Book description
Come to Majipoor, the magnificent, exotic planet of LORD VALENTINE'S
CASTLE. Come with Hissune, favourite of Lord Valentine, as he probes the
deepest secrets of Majipoor's long past in the depths of the great
Labyrinth. Join Hissune as he becomes one with its many peoples - dukes
and generals, thieves and murderers, Ghayrogs and Metamorphs - and
discovers wonder, terror, longing and love, and learns the wisdom that
will shape his destiny. (First published 1982) 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.
