Valentine Pontifex

by Robert Silverberg

 
 
Year
1984
Publisher
Bantam
Country
USA
Pages
368
Media
Mass market paperback
ISBN
0-553-24494-9
Cover art
Jim Burns

Blurb

Dark dreams stir Lord Valentine's sleep. The Shapeshifters scheme in secret to regain their stolen world, and confusion and chaos are whispered on the winds of Majipoor. A planet that has known only peace for countless centuries must now prepare itself for war.

To save Majipoor, Valentine faces an anguishing choice — accept the mantle of Pontifex and surrender the high office of Coronal to his ambitious young successor Hissune, or use his own great powers to avert a long nightmare of bloodshed and battle.

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