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Majipoor Chronicles

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First edition (publ. Arbor House)
Cover art by Loretta Trezzo

Majipoor Chronicles is a collection of ten stories (five short stories, three novelettes and two novellas) by Robert Silverberg, published in 1982. The stories are all part of the Majipoor series.

Plot summary

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The stories involving a young man reviewing memory records of other people, as a framing device.[1]

Contents

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  • "Prologue"
  • Stories:
    • "Thesme and the Ghayrog" (1982), novelette
    • "The Time of the Burning" (1982), short story
    • "In the Fifth Year of the Voyage" (1981), novelette
    • "Calintane Explains" (1982), short story
    • "The Desert of Stolen Dreams" (1981), novella
    • "The Soul Painter and the Shapeshifter" (1981), novelette
    • "Crime and Punishment" (1982), short story
    • "Among the Dream-Speakers" (1982), short story
    • "A Thief in Ni-Moya" (1981), novella
    • "Voriax and Valentine" (1982), short story
  • "Epilogue"

Reception

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Dave Langford reviewed Majipoor Chronicles for White Dwarf #48, and stated that "Pleasant and highly competent, they never quite engage the emotions they should."[1]

Reviews

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References

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  1. ^ a b Langford, Dave (December 1983). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf. No. 48. Games Workshop. p. 12.
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