Title: Lord Valentine's Castle

Title: Lord Valentine's Castle Title Record # 1613
Author: Robert Silverberg
Date: 1980-04-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Majipoor
Series Number: 1
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Synopsis: WorldCat: The planet Majipoor is shared by humans and several alien races, including four-armed Skandars, three-eyed Liiman, and the native, shape-shifting Metamorphs. All are watched over by the King of Dreams, the labyrinth-dwelling Pontifex, and the priestess of the Isle of Sleep, while the Coronal officially rules from atop Castle Mount. The Majipoor Cycle begins as young Valentine, a man with no memory, is hired as an apprentice juggler by a group of eccentric performers. While the traveling troupe takes to the road, Valentine's sleep is disturbed by nightmare visions of warring brothers and difficulties on faraway Castle Mount. In a quest to discover who Valentine really is, his wise and peculiar companions resolve to help him claim the rewards of his birth. But another trial awaits Valentine that will test his belief, resolve, and strength of character.

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Other Titles

Translations

Serializations

Year	Language	Title
1980^ⓘTranslated by Thomas Schlück	German	Krieg der Träume^?Krieg der Traeume
1980^ⓘTranslated by Patrick Berthon Groups in one volume the previous #1905 & 1906 of the J'ai Lu publication series.	French	Le château de Lord Valentin^?Le chateau de Lord Valentin
1983^ⓘTranslated by Ruud Franken	Dutch	De Burcht van Heer Valentijn
1985^ⓘTranslated by Patrick Berthon First half of the original novel.	French	Le château de Lord Valentin 1^?Le chateau de Lord Valentin 1
1985^ⓘTranslated by Patrick Berthon Second half of the original novel.	French	Le château de Lord Valentin 2
1990^ⓘTranslated by Nemes István	Hungarian	Lord Valentine kastélya
2003^ⓘTranslated by Paulo A. Moreira.	Portuguese	O Castelo de Lorde Valentine, 1º volume
2003^ⓘTranslated by Paulo A. Moreira.	Portuguese	O Castelo de Lorde Valentine, 2º volume

Year	Title
1979	Lord Valentine's Castle (Part 1 of 4)
1979	Lord Valentine's Castle (Part 2 of 4)
1980	Lord Valentine's Castle (Part 3 of 4)
1980	Lord Valentine's Castle (Part 4 of 4)

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
1	1981 Locus	Best Fantasy Novel
2	1981 Hugo	Best Novel
Nomination	1981 Balrog	Novel
25	1987 Locus	All-Time Best Fantasy Novel

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, November 1979	1979-11-00	ed. Edward L. Ferman	Mercury Press, Inc.		$1.25^?$: US dollar	164	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Ron Walotsky
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, December 1979	1979-12-00	ed. Edward L. Ferman	Mercury Press, Inc.		$1.25^?$: US dollar	164	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	David Hardy
Krieg der Träume^?Krieg der Traeume	1980-00-00	Robert Silverberg	Moewig (Bibliothek Science Fiction)	3-8118-0090-6	DM 19.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	587	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Jim Burns
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, January 1980	1980-01-00	ed. Edward L. Ferman	Mercury Press, Inc.		$1.25^?$: US dollar	164	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Barclay Shaw
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, February 1980	1980-02-00	ed. Edward L. Ferman	Mercury Press, Inc.		$1.25^?$: US dollar	164	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Jack Gaughan
Lord Valentine's Castle	1980-04-00	Robert Silverberg	Harper & Row	0-06-014026-7	$12.50^?$: US dollar	vii+ 444	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Ron Walotsky
Lord Valentine's Castle	1980-05-00	Robert Silverberg	Harper & Row	0-06-014026-7	$50.00^?$: US dollar	444	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Lord Valentine's Castle	1980-06-00	Robert Silverberg	Harper & Row / SFBC	3887	$4.50^?$: US dollar	[13]+ 466	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Ron Walotsky
Lord Valentine's Castle	1980-08-00	Robert Silverberg	Gollancz	0-575-02792-4	£6.95^?£: UK pound	444	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Nick Bantock
Le château de Lord Valentin	1980-11-00	Robert Silverberg	Robert Laffont (Ailleurs et demain)	2-221-00564-3		491	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
Lord Valentine's Castle	1981-07-00	Robert Silverberg	Bantam Books	0-553-14428-6	$2.95^?$: US dollar	447	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jim Burns
Lord Valentine's Castle	1981-10-00	Robert Silverberg	Pan Books	0-330-26462-1	£1.95^?£: UK pound	506	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Josh Kirby
De Burcht van Heer Valentijn	1983-00-00	Robert Silverberg	Centripress	90-305-0254-1		490	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Tais Teng
Lord Valentine's Castle	1983-00-00	Robert Silverberg	Bantam Books	0-553-23063-8	$3.50^?$: US dollar	447	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jim Burns
Krieg der Träume^?Krieg der Traeume	1984-09-00	Robert Silverberg	Moewig (Moewig Science Fiction #3646)	3-8118-3646-3	DM 7.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	588	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Rowena Morrill
Le château de Lord Valentin 1	1985-10-03	Robert Silverberg	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #1905)	2-277-21905-3		351	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Philippe Caza
Le château de Lord Valentin 2	1985-10-03	Robert Silverberg	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #1906)	2-277-21906-1		349	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Philippe Caza
Le château de Lord Valentin 1	1986-02-05	Robert Silverberg	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #1905)	2-277-21905-3		351	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Philippe Caza
Le château de Lord Valentin 2	1986-02-05	Robert Silverberg	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #1906)	2-277-21906-1		349	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Philippe Caza
Lord Valentine's Castle	1988-02-00	Robert Silverberg	Pan Books	0-330-26462-1	£3.50^?£: UK pound	506	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Le château de Lord Valentin 1^?Le chateau de Lord Valentin 1	1988-03-04	Robert Silverberg	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #1905)	2-277-21905-3		351	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Caza
Lord Valentine's Castle	1989-11-00	Robert Silverberg	Bantam Spectra	0-553-27436-8	$4.50^?$: US dollar	[13]+ 447	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Mark Harrison
Le château de Lord Valentin	1991-03-11	Robert Silverberg	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #2656)	2-277-22656-4		695	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Caza
Lord Valentine's Castle	1992-01-00	Robert Silverberg	Pan Books	0-330-26462-1	£5.99^?£: UK pound	506	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Julek Heller
Le château de Lord Valentin	1994-12-01	Robert Silverberg	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #2656)	2-277-22656-4		695	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Philippe Caza
Lord Valentine's Castle	1995-07-00	Robert Silverberg	HarperPrism	0-06-105487-9	$5.99^?$: US dollar	506	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jim Burns
Lord Valentine's Castle	1995-08-00	Robert Silverberg	Pan Books	0-330-26462-1	£5.99^?£: UK pound	506	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jim Burns
Lord Valentine's Castle	1997-00-00	Robert Silverberg	The Easton Press (The Masterpieces of Fantasy)			444	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Valentine of Majipoor	1999-02-00	Robert Silverberg	Science Fiction Book Club	0-7394-0043-6 / 02048	$17.98^?$: US dollar	806	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Ron Walotsky
Lord Valentine's Castle	1999-09-00	Robert Silverberg	Voyager / HarperCollins	0-00-648377-1	£6.99^?£: UK pound	506	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jim Burns
Le château de Lord Valentin	2002-04-00	Robert Silverberg	Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7238)	2-253-07238-9	€8.50^?€: Euro	672	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jackie Paternoster
O Castelo de Lorde Valentine, 1º volume	2003-00-00	Robert Silverberg	Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #542)	972-38-2640-2		282	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	A. Pedro
O Castelo de Lorde Valentine, 2º volume	2003-00-00	Robert Silverberg	Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #543)	972-38-2652-6		338	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	A. Pedro
Le château de Lord Valentin	2004-10-00	Robert Silverberg	Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7238)	2-253-07238-9		672	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jackie Paternoster
Le château de Lord Valentin^?Le chateau de Lord Valentin	2005-06-00	Robert Silverberg	Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7238)	2-253-07238-9	€8.50^?€: Euro	669	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jackie Paternoster
Lord Valentine kastélya	2009-00-00	Robert Silverberg	Metropolis Media ( Galaktika Fantasztikus Könyvek^?Galaktika Fantasztikus Konyvek )	978-963-9866-42-3	Ft 3,990^?Ft: Hungarian forint	576	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Sallai Péter
Le château de Lord Valentin	2010-05-00	Robert Silverberg	Robert Laffont (Ailleurs et demain)	978-2-221-11638-8		576	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Jackie Paternoster
Lord Valentine's Castle	2011-09-29	Robert Silverberg	Gateway / Orion	978-0-575-10653-6	£4.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Lord Valentine's Castle	2012-05-01	Robert Silverberg	Roc / New American Library	978-0-451-46461-3	$16.00^?$: US dollar	466	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
Nightwings / A Time of Changes / Lord Valentine's Castle	2013-07-25	Robert Silverberg	Gollancz (SF Gateway Omnibus)	978-0-575-12903-0	£16.99^?£: UK pound	xiv+ 733	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	Chris Moore
Nightwings / A Time of Changes / Lord Valentine's Castle	2013-08-22	Robert Silverberg	Gateway / Orion (SF Gateway Omnibus)	978-1-4732-0176-7	£9.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni	Chris Moore
Lord Valentine's Castle	2020-02-06	Robert Silverberg	Gateway / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II))	978-1-4732-2922-8	£10.99^?£: UK pound	xii+ 466	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
Lord Valentine's Castle	2023-09-19	Robert Silverberg	Open Road Integrated Media	978-1-5040-8715-5	$21.99^?$: US dollar	200	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
Lord Valentine's Castle	date unknown	Robert Silverberg	Bantam Books	0-553-14428-6	$2.95^?$: US dollar	447	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jim Burns
Lord Valentine's Castle	date unknown	Robert Silverberg	Bantam Books	0-553-25097-3	$3.95^?$: US dollar	447	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jim Burns
Lord Valentine's Castle	date unknown	Robert Silverberg	Eos / HarperCollins	0-06-105487-9	$6.99^?$: US dollar	[16]+ 506+ [6]	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jim Burns
Lord Valentine's Castle	date unknown	Robert Silverberg	Bantam Books	0-553-14428-6	$2.95^?$: US dollar	447	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jim Burns
Lord Valentine's Castle	date unknown	Robert Silverberg	Pan Books	0-330-26462-1	£2.50^?£: UK pound	506	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Josh Kirby
Lord Valentine's Castle	date unknown	Robert Silverberg	Pan Books	0-330-26462-1	£3.50^?£: UK pound	506	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Josh Kirby
Lord Valentine's Castle	date unknown	Robert Silverberg	Pan Books	0-330-26462-1	£5.99^?£: UK pound	506	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jim Burns
Lord Valentine's Castle	date unknown	Robert Silverberg	Bantam Spectra	0-553-27436-8	$5.99^?$: US dollar	447	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Mark Harrison

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Reviews

Review by Richard E. Geis (1980) in Science Fiction Review, May 1980
Review by Norman Spinrad (1980) in Destinies, Spring 1980
Review by Algis Budrys (1980) in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May 1980
Review by Melissa Mia Hall (1980) in Fantasy Newsletter, No. 25 June 1980
Review by Baird Searles (1980) in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, July 1980
Review [German] by uncredited (1980) in SF Perry Rhodan Magazin, 7/80
Review by Tom Staicar (1980) in Amazing Stories, August 1980
Review by Bob Mecoy (1980) in Future Life, August 1980
Review by Greg Costikyan (1980) in Ares, #4 September 1980
Review by Bruce Gillespie (1980) in SF Commentary, #60/61
Review by Joseph Nicholas (1980) in Vector 99
Review [French] by Dominique Martel (1980) in SF & Quotdien, #2
Review by Doug Fratz (1980) in Thrust, #15, Summer 1980
Review [French] by Jean-Pierre Andrevon (1981) in Fiction, #315
Review by Ian Watson (1981) in Foundation, #21 February 1981
Review by Bruce Gillespie (1981) in SF Commentary, #62/63/64/65/66
Review by Debbie Notkin (1981) in Rigel Science Fiction, #1 Summer 1981
Review by Martyn Taylor (1981) in Paperback Inferno, Volume 5, Number 3
Review [German] by uncredited (1982) in Reclams Science Fiction Führer
Review [French] by
André-François Ruaud^?Andre-Francois Ruaud
(1986) in Fiction, #371
Review by Chris Amies (1992) in Vector 166
Review by Cherith Baldry (1992) in Paperback Inferno, #95
Review by Chris Gilmore (1992) in Interzone, #63 September 1992
Review by uncredited (1999) in Vector 208
Review by Ida Clinkscales (2005) in Deep Magic, #42, November 2005
Review by Stephen E. Andrews and Nick Rennison (2009) in 100 Must-Read Fantasy Novels
Review by Graham Sleight (2010) in Locus, #593 June 2010