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Nightwings

By: Robert Silverberg
Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
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Robert Silverberg's enduring classic about one man's journey to find salvation for a planet on the brink of destruction.

"Roum is a city built on seven hills. They say it was a capital of man in one of the earlier cycles. I knew nothing of that, for my guild was Watching, not Remembering."

For 1,000 years, mankind has lived under the threat of invasion from an alien race. After the oceans rose and the continents were reshaped, people divided into guilds - Musicians, Scribes, Merchants, Clowns, and more. The Watchers wander the Earth, scouring the skies for signs of enemies from the stars. But during one Watcher's journey to the ancient city of Roum with his companion, a Flier named Avluela, a moment of distraction allows the invaders to advance. When the Watcher finally sounds the alarm, it's too late: the star people are poised to conquer all.

And so with the world in turmoil, the Watcher sets outalone for the Hall of the Rememberers, keepers of the past, where humanity's last hope for survival might be hidden.

©2013 Robert Silverberg (P)2014 Blackstone Audiobooks Anthologies & Short Stories Fiction Science Fiction Short Stories
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Nightwings a whole new world. A world of the guilds. A world in which you can be a watcher, rememberer, pilgrim, redemer and nightwing. A world in which youth is restored.

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Great SF with brilliant narrator. Will listen to more from narrator and writer. More than the title suggests

Great SF with brilliant narrator

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The narrator`s voice and raspy breathing was about to get on my nerves but, as it went on, I assimilated it into the character he was reading, not a young man, after all. Overall, I enjoyed the journey and the descriptions of people and places, which were very strange indeed. You can get away with an awful lot in Science Fiction, but the story made sense to me on all sorts of levels. It will stay with me. Give it an hour to get into.

EvocativelySad Journey Through Earth`s Late Cycle.

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A thoroughly enjoyable listen performed brilliantly through the sonorous tones of Stefan Rudnicki. Utterly convincing “future world” with distinct characters and a central character who wins us over with his essential goodness.

Hugely satisfying

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This is a strange little story set well in the future, the author has a great imagination but it is interesting and is worth a listen.

Strange Fiction

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