Category: Sci-Fi
Language: EnglishKeywords: Audible Release Date March 11 2025
Written by Robert Silverberg
Read by Bronson Pinchot
Format: M4B
Bitrate: Variable
Unabridged
A tale of transcendence, Downward to the Earth is a remarkable novel from one of the most imaginative minds in science fiction.
Edmund Gundersonâformer Terran governor of the colony world of Belzagorâreturns eight years after the planet has gained independence, drawn back for reasons he canât quite explain. Things have changed significantly since he left, and he plays his part wellâslightly pompous former government officialâfor the tourists he encounters on the way down.
But this is more than a simple sight-seeing visit. As Gunderson comes face-to-face with the consequences of his former attitudes and actions, he finds himself on a journeyâboth physical and spiritualâto the legendary mountain of rebirth.
A tale of transcendence, Downward to the Earth is a remarkable novel from one of the most imaginative minds in science fiction.
Edmund Gundersonâformer Terran governor of the colony world of Belzagorâreturns eight years after the planet has gained independence, drawn back for reasons he canât quite explain. Things have changed significantly since he left, and he plays his part wellâslightly pompous former government officialâfor the tourists he encounters on the way down.
But this is more than a simple sight-seeing visit. As Gunderson comes face-to-face with the consequences of his former attitudes and actions, he finds himself on a journeyâboth physical and spiritualâto the legendary mountain of rebirth.