Speaking of the VanderMeers, let me post here some news (a little belatedly, sorry about that) on the latest Jeff VanderMeers´s literary accomplishment: his story The Final Quest of the Wizard Sarnod was accepted by Gardner Dozois and George R.R. Martin for their tribute anthology to Jack Vance Songs of the Dying Earth.
Jeff gave me the pleasure and the honor of reading a next-to-last draft before sending it. (Thank you, Jeff!) All I can say is that The Final Quest... pays quite a homage to Grand Master Vance, with lots of weird, horror and humor. The anthology won´t be available before the end of the year, but judging from his story and the other collaborators (which include Robert Silverberg, Elizabeth Moon, Tanith Lee, and Neil Gaiman), it´ll be worth the wait.
illustration by Fabio Cobiaco
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