Valentine Pontifex

Name: Valentine Pontifex
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Robert Silverberg
ISBN: 9781433250729

Author: Robert Silverberg

Narrator: a full cast

Unabridged: 30 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Published: 07/24/2008

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction

Synopsis

The extraordinary story continues in this magnificent new installment of the bestselling Majipoor Chronicles, begun with Lord Valentine's Castle. Dark dreams disturb Lord Valentine's sleep, a forewarning of the danger that threatens the peace of Majipoor. The Shapeshifters have set in motion a terrifying plan to regain their stolen world and their allies, the ancient gods rising from their eonslong slumber beneath the oceans of the great planet. Suddenly, Valentine faces the greatest crisis of his reign. Either he must plunge Majipoor into a bloody nightmare of war, plague, and chaos, or surrender his life to the mercy of the vengeful Shapeshifters.

About Robert Silverberg

Robert Silverberg is one of science fiction's most beloved writers, and the author of such contemporary classics as Dying Inside, Downward to the Earth, and Lord Valentine's Castle. He is a past president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and the winner of five Nebula Awards and five Hugo Awards. In 2004 the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America presented him with the Grand Master Award. Silverberg is one of twenty-nine writers to have received that distinction.

Reviews

Goodreads review by mark

The magisterial Valentine Pontifex crowns the first trilogy in Silverberg's Majipoor series. The author, like fellow master Roger Zelazny, is fascinated by religion; this trilogy has at its heart the values and mysticism within the Christian faith. The trilogy itself appears modeled on the Trinity.......more

Goodreads review by Велислав

„Също като скулптори ваем живота си от суровия камък на бъдното час след час, като следваме проекта, който е в ума ни. Ако проектът е разумен и сме добри ваятели, след последния удар с длетото резултатът ще е добър. Небрежните проекти и прибързаността водят до тромави пропорции и нарушено равновесие......more

Goodreads review by Mike

The first Majipoor novel was so good that its readers will likely feel emotional attachment to just about any followup set in the same world. That said, Valentine Pontifex is a bit of a letdown. While the book provides a much-welcome reunion with Valentine and friends, his companions are relegated t......more

Goodreads review by Tristan

A lovely piece of science fantasy, well-paced and engaging. I didn't like it quite as much as the lush world of Majipoor Chronicles, but it was a fun and interesting fantasy treatment of colonialism and reparation and forgiveness. The struggle with the Metamorphs has come to a head in Valentine Pont......more