Imagine a distant world where gods walk as men,but wield vast and hidden powers. Here they have made the stage on which they build a subtle pattern of alliance,love,and deadly enmity. Are they truly immortal Who are these gods who rule the destiny of a teeming worldTheir names include Brahma,Kali,Krishna and also he who was called Buddha,the Lord of Light,but who now prefers to be known simply as Sam. The gradual unfolding of the story - how the colonization of another planet became a re-enactment of Eastern mythology - is one of the great imaginative feats of modern science fiction.Winner of the Hugo Award for best novel,1968.
Publisher: Orion Publishing CoISBN: 9780575094215Number of pages: 304Weight: 263 gDimensions: 198 x 182 x 24 mm
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One of the five best SF novels ever written. - George R.R Martin.
Zelazny's most sustained tale,richly conceived and plotted,exhilarating throughout. - John Clute,The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.An authentic and rare work of the SF imagination. - Sunday Telegraph.
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