A review by azm0
The Eyes of the Overworld by Jack Vance

2.0

I’m not sure if I was expecting well-developed characters or good writing, but I didn’t get either. This felt like, and is, a collection of short stories tied together with an interesting take on how magic might be manifest in a fantasy realm. For the impact that his work had on the famous game by Gygax and Arneson, Vance definitely gets credit, and I did enjoy that mechanic of his work. Another item of interest is that this was released prior to LOTR, so it was nice to have a fantasy land devoid of the typical elves, dwarves, and orcs. I don’t feel it’s enough to save the book, however, and I don’t understand all the high marks it gets. Maybe Vance gets better, and I certainly have enough of his work to find that out. Please tell me, does Vance get better???