By David Zindell

Go back OF THE PRODIGAL SONDanlo wi Soli Ringess has lower back from the Vild, the 1st lightship pilot to flee that hellish sector of fractured area and lethal supernovas the place mammoth computer-gods make battle on every one other.But the Civilized Worlds face their very own risk of conflict. A fanatical cult has seized the fabled urban of Neverness and plans to take over the galaxy. although the cult worships Danlo's long-lost father as a god, he casts his lot with its opponents--and is distributed to Neverness to aim to cause with its leaders. as an alternative he needs to struggle to outlive: opposed to the warrior-poet who has vowed to take his existence, the madman with a star-killing weapon and a grim ultimatum, the charismatic chief of the cult--once Danlo's maximum good friend, now his fiercest enemy--and his personal unbreakable vow by no means to hurt a residing thing.A modern grasp of speculative fiction and incomparable world-building, David Zindell maintains his huge epic that sweeps us from the outer reaches of the galaxy to the interior depths of the human brain, a stirring cosmic drama of a guy of peace torn among the implacable cosmic forces of divinity and destruction.From the Paperback version.

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Bardo's eyes, in the light of the flame globes around the lawn, were pools of burning ink. "It's like a star pulling at a comet. It's like a beautiful woman calling to her man. It's like ... " "I have always loved listening to you speak," Danlo said, as amused as he was truly delighted. "Can you doubt it? " "Perhaps. Or perhaps it is only that we have chosen. Out of all the chances life offers, and out of our pride, Bardo ... " Bardo shook his head so hard that drops of sweat spun off his thick, black beard into the night.

Although Danlo was taller and stronger than most men, embracing Bardo was like trying clasp a mountain to himself. With a gasp of air (Bardo's huge arms had nearly cracked his ribs), Danlo stepped away and smiled at Bardo. He said, simply, "I ... " "Did you? Did you? Well, I missed you, too. " Bardo turned his huge head right and left, looking for a chair or bench. But Danlo, who had always hated sitting on any kind of furniture, had already dropped down to the soft grass. With a sigh and much groaning, Bardo carefully lowered his huge body until he sat face to face with Danlo.

It is far past midnight," Danlo said. " "Sleep? I'll sleep when I die. " "Well, I've sworn not to drink beer any more, so I suppose I should find a woman. " Danlo waited for Bardo to stand up, but the huge man remained like a rock almost stuck to the earth. "Ah, the truth is, I don't want to leave you now, Little Fellow. " As tears began to flow freely in Bardo's eyes, Danlo smiled and laughed softly. He jumped up, then pulled Bardo to his feet. "I shall miss you," he said as he embraced him. " "But of course we'll see each other again," Danlo said.

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