Pilgrims, The-Jack Vance novelette, later as a chapter of a novel
Pilgrims, The - Jack Vance novelette, later as a chapter of a novel AKA: Cugel the Clever , chapter V The Eyes of the Overworld , chapter V Tales of the Dying Earth , Book II, chapter V The Pilgrims is a 33/40 page novelette that appeared initially in June, 1966 in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and was included later that same year as part of the novel The Eyes of the Overworld, chapter V. Vance’s preferred title for The “Eyes of the Overworld” is “Cugel the Clever.” In The Pilgrims story Cugel continues his journey home when he encounters some pilgrims and hears about various strange religions including the " Funambulous Evangels ” who tell Cugel that “from respect to the dead, we walk aloft, on ropes and edges, and when we must travel, we use specially sanctified footgear.” Here we have an interesting, often humorous exchange of religious beliefs including Cugel's which he admits is "somewhat inchoate" because he has "assimilated...