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Majipoor Chronicles Mass Market Paperback – June 12, 1996

by Robert Silverberg (Author)
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 285 ratings
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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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  1. Book 2 of 3
    The Majipoor Cycle
  2. Print length
    400 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Harper Voyager
  5. Publication date
    June 12, 1996
  6. Dimensions
    4.19 x 1 x 6.75 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0061054852
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0061054853
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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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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper Voyager (June 12, 1996)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0061054852
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0061054853
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.19 x 1 x 6.75 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 285 ratings

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Robert Silverberg

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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 VALENTINE'S CASTLE, MAJIPOOR CHRONICLES, VALENTINE PONTIFEX. His collected short stories, covering nearly sixty years of work, have been published in nine volumes by 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 VALENTINE'S CASTLE.

He and his wife, writer Karen Haber, and an assorted population of cats live in the San Francisco Bay Area in a sprawling house surrounded by exotic plants.

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Freemont DelRay
5.0 out of 5 stars Necessary to the trilogy and a great read as well
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2017
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This is not your average book. The story is really a frame for the individual remembrances from the Registry of Souls. This is an essential element for the trilogy as it fleshes out Majipoor's history . The book is not only advancing the character Hissune, but provides essential elements necessary to understanding how Majipoor got to be the place it is.

I enjoyed the story within story structure and the insight into the relationship between the Lord of Majipoor and the Emperor of Majipoor. All those seemingly soulless drones plodding through the administrative details of an entire planet, aptly buried in the pit to avoid the distractions of the outer world was very telling. Imagine, people who live in darkness, buried for their entire lives and being totally fine with it. How do you get that way???

The book give a little enlightenment on that score.

The second book is necessary to move the tale of Majipoor and the characters along on this tale. It especially brings Hissun into sharp focus and what Lord Valentine saw in the ten year old he met in the Labyrinth. More on the political intrigues that propel the tale to a climax, alien and homan plans and schemes abound.
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D'vo
4.0 out of 5 stars A short story collection.
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2021
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Written by Robert silverberg as a bridge between Lord Valentine's Castle and Valentine Pontifex. I found it to be necessary to bridge the connection between the two novels. As well as very interesting short stories exploring the history a Majipoor. Nice to have a full series that is finished.
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fish
5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2020
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Extraordinary work of escapist fiction. Ranks with Tolkien, Heinlein, and every other great fiction novel. Truly a must read for anyone who loves to be transported.
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Uglyhorse
5.0 out of 5 stars A Series For A Desert Island List
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2015
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Much the same way people (including myself) wish they could move to Middle Earth, I would gladly put in for a visa application to Majipoor. It is a journey across a vast planet where each continent, each city, species, faction is especially different. And rather than vast battles or epic fights of magic or technology, the action is diplomatic, political, personal.
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da Fantum
4.0 out of 5 stars Hissune is next Coronal?
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2013
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Dipping in and out of other people's memories is a little voyeuristic. Cool, but a little creepy. This book is good, but I enjoyed Valentine's travels more.
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GM
5.0 out of 5 stars What an imagination!
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2016
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I decided to read this book on a whim--I remembered Mr. Silverberg from about 40-years ago, and wanted to revisit. I was not disappointed! The characters were so rich, and the action moved forward unceasingly. I also liked the way the author wove together many stories. Thank you, Mr. Silverberg!
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G. McKay
3.0 out of 5 stars It starts as an enjoyable read
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2022
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It starts as an enjoyable read. Interesting characters and world building, a little action, some neat premises. It's very much a pacifist philosophy book, and there's a good bit of "this is kind of a nice thoughtful relaxing change of pace." There are some progressive thoughts which are nice in the theoretical.

The tension was missing however. people just didn't act like people, and it was all explained away as "that's just how it works in this universe." The hero has an idea, and the universe shifts to accommodate that idea.

It ends with a whole lot to be resolved. I only started book two, which I put down when it seemed it would be told through a series of short stories involving new characters. Meh.
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MikeR
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing read!!
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2019
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The Majipoor stories are epic fantasy. Well written and full of great characters. This is Tolkein great!!! AnYone who loves fantasy will be absorbed fully into this world.
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Mariam Kobras
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best!
Reviewed in Germany on May 23, 2019
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Robert Silverberg has always been one of the best SciFi authors ever. Hands down amazing world building, great characters, captivating stories. Definitely in one league with Peter F. Hamilton and N.K. Jemisin
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4.0 out of 5 stars Going through memories of inhabitants of a fictional world. What else is there to say?
Reviewed in Brazil on August 17, 2017
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I remember reading this book when I was only fourteen (the same age of the main character). Reading it now as an adult made me only want to read more of the author. Even though it can get dull at some points, the reading is totally worth it!
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Steve Gardiner
5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars for the book, 1 star for the Kindle.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 22, 2016
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Silverberg has been one of my favourite authors for many years. The Majipoor series are unusual; most of his works are standalone novels, and tend to be darker and more complex, but the enormous world of Majipoor seemed to interest Silverberg enough to write many tales about its inhabitants, both human and alien.
This is the sequel to the majestic Lord Valentine's Castle, which was a long, meandering but fascinating story of a young man regaining his destiny. Majipoor Chronicles is a series of short stories giving us a glimpse of the long history of the planet, including a snapshot of how humans conquered the indigenous species, the Piurivar, who are shapeshifters.
I give 5 stars to the stories, but the usual 1 star to the Gollancz Gateway Kindle edition, which as usual has numerous OCR errors; missing words and full stops, separated words (e.g. any where, up heaved, over whelming, and hilariously, Shape shitfers for Shapeshifters). Please, Gollancz, every single Gateway Kindle book I buy is riddled with them, where much cheaper Kindles (such as the excellent Wildside Press Megapacks) are very well proofread! My proofreading services are available (I'm not professional, would do it for free!)
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P. G. Russell
4.0 out of 5 stars More from the giant planet
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 15, 2021
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I read these books years ago, and, with many other favourites, I am putting scruffy paperbacks to one side and transferring them to Kindle. Silverberg is, in my opinion, towards the top of the second class of sf writers (there are five classes . . ) The re-read didn't disappoint, and if you haven't tried them before, do give them a go. Start with Lord Valentine's Castle though - this one will only confuse you!
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Anthippi Fiamou
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 19, 2014
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Wonderdful as always! The world Silverberg created is superb and the characters quite sympathetic. I would very much like to live in Majipoor
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