Valentine Pontifex Author:Robert Silverberg Here is the triumphant crown jewel in Robert Silverberg's "Majipoor" trilogy, already recognized in the previously published Lord Valentine's Castle and Majipoor Chronicles as one of the landmark achievements in imaginative fiction. The conflict between gentle, pacifist and saintly Valentine and his putative successor, the tough, pragmatic Hiss... more »une, form the substance of this boldly inventive, humane and symbolic tapestry of a world that is also palpably real and convincing.« less