Guyal of Sfere-Jack Vance chapter from the novel Mazirian the Magician
Guyal of Sfere - Jack Vance chapter from the novel Mazirian the Magician AKA: Mazirian the Magician, chapter 6 The Dying Earth , chapter 6 Tales of the Dying Earth, Book I, chapter 6 Guyal of Sfere was first issued as chapter six in the 1950 Jack Vance novel Mazirian the Magician also known as “The Dying Earth” and “Tales of the Dying Earth, Book I.” It is 42/43 pages long. Since then Guyal of Sfere has appeared as an excerpt in a number of collections of shorter works. ISFDB labels it as novella length (17,500 words) but I have not listed it as a novella because it was first published as a chapter of a novel and not as an independent work. There is also a 2005 revised version that is listed at the end of this review. Guyal irritates his parents and others by constantly asking questions. Such questions have included "Why do squares have more sides than triangles?" and "What is beyond the sky?" Guyal's father finally decides to send G...