Book description
Scattered throughout the globe of human-occupied space is evidence of a
civilisation that bestrode the galaxy before humanity was born. Now, a
strange device has been discovered that shows the details of that great
civilisation. The details include a star map and hints that the High
Ones are not extinct after all. The map beckons, and humans, being what
they are, will follow. To the next great step in human destiny - or
ultimate disaster. (First published 1969) Robert Silverberg (1935 - )
Robert Silverberg was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1935, and is one of
the most prolific authors of all time, writing not just SF &
Fantasy, but extensive non-fiction and a large number of pseudonymously
published erotica novels. In his first years as a professional writer,
his output regularly exceeded a million words per year. He has won and
been nominated for the Hugo and Nebula awards dozens of times as both
writer and editor, and in 2004 received the SFWA Grand Master Award.
Among his many acclaimed and bestselling novels are A Time of Changes,
The Book of Skulls, Dying Inside and Lord Valentine's Castle. Robert
Silverberg lives on the West Coast of the United States with his wife,
author, editor and art critic, Karen Haber.
