The Dying Earth
The Dying Earth by Jack Vanceby Jack Vance
Ranked 9 of 13 short story collections by recommenders
People recommend it as a standout read and praise Vance's prose. No recurring caveats appear in the quotes.
People recommend it as a standout read and praise Vance's prose. No recurring caveats appear in the quotes.
4 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 4
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 4 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Standout read among recommendations
“A few standouts have been the dying earth by jack vance”
Comment from 12 Aug 2026 in “The Essential Question: "What should I read next?"” Prose praised as enjoyable
“If only I enjoyed LLMs prose as much as I do Vance's.”
Comment from 11 Aug 2026 in “Humanising LLM Outputs Is Dumb”
Other short story collections people recommend
The four most recommended other short story collections, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhalationby Ted Chiang | 21 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Stories of Your Life and Othersby Ted Chiang | 15 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Valuable Humans in Transitby qntm | 10 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | Approved |
| Ficcionesby Jorge Luis Borges | 6 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| The Dying Earthby Jack VanceThis page | 4 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
2 of the 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“A few standouts have been the dying earth by jack vance”
“If only I enjoyed LLMs prose as much as I do Vance's.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.