dollar
 631
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Gnemo  
The Jack Vance Treasury 2007-01-00 Jack Vance Subterranean Press 1-59606-077-8
$300.00?$: US dollar
 633
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Gnemo Checkmark
The Jack Vance Treasury 2007-01-00 Jack Vance Subterranean Press / SFBC 1226398
$16.99?$: US dollar
 631
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Gnemo Checkmark
The Jack Vance Treasury 2007-01-00 Jack Vance Subterranean Press 1-59606-077-8
$125.00?$: US dollar
 631
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Gnemo  
The Furthest Horizon: SF Adventures to the Far Future 2011-04-01 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 978-0-312-27153-4
$7.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Chesley Bonestell  
The Dying Earth 2011-09-29 Jack Vance Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-10948-3
£4.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Mazirian the Magician 2012-05-15 Jack Vance Spatterlight Press (Vance Digital Edition #29) 978-1-61947-028-6
$5.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Li-An  
The Dying Earth 2013-00-00 Jack Vance Subterranean Press  
$275.00?$: US dollar
 155
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Tom Kidd Checkmark
The Dying Earth 2013-00-00 Jack Vance Subterranean Press  
$750.00?$: US dollar
 155
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Tom Kidd  
The Jack Vance Treasury 2013-12-05 Jack Vance Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-647-2
$4.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Gnemo  
Tales of the Dying Earth 2016-03-00 Jack Vance Orb 978-0-7653-9189-6
$23.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 omni John Berkey  
This Way to the End Times: Classic Tales of the Apocalypse 2016-10-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Three Rooms Press 978-1-941110-47-8
$19.95?$: US dollar
 xvii+
452
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth A. V. Flores Checkmark
This Way to the End Times: Classic Tales of the Apocalypse 2016-10-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Three Rooms Press 978-1-941110-48-5
$4.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth A. V. Flores  
Tales of the Dying Earth date unknown Jack Vance Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks #4) 1-85798-994-5
£9.99?£: UK pound
 741
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 omni Geoff Taylor Checkmark
Tales of the Dying Earth date unknown Jack Vance Orb 0-312-87456-1
$17.95?$: US dollar
 741
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 omni John Berkey Checkmark
Tales of the Dying Earth date unknown Jack Vance Orb 978-0-312-87456-8
$17.95?$: US dollar
 741
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 omni John Berkey Checkmark
Tales of the Dying Earth date unknown Jack Vance Orb 978-0-312-87456-8
$19.95?$: US dollar
 741
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 omni John Berkey Checkmark
The Ends of Time date unknown ed. Robert Silverberg Award Books A778N
$0.95?$: US dollar
 188
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Chris Achilleos Checkmark
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