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In the year 2013, Tom O'Bedlam feigns insanity as a means of surviving the madness of his high-tech, post-industrial world and of coping with his remarkable psychic powers, the ability to send his mind across the far reaches of the universe

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Robert Silverberg is one of science fiction’s most beloved writers, and the author of such contemporary classics as Dying Inside, Downward to the Earth, and Lord Valentine’s Castle. He is a past president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and the winner of five Nebula Awards and five Hugo Awards. In 2004 the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America presented him with the Grand Master Award. Silverberg is one of twenty-nine writers to have received that distinction. 

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“Powerful and evocative . . . Intricately plotted . . . Magnificent.” —The Washington Post Book World
 
“Brilliant . . . Intertwines the classic themes of science fiction . . . Succeeds as both science fiction and social commentary.” —The New York Times Book Review
 
“In this well-written and compelling novel, master stylist Robert Silverberg examines insanity, the messianic phenomenon and the nature of godhood—and still manages to tell a great story.” —The Baltimore Sun 
 
“Brilliantly imagined . . . One of the finest writers ever to work in science fiction.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer
 
“Deserves the attention of readers interested in both adventure and philosophy—a rare mix.” —Los Angeles Herald Examiner

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  • PublisherOrbit
  • Publication date1987
  • ISBN 10 0708833721
  • ISBN 13 9780708833728
  • BindingPaperback
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Number of pages320
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