Vance n stuffWhorl

Hello, all. Yeah, my copy of Dying Earth should be here tomorrow, and mmhhhh, what a crappy cover it's got. Almost makes the Wolfe covers look better...no. No, it doesn't. Anyway, IIRC, no spaceships in there, and the platform Paul remembers was whatsisname's flying castle thing, you know, with the FTL incense and the eons-mummified dame that Rhialto simply must mack upon. All very deluxe, terrace gardens, and such. I look forward to returning to this old, old favorite, and hope my little niece is as geeked-out and thrilled as I was when she discovers it. Oh, and Blattid-the emoticons. Yes, apparently we must. XP.