Majipoor Chronicles [Hardcover]

Robert Silverberg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1982

The national bestselling saga of Robert Silverberg's stunning imagination continues in the first new hardcover Majipoor novel in nearly a decade. As a prequel to Silverberg's earlier Majipoor novels. Majipoor Chronicles provides a deep, dark vision for the background of the conflict inLord Valentine's Castle and Valentine Pontifex.

Treachery and wizardry run rampant under the reign of the mighty Pontifex, as both the rightful and the unworthy heirs to the throne anxiously await his demise. Korsibar, son of the current Coronal, plots with his twin sister and ambitious companions to seize the power of the Coronal when his father ascends to the throne of the Pontifex.

But the burdens of the crown and scepter exact more of a price than Korsibar is prepared to pay. His rival fights to take his appointed place as keeper of his beloved Majipoor...and to resbackse order to the utter chaos that has befallen their world.

"Silverberg has created a big planet, chock-a-block with life and potential sbacksies." -- The Washing Post

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Editorial Reviews

Review

''If you like tales with an exotic Arabian Nights piquancy, this book belongs in your hands.'' --Washington Post Book World

''Majipoor is probably the finest creation of Silverberg's powerful imagination and certainly one of the most fully realized worlds of modern science fiction.'' --Booklist

''Marvel upon marvel . . . this is a beautiful book.'' --Los Angeles Times

''Majipoor is probably the finest creation of Silverberg's powerful imagination and certainly one of the most fully realized worlds of modern science fiction.'' --Booklist

''Marvel upon marvel . . . this is a beautiful book.'' --Los Angeles Times --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

About the Author

Robert Silverberg has won five Nebula Awards, four Hugo Awards, and the prestigious Prix Apollo. He is the author of more than one hundred science fiction and fantasy novels -- including the best-selling Lord Valentine trilogy and the classics Dying Inside and A Time of Changes -- and more than sixty nonfiction works. Among the sixty-plus anthologies he has edited are Legends and Far Horizons, which contain original short stories set in the most popular universe of Robert Jordan, Stephen King, Ursula K. Le Guin, Gregory Benford, Greg Bear, Orson Scott Card, and virtually every other bestselling fantasy and SF writer today. Mr. Silverberg's Majipoor Cycle, set on perhaps the grandest and greatest world ever imagined, is considered one of the jewels in the crown of speculative fiction.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 314 pages
• Publisher: Arbor House Pub Co (January 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0877953589
• ISBN-13: 978-0877953586
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,328,001 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Majipoor Chronicles is Breathtaking!, August 28, 2000

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Amy S Fahrer (Moorhead, MN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Majipoor Chronicles (Majipoor Cycle) (Mass Market Paperback)

I loved Lord Valentine's Castle, and figured that this installment in the Majipoor series would only be a necessary stepping stone before reading another book about Valentine. Little did I know how incredible and thorough this book would be, or how deeply affected I would be by the wonderful memories of the characters in the Registry of Souls. All of the stories are wonderful, though Inyanna Forlana's and Arioc's are by far my favorites. And the broad view of Majipoor you get through this book is perfect preparation for Valentine Pontifex. Silverberg's story-telling is rich, vivid, and complex, and this book will remain one of my favorites for years to come.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Way to Learn About Majipoor, July 15, 2000

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Joshua Villines (Atlanta) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Majipoor Chronicles (Majipoor Cycle) (Mass Market Paperback)

Here Silverberg offers us the chance to experience first-person vignettes from across the thousands of years of Majipoor's history. Silverberg does an outstanding job of making historical personages come alive in such a way that, when you encounter oblique references to them in later novels you feel as if someone has just mentioned an old friend.

In addition, Silverberg takes you behind the scenes at some of the pivotal moments in Majipoor's past. He crafts those events with insight and cleverness (and throws in a few surprises). The complicated and seductive world of Majipoor is even more so after the glimpses which Silverberg offers.

Every story in this collection would stand alone as an enjoyable and thought-provoking reading experience. Together, they are a must-have for fans and non-fans alike.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Second Majipoor book fills in some gaps left by the 1st..., January 9, 2003

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Steven Sammons (Auburn University, AL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Majipoor Chronicles (Majipoor Cycle) (Mass Market Paperback)

A collection of short stories, Silverberg uses this book as a way to fill in or explore some historical gaps left in his first Majipoor novel. As with any collection of short stories, some will delight you, others will leave you flat, and some won't affect you at all. I can't honestly say that I disliked any of the stories contained within, but I definately liked some more than others. I especially enjoyed how the author continually reminded us that things didn't always happen the way the history books say they did. If only we had a Register of Souls here on earth!

Looking at the other reviews, I would say that I am not as enthusiastic about these novels as other people, but I don't hate them either. I have only read the first three so far, but I feel that some of the shortcomings pointed out by others (i.e., poorly developed characters, over simplistic plots, etc.) do have validity, but I feel that the good points of the books far outweigh the bad. In the Majipoor novels Silverberg makes us confront some of the darker aspects of mankind and grapple with our response to them. I liked the second book the most out of the first three. Try it, and see what you think!