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Downward to the Earth

Downward to the Earth

Science FictionSpace Opera
Pages
208
Published
1976
Language
English

Synopsis

Edmund Gundersen, a former colonial official, returns to the alien planet Belzagor, a world now independent from Earth's empire. Haunted by past actions against its two intelligent species, the Nildoror and Sulidoror, Gundersen seeks atonement. He must journey into the planet's mysterious Mist Country to confront his guilt and understand the enigmatic ceremony of rebirth that links the alien cultures.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

MelancholicThought-ProvokingAdventurous
Redemption ArcFish Out of WaterFirst Contact

Genres

Science Fiction Space Opera

About the author

R
Robert Silverberg

Robert Silverberg is an American author, best known for writing science fiction. He is a multiple winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. Silverberg received a Nebula award in 1986 for his novella Sailing to Byzantium, which takes its name from Yeats' poem; a Hugo in 1990 for Enter a Soldier. Later: Enter Another; and in 2004 he was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America. ([Source][1]) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Silverberg

Characters

Edmund GundersenProtagonist
NildororSupporting
SulidororSupporting
All characters in Downward to the Earth