Lord Valentine's Castle
Lord Valentine's Castle is a novel by Robert Silverberg published in 1980.
Plot summary
Lord Valentine liberates the planet of Majipoor from tyrannical rule and helps establish a new legitimate government.[1]
Reception
Lord Valentine's Castle won the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel in 1981,[2] and was a Hugo Award nominee in 1981.[2]
Greg Costikyan reviewed Lord Valentine's Castle in Ares Magazine #4 and commented that "despite the detail, despite the novel's dreamy pace, Silverberg never loses his reader, is never boring. To the contrary, Lord Valentine's Castle is, in the demeaning argot of Madison Avenue, a page-turner."[1]
Kirkus Reviews states "In terms of sf underpinnings, Majipoor is an inexcusably flimsy construct; and a large cast of promising characters is left rattling around the lengthy and plodding narrative in such a meagerly developed state as to resembled blighted peas in a pod. Disappointing."[3]
Douglas Cohen for Tor.com said that "The story isn’t a puzzle, challenging readers to figure out whether this tale is science fiction or fantasy. It is science fantasy. It is a successful melding of both genres, as it borrows, tweaks, merges, and in some cases entirely reinvents. Books like Lord Valentine’s Castle seek to take the best of both genres and merge them into a seamless tale. Containing scientific and fantastical elements is both acceptable and expected."[4]
Reviews
- Review by Algis Budrys (1980) in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May 1980
- Review by Melissa Mia Hall (1980) in Fantasy Newsletter, No. 25 June 1980
- Review by Baird Searles (1980) in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, July 1980
- Review by Tom Staicar (1980) in Amazing Stories, August 1980
- Review by Joseph Nicholas (1980) in Vector 99
- Review by Doug Fratz (1980) in Thrust, #15, Summer 1980
References
- ^ a b Costikyan, Greg (September 1980). "Books". Ares Magazine (4). Simulations Publications, Inc.: 32.
- ^ a b "1981 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
- ^ "LORD VALENTINE'S CASTLE by Robert Silverberg". Kirkus Reviews. April 9, 1980.
- ^ "When Science Met Fantasy: Robert Silverberg's Lord Valentine's Castle". 5 December 2008.
External links
- Lord Valentine's Castle title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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