The Dying Earth series has quickly become one of my favorite settings. I greatly enjoy the misadventures of Cugel, but I found Rhialto to be a refreshing change of pace. If instead the author would have penned another Cugel story it may have worn out its welcome at this point. The different perspective made it feel as if I was visiting the setting again, but for the first time.
Side note, having recently read an Ian M Banks' novel I noticed certain similarities to these author's famous settings. You have to squint and not look too close, but Dying Earth almost feels like a dystopian end to Ian M Banks' utopia. The power to do the impossible with trivial effort. The constant search of pleasure and novelty. There are similar vibes even if they are on the complete opposite spectrum of -topias.
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