When the Blue Shift Comes

by Robert Silverberg, Alvaro Zinos-Amaro

Overview

A brand new work by the Grandmaster of Science Fiction, Robert Silverberg (with a sequel novella by Alvaro Zinos-amaro). *** What happens when the immortals of Earth are suddenly faced with their ultimate destruction? *** Hanosz Prime, a near-immortal (though not truly so, not being of true Earth stock) travels to humanity's ancient home to discover the ultimate answer to humanity's end.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781612420745
Publisher:	Arc Manor
Publication date:	07/12/2012
Series:	Stellar Guide
Pages:	190
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

Robert Silverberg is one of science fiction’s most beloved writers, and the author of such classic books such as Gilgamesh the King, Dying Inside, Nightwings, 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—including one for the short story Passengers—and five Hugo Awards. In 2004 the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America presented him with the Grand Master Award.

Editorial Reviews

In this curious concept piece, part of the Stellar Guild series of collaborations between notable SF authors and newcomers, Zinos-Amaro caps an unfinished novella begun in 1987 by SFWA Grand Master Silverberg. The book consists of two parts: Silverberg’s “The Song of Last Things” and Zinos-Amaro’s follow-up, “The Last Mandala Sweeps.” Silverberg’s setup envisions a far future where the immortals on Earth are threatened by a strange “hole in the continuum” of space, something like an aggressive black hole with multidimensional reach. Hanosz Prime, ruler of a distant world, decides to abandon his dull life to travel to Earth, where he learns he may be the prophesied “king who has no kingdom” who is to save the endangered planet. Amaro more than matches Silverberg’s energetically expository style and manages to tie up all the loose ends, but flat characters and a slim plot keep the story firmly anchored in the 1980s. (Nov.)

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