Book description
Old Earth has reached its Third Cycle, a tired planet basking in the
faded glories of a lost civilisation. Long ago it had been great - but
the pride and greed of its rulers had brought about a terrible downfall.
And now Earth was threatened. Far out in space an alien race waited.
Once they had been the victims of a crime perpetrated by the human race
- now they were ready to return as conquerors. As a Watcher, Tomis had
spent his life searching the skies for signs of the impending invasion.
And when it finally came, it was to disrupt not only his world but his
whole life in a way he had never dreamed was possible (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.
