About this title: This quintessential science fantasy blends magic, prophetic dreams, and a heroic quest with high technology and alien civilizations. The planet of Majipoor, teeming with billions of humans and aliens, is ruled by a senior king, the Pontifex Tyerveras, and a junior king, the Coronal Lord Valentine. As the Pontifex is practically comatose, the black-haired young Coronal is the only effective ruler. Meanwhile, a blond, lighthearted man with amnesia wanders the planet with a juggler's troupe. His name is also Valentine, and he is troubled by strange dreams which suggest that he is the rightful ...
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780553144284ISBN:0553144286
Description: Good. Good. Average used book with moderate edge wear, general wear, spine creasing. Small closed tear spine bottom. Sits straight. Pencil price inside ffep, otherwise pages clean, tight and unmarked. Store sticker/remnants front...447 p., [3] leaves of plates: maps; 18 cm. This work originally appeared in somewhat different form in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. First volume in the Majipoor trilogy; the second of which is Majipoor chronicles; and the third of which is Valentine ... read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books, New York
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780553144284ISBN:0553144286
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. 447 p., [3] leaves of plates: maps; 18 cm. Includes: Maps, Plates. First Bantam printing, full number line. Pages clean and unmarked with light age tanning. Binding tight with reading crease. Cover shiny and attractive with light edge/shelf wear (small chips/rubbing). A nice collectible! "This work originally appeared in somewhat different form in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. " First volume in the Majipoor trilogy; the second of which is ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780553144284ISBN:0553144286
Description: Good. Spine has some creases. Covers show wear at the edges and corners. Good Grade B reading copy. Binding is Mass Market Paperback. Pages tanning. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780553144284ISBN:0553144286
Description: Good. Spine has some creases. Covers show wear at the edges and corners. Good Grade B reading copy. Binding is Mass Market Paperback. Pages tanning. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780553144284ISBN:0553144286
Description: Good. Spine is well creased. Covers show wear at the edges and corners. Good Grade C average reading copy. Binding is Mass Market Paperback. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
Binding: Trade pb
Publisher: Bantam Books, New York
Date Published: 1981, c1980
ISBN-13:9780553144284ISBN:0553144286
Description: Very Good. No dust jacket. Solid VG/VG+. Unknown printing. (pbk. ): 447 p. , [3] leaves of plates: maps; 18 cm. "This work originally appeared in somewhat different form in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. " First volume in the Majipoor trilogy; the second of which is Majipoor chronicles; and the third of which is Valentine Pontifex. Has a readers crease. read more
Description: Good. 0553230638 Good condition, minor wear. Pages slightly yellowed from age. Shelf wear along the edges of cover. No other major marks or damage. 100% satisfaction guaranteed. Great customer service and a no problem, EZ return policy. Real people, real service, since 1981. Treachery and wizardry run rampant under the reign of the mighty Pontifex, as both the rightful and the unworthy heirs to the throne anxiously await his demise. Korsibar, son of the current Coronal, plots with his twin ... read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books, New York
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780553230635ISBN:0553230638
Description: Good. 0553230638 spine creasing, light edge wear; Prince Valentine travels the planet Majipoor with a group of eccentric performers. In a quest to discover who Valentine is, his companions help him lay claim to the rewards of birth that await him. But that is only part of his challenge, for he must triumph in the most difficult trial--one that will test his belief, resolve and strength of character. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780553230635ISBN:0553230638
Description: Good. No Jacket. Spine Creased, Corners Worn, Front Cover Corners Creased, Binding Taped, Markings On First Page, Text Is Unmarked, Good Copy. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780553144284ISBN:0553144286
Description: Good. 1st Bantam edition, 1981. Price stickers on front cover. Heavy browning to pages, tiny stain on edge, otherwise clean. Light whitening on cover edges. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: New York: Bantam Books, 1981
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780553144284ISBN:0553144286
Description: Good. ---Paper Cover. Good or Better/No Jacket. 1st Bantam. 12mo-over 6 3/4"-7 3/4" tall. ISBN: 0-553-14428-6. 447 pages. Interior-VG condition w/ only minimal smudging on the text block. The paperback cover ha s light, uniform edgewear w/ light bending, and light-to-moderate creasing on the spine. -Publish Place: -Size: read more
"A wonderful mixture of fantasy and SF on a strange planet with stranger denizens. Lord Valentine has lost his memory and his learning juggling as a means to survive. This is the tale of how he gets his memory and kingdom back."
"I remember reading this one, and thinking that for being a sci-fi novel, it was strangely...normal. Not to say I didn't enjoy it, because I did and it remains memorable to this day. The other books in the series did not work in the same way for me. I do recall trying to read the next in the series and not being able to finish it.
Don't take this as a negative review, I really did like the book at the time!"
"I enjoyed reading all of Majipoor books. Great adventures and characters. Wouldn't rank them with my favorite authors - Mercedes Lackey, Patricia McKillip. There's a bit of a "missing" to the depth/warmth/"finish" of the characters for me. May reread but not for a long time."
"Pretty fun read with an imaginative world and fascinating descriptions of cities. However, the plot is very predictable and the writing is a bit too geared towards children (which it is entirely possible the book/series was written for)."
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