Etymology

Dying Earth

Today it means: A subgenre of science fantasy or science fiction which takes place in the far future at either the end of life on Earth or the end of time, when the laws of the universe themselves fail. Full definition →

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The story

From the name of Jack Vance's short story collection The Dying Earth.

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