Book description
THE FIFTH MAJIPOOR NOVEL On the gigantic planet Majipoor it is a time
of ancient mysteries and new wonders. The aged Pontifex Prankipin is at
last near death. Omens are seen, prodigies are born - even the sea
dragons have been glimpsed from the cliffs. Surely some great change is
at hand! The Coronal Lord Confalume will succeed him as Pontifex, and it
is no secret that the next Coronal will be Prince Prestimion of Muldemar
- for, by law and custom, the blood son of the present Coronal cannot
rule. Besides, everyone knows that they young Korsibar much prefers the
pleasures of the hunt to the intrigues of court. They cannot know this
hunter has found a new quarry - the Starburst Crown. For, when Korsibar
is visited by an oracle, the two-headed Su-Suheris whispers words that
plunge the planet into a fearsome conflagration and engulf its myriad
races in a war to alter destiny itself. 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.
