β Scribed by Robert Silverberg
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Who knoweth the spirit of men that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth? Ecclesiastes 3:21
Okay, they did resemble elephants, it can't be denied. That led many people to underestimate the Nildoror and their obviously more fearsome commensals, the Sulidoror.
But aliens should never be judged by human standards, as the Company learned to its cost when Holmans World, now once again known as Belzagor, was given back to the natives and the Company sent packing.
Now Edmund Gunderson, once head of the Companys operation on this world, has come back across the galaxy to settle old scores with the Nildoror. If he can even get them to acknowledge his existence.
Downward to the Earth is a classic from the golden age of Robert Silverbergs career in the 1970s. His homage to Joseph Conrads Heart of Darkness, it remains as fresh and powerful today as the day it was written. Our Orb edition will have a map of Gundersons journey across Belzagor and a new introduction by the author.
Praise for Robert Silverberg:
"Robert Silverberg's versatile, skeptical intelligence controls a lavish and splendid imagination."
Ursula K. Le Guin
"No matter if Silverberg is dealing with material that is practically straight fiction, or going way into the futurehis is the hand of a master of his craft and imagination."
Los Angeles Times
A SFWA Grand Master and the winner of five Hugo Awards and five Nebula Awards,Robert Silverbergis one of the giants of science fiction and fantasy. He lives in Oakland, California, with his wife, writer Karen Haber.
Library : Science Fiction
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9780765331731
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