Dying Earth

English + (genre) Etymology From the name of Jack Vance's short story collection The Dying Earth. Noun ~ Dying Earth en uncountable 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. en 2023-08-17 https://bookriot.com/dying-earth-books/ bookriot.com Dying Earth Sci-Fi Books: We Gotta Find a New Planet, and Fast! Mara Franzen The Dying Earth sub-genre of sci-fi is a very distinctive story that’s all about preparing for Earth’s demise. Something is going terribly wrong, and unless humanity can find a way to escape to the stars, it’s going to be over for the human race. These types of books might be a little bleak, but personally, I am obsessed with them. https://web.archive.org/web/20250723191339/https://bookriot.com/dying-earth-books/ 23 July 2025 en countable A work or production in this style. en 2021-06-28 https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/dungeon-crawl-classics-roleplaying-game/news/dcc-dying-earth-kickstarter dicebreaker.com The Dying Earth novels have been adapted into a roleplaying game based on classic D&D Alex Meehan Explore the expansive universe of The Dying Earth novel series in the Dungeons Crawl Classics roleplaying game adaptation. https://web.archive.org/web/20251217215843/https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/dungeon-crawl-classics-roleplaying-game/news/dcc-dying-earth-kickstarter 17 December 2025 Descendants fi kuoleva maapallo 1 it Terra morente 1 pl umierająca Ziemia 1 ru умира́ющая Земля́ 1 es Tierra moribunda 1 Translations subgenre of science fantasy or science fiction Finnish: fi kuoleva maapallo Italian: it Terra morente f Polish: pl umierająca Ziemia f Russian: ru умира́ющая Земля́ f Spanish: es Tierra moribunda f work or production in this style Finnish: fi kuoleva maapallo Italian: it Terra morente f Polish: pl umierająca Ziemia f Russian: ru умира́ющая Земля́ f Spanish: es Tierra moribunda f en terms derived from fiction en Alternate history Literary genres Science fiction Utopian and dystopian fiction