Promotional Information

* 'A taut, spartan...novel of political and personal gain...the historical and political sense as superb as Gore Vidal's' Ian Watson * A brilliant and thoughtful novel that explores the double-edged weapon of total clairvoyant knowledge of the future * 'Probably the most intelligent science fiction writer in America' Ursula Le Guin * 'Highly original...absorbing' The Sunday Times * 'Makes one understand why his name is among the sf greats' The Times

About the Author

Robert Silverberg was born in 1935 and began to write while studying for his BA at Columbia University. He is one of the most prolific of all sf writers and among his many fine novels are Dying Inside, Downward to the Earth, The World Inside and Shadrach in the Furnace.