Goodman Games

Not strictly a DCC topic, or a Dying Earth topic, but it is a Jack Vance topic so I figured this would be a good place to start this thread.

I owned all three of the books in this series years ago in mass paperback format but never got "into" Vance at that time (plus the font size was small) so I eventually sold them unread. With the DE kickstart a while back, I started reading Vance with more enthusiasm. Recently a Lyonesse RPG (in another rules system) became the topic of discussion on another board and it got me interested in re-acquiring the books and reading them this time.

I decided to avoid the mass paperback format but instead to focus on trade paperback, and I found all three on Amazon for a decent price. They came in and I'm happy to report that the book quality is good and the font size is highly readable. The copies I bought are the "Spatterlight Press" ones which, if my memory of Goodman podcasts is accurate, is officially sanctioned by Vance's son.

I wanted to put in a plug for these books, and particularly this edition, in case any Dying Earth fans also wanted to pursue Lyonesse.

https://www.amazon.com/Suldruns-Garden- ... 619470918/

Be sure to pick "paperback" and not "mass market paperback" in order to get the Spatterlight edition. The books are 6x9" and have a distinctive silver band at the bottom that give the book's title.

The Spatterlight Press editions have the same text as the Integral Edition, which is the correct accurate one. I picked up those same books but haven't had the chance to read them.

Although not Dying Earth, the Lyonesse books do use a similar magic system.