[Read by a Full Cast which includes: Stefan Rudnicki, Arte Johnson, Emily Janice Card, Mirron Willis, J. Paul Boehmer, Cassandra Campbell, Gabrielle de Cuir, Don Leslie, and Scott Peterson]
The national bestselling saga of Robert Silverberg's stunning imagination that began with Lord Valentine's Castle continues in Majipoor Chronicles.
The young street urchin Hissune helps Lord Valentine regain his throne, and as a reward, he is sent into the depths of the Labyrinth, a massive library of memory cubes in which the entire history of Majipoor is preserved. As Hissune prepares for a summons to return to Castle Mount, he relives the lives of Majipoor's most famous and notorious inhabitants, learning more about the people and his new land than anyone else in the kingdom. As he becomes one with its many peoples -- dukes and generals, thieves and murderers, Ghayrogs and Metamorphs -- he discovers wonder, terror, longing, and love and learns wisdom that will shape his destiny.
Review
''If you like tales with an exotic Arabian Nights piquancy, this book belongs in your hands.'' --Washington Post Book World
''Majipoor is probably the finest creation of Silverberg's powerful imagination and certainly one of the most fully realized worlds of modern science fiction.'' --Booklist
''Marvel upon marvel . . . this is a beautiful book.'' --Los Angeles Times
''Majipoor is probably the finest creation of Silverberg's powerful imagination and certainly one of the most fully realized worlds of modern science fiction.'' --Booklist
''Marvel upon marvel . . . this is a beautiful book.'' --Los Angeles Times
About the Author
ROBERT SILVERBERG's first published story appeared in 1954 when he was a sophomore at Columbia University. Since then, he has won the prestigious Nebula Award an astonishing five times and the Hugo on four occasions; he has been nominated for both awards more times than any other writer. In 2004, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America gave him their Grand Master Award for career achievement. He remains one of the most imaginative and versatile writers in science fiction.
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Robert Silverberg is an American author, best known for writing science fiction. He is a multiple winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards.
Silverberg received a Nebula award in 1986 for his novella Sailing to Byzantium, which takes its name from Yeats' poem; a Hugo in 1990 for Enter a Soldier. Later: Enter Another; and in 2004 he was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America.
([Source][1])
[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Silverberg
[Read by a Full Cast which includes: Stefan Rudnicki, Arte Johnson, Emily Janice Card, Mirron Willis, J. Paul Boehmer, Cassandra Campbell, Gabrielle de Cuir, Don Leslie, and Scott Peterson]
The national bestselling saga of Robert Silverberg's stunning imagination that began with Lord Valentine's Castle continues in Majipoor Chronicles.
The young street urchin Hissune helps Lord Valentine regain his throne, and as a reward, he is sent into the depths of the Labyrinth, a massive library of memory cubes in which the entire history of Majipoor is preserved. As Hissune prepares for a summons to return to Castle Mount, he relives the lives of Majipoor's most famous and notorious inhabitants, learning more about the people and his new land than anyone else in the kingdom. As he becomes one with its many peoples -- dukes and generals, thieves and murderers, Ghayrogs and Metamorphs -- he discovers wonder, terror, longing, and love and learns wisdom that will shape his destiny.
Review
''If you like tales with an exotic Arabian Nights piquancy, this book belongs in your hands.'' --Washington Post Book World
''Majipoor is probably the finest creation of Silverberg's powerful imagination and certainly one of the most fully realized worlds of modern science fiction.'' --Booklist
''Marvel upon marvel . . . this is a beautiful book.'' --Los Angeles Times
''Majipoor is probably the finest creation of Silverberg's powerful imagination and certainly one of the most fully realized worlds of modern science fiction.'' --Booklist
''Marvel upon marvel . . . this is a beautiful book.'' --Los Angeles Times
About the Author
ROBERT SILVERBERG's first published story appeared in 1954 when he was a sophomore at Columbia University. Since then, he has won the prestigious Nebula Award an astonishing five times and the Hugo on four occasions; he has been nominated for both awards more times than any other writer. In 2004, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America gave him their Grand Master Award for career achievement. He remains one of the most imaginative and versatile writers in science fiction.
Literature & FictionUnited StatesScience Fiction & FantasyFantasyAnthologiesScience Fiction
Robert Silverberg is an American author, best known for writing science fiction. He is a multiple winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards.
Silverberg received a Nebula award in 1986 for his novella Sailing to Byzantium, which takes its name from Yeats' poem; a Hugo in 1990 for Enter a Soldier. Later: Enter Another; and in 2004 he was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America.
([Source][1])
[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Silverberg