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Tales of Majipoor
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 05-07-13
- Language: English
- Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Regular price: $20.97
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Publisher's Summary
Seven stories of Majipoor from science fiction grand master Robert Silverberg
Hailed as "one of the most fully realized worlds of modern science fiction" (Booklist>), Majipoor is a planet unlike any other, with countless untold stories. Now, available for the first time in one volume, Silverberg presents seven tales that chronicle thousands of years of Majipoor’s history, from the arrival of the settlers of Old Earth to the expansion of vast cities to the extraordinary life of Lord Valentine. Within these stories lie the secrets of Majipoor - a wondrous world of incredible imagination.
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