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.

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Plot summary

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

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Reception

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 Langford, Dave (December 1983). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf . No. 48. Games Workshop. p. 12.