A Time of Changes by Robert Silverberg (English) Paperback Book

Description: A Time of Changes by Robert Silverberg A spellbinding tale of a tradition-bound centuries-old Earth Colony and the visitor who offers a magic drug that tears down the walls between mens souls. Winner of the Nebula Award for best novel. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Three thousand years after Earths colonisation of the planet Borthan, stories of self-serving hypocrisy that occured among the first arrivals have bred a culture that forbids emotional sharing and denies the naturally human concept of self. The result is a lasting peace, but at a terrible price. For it is a peace without love, without self, where even the mention of the word I is taboo.Spurred on by the arrival of an Earthman with a self-baring drug, Kinnall Darival breaks the strict code of the Covenant to record the sordid details of his rebelious life from the days of his royal youth to self-appointed prophet of love. He begins his account with the greatest of heresies:I am Kinnall Darival and I mean to tell you all about myself.Winner of the Nebula Award for best novel. Author Biography Robert Silverberg (1935 - )Robert Silverberg has been a professional writer since 1955, widely known for his science fiction and fantasy stories. He is a many-time winner of the Hugo and Nebula awards, was named to the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 1999, and in 2004 was designated as a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America. His books and stories have been translated into forty languages. Among his best known titles are Nightwings, Dying Inside, The Book Of Skulls, and the three volumes of the Majipoor Cycle: Lord Valentines Castle, Majipoor Chronicles and Valentine Pontifex. His collected short stories, covering nearly sixty years of work, are being published in nine volumes by SF Gateway and Subterranean Press. His most recent book is Tales Of Majipoor (2013), a new collection of stories set on the giant world made famous in Lord Valentines Castle.He and his wife Karen and an assorted population of cats, live in the San Francisco Bay Area in a sprawling house surrounded by exotic plants. Long Description Three thousand years after Earths colonisation of the planet Borthan, stories of self-serving hypocrisy that occured among the first arrivals have bred a culture that forbids emotional sharing and denies the naturally human concept of self. The result is a lasting peace, but at a terrible price. For it is a peace without love, without self, where even the mention of the word I is taboo.Spurred on by the arrival of an Earthman with a self-baring drug, Kinnall Darival breaks the strict code of the Covenant to record the sordid details of his rebelious life from the days of his royal youth to self-appointed prophet of love. He begins his account with the greatest of heresies:I am Kinnall Darival and I mean to tell you all about myself.Winner of the Nebula Award for best novel. Promotional "Headline" A spellbinding tale of a tradition-bound centuries-old Earth Colony and the visitor who offers a magic drug that tears down the walls between mens souls. Winner of the Nebula Award for best novel. Details ISBN1473229235 Author Robert Silverberg Publisher Orion Publishing Co Series Gateway Essentials Year 2020 ISBN-10 1473229235 ISBN-13 9781473229235 Format Paperback Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 304 DEWEY 813.54 Language English Publication Date 2020-08-20 UK Release Date 2020-08-20 Audience General AU Release Date 2020-10-26 NZ Release Date 2020-10-26 Imprint Gollancz We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:129318126;

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