Letters from Atlantis
by Robert Silverberg
Form: Novel
Year: 1990
ID: 650
Publication history:
- ????: Cartas de la Atlntida, Timun Mas Mass market paperback, in Spanish
- 1990: Letters from Atlantis, Atheneum Hard cover book, 136 pp.
- 1992: Letters from Atlantis, Warner Mass market paperback, ISBN 0-446-36286-7, 136 pp.
- 1992: Briefe aus Atlantis, Lbbe Mass market paperback, ISBN 3404201930, 172 pp., in German
- 1995: Cartas de la Atlntida, Sanchez Mass market paperback, ISBN 847722823X
- 1999: Lettres de l'Atlantide, J'ai lu Hard cover book, ISBN 2277231673, 157 pp., in French
- 2000: Letters from Atlantis, Blackstone Audio Audio cassette, ISBN 0786199474
- 2001: Cronos, iBooks Trade paperback, ISBN 0743423909, 437 pp.
Blurb:
(from Warner 1992)
It is the 21st century, and a man can journey through time in the form of disembodied consciousness. Now Roy Colton is about to leap 20,000 years into the past. His mission: to observe the fabled city-island of Atlantis through the mind of its royal heir, Prince Ram. But Roy is soon worried by Ram's dark dreams. Do they presage the island's legendary destruction? And how can Atlantis be so technologically brilliant during a barbaric ice age? Boldly, Roy seeks the truth, yet nothing can prepare him for the strange secret of Atlantis's past...and future.
Other resources:
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Comments:
A very enjoyable short novel. The prehistoric era is brought to life vividly, and the the details of Atlantis are a good mixture of following legend and departing from it. The revelations about the origins of the Atlantians are not exactly unexpected (especially if you've read Star of Gypsies, for which this could be a prequel of sorts), but nicely done. The characters are well-drawn and intriguing, and if there is not a lot of conflict, there's enough discovery to keep things interesting. This version of time travel (as incorporeal observer) is similar to .
The audio version narrated by Tom Parker is available from Audible.com.