Downward to the Earth, Robert Silverberg
Downward to the Earth, Robert Silverberg
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Downward to the Earth

Author: Robert Silverberg

Narrator: Bronson Pinchot

Unabridged: 7 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/11/2025

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction

Synopsis

A tale of transcendence, Downward to the Earth is a remarkable novel from one of the most imaginative minds in science fiction.Edmund Gunderson—former Terran governor of the colony world of Belzagor—returns eight years after the planet has gained independence, drawn back for reasons he can’t quite explain. Things have changed significantly since he left, and he plays his part well—slightly pompous former government official—for the tourists he encounters on the way down.But this is more than a simple sight-seeing visit. As Gunderson comes face-to-face with the consequences of his former attitudes and actions, he finds himself on a journey—both physical and spiritual—to the legendary mountain of rebirth.

About Robert Silverberg

Robert Silverberg’s first published story appeared in 1954 when he was a sophomore at Columbia University. Since then, he has won multiple Nebula, Hugo, and Locus awards. He has been nominated for both awards more times than any other writer. In 1999 he was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, and in 2004 the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America gave him their Grand Master Award for career achievement. He remains one of the most imaginative and versatile writers in science fiction.

About Bronson Pinchot

Bronson Pinchot, Audible’s Narrator of the Year for 2010, has won Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Awards, AudioFile Earphones Awards, Audible’s Book of the Year Award, and Audie Awards for several audiobooks, including Matterhorn, Wise Blood, Occupied City, and The Learners. A magna cum laude graduate of Yale, he is an Emmy- and People’s Choice-nominated veteran of movies, television, and Broadway and West End shows. His performance of Malvolio in Twelfth Night was named the highlight of the entire two-year Kennedy Center Shakespeare Festival by the Washington Post. He attended the acting programs at Shakespeare & Company and Circle-in-the-Square, logged in well over 200 episodes of television, starred or costarred in a bouquet of films, plays, musicals, and Shakespeare on Broadway and in London, and developed a passion for Greek revival architecture.

Reviews

Goodreads review by mark on January 14, 2016

gentle elephant things in the jungle; furry man-shaped things in the mist. our hero, former colonial station chief, returns to this strange planet much changed. the planet itself has changed: its residents no longer considered mere animals, beasts of burden to be used as humans see fit... they are p......more

Goodreads review by Książkowe on January 13, 2025

3,75⭐️ Zaskakująco dobra książka. Nie spodziewałem się wariacji na temat “Jądra Ciemności”, ale to pozytywne zaskoczenie.......more

Goodreads review by Stuart on September 12, 2015

This book is absolutely brilliant - it represents the best of late 1960s New Wave SF, and the best of Robert Silverberg, so what more do you need to know? Normally I would sit down and write a pretty gushing review of how well it is written and what aspects of the story really resonated with me. But......more

Goodreads review by Patrycja on December 05, 2024

W tak krótkiej treści autor dał nam przestrzeń do niesamowicie wielu refleksji na temat życia i współistnienia. —————————————————— “W dół do ziemi” to dosyć krótka powieść Roberta Silverberga, która przedstawia życie na obcej planecie - Świecie Holmana - po tym jak ludzie postanowili już ją w większoś......more

Goodreads review by Izabela on August 25, 2024

4.25 ⭐️ Stwierdzam, że jest to książka IDEALNA dla osób, chciałyby rozpocząć swoją przygodę z science fiction, bądź po prostu ciekawych bardziej przystępnych pozycji z tego gatunku. Na dodatek jest po prostu cholernie dobra. Nie ma tutaj technologicznego żargonu i całej masy sformułowań, których nie b......more

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