
Downward to the Earth
Bronson Pinchot
(Read by)Description
A lone man must make a journey across a once-colonized alien planet abandoned by mankind when it was discovered that the species there were actually sentient.
Gundersen returns to Holman's World seeking atonement for his harsh years as colonial governor. But now this lush, exotic planet of mystery is called by its ancient name of Belzagor, and it belongs once again to its native alien races, the nildoror and the sulidoror. Drawn by its spell, Gundersen begins a harrowing pilgrimage to its mist-shrouded north to witness a strange ritual rebirth that will alter him forever.
This is one of Silverberg's most intense novels and draws heavily on Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. It puts listeners at the heart of the experience and forces them to ask what they would do in the same circumstances.
Product Details
Publisher | Blackstone Audiobooks |
Publish Date | September 01, 2011 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9781455109586 |
Dimensions | 6.8 X 5.3 X 0.6 inches | 0.2 pounds |
About the Author
Bronson Pinchot, an Audie Award-winning narrator and Audible's Narrator of the Year for 2010, received his education at Yale University. He restores Greek Revival buildings and appears in television, film, and on stage whenever the pilasters and entablatures overwhelm him.
Reviews
"A lush and mystical rite-of-passage story which infuses SF with the exotic flavors of Joseph Conrad."
-- "David Langford, The Complete Critical Assembly""A tour de force."
-- "Brian M. Stableford, Outside the Human Aquarium: Masters of Science Fiction""Blends mysticism, world-building, and literary references in an inventive mix...This is perhaps SF's finest tribute to Joseph Conrad, both in its keen moral sense and its portrayal of a vividly realized alien forest."
-- "Time Out""Unusual even among Silverberg's works...in its density of physical detail...A fine novel."
-- "Edgar L. Chapman, professor, Bradley University, and author of The Road to Castle Mount: The Science Fiction of Robert Silverberg"Earn by promoting books