Lord of Light
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Published:29th Mar '10
Should be back in stock very soon
One of the very best must-read SF novels of all time.
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 world?
Their 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.
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.- Winner of Hugo Award Best Novel category 1968 (UK)
ISBN: 9780575094215
Dimensions: 198mm x 182mm x 24mm
Weight: 270g
304 pages