Downward to the Earth (Audiobook)

from helver

After having served as an Administrator on the planet Belzagor for ten years, Edmund Gunderson returns eight years after he left on a journey of personal redemption. As they say, Belzagor has the ability to capture men... capture them and change them. With each step of his rediscovery of Belzagor...

from Cheryl_in_CC_NV

the planet and the aliens are truly different than the human explorers - every character and culture is well-developed - one of the few Silverberg I liked

from Traveller1

Read a long time ago. I remember a dream like quality, as the former governor goes up country and learns about the people and planet he governed.

from hayduke

A self-described homage to Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Silverberg's Gundersen has returned to the planet he once helped colonize. The planet is now controlled by the native species, and Gunderson wants to participate in the ritual of “rebirth,” as a way of making amends for his previous misdeeds ...

from StephenBarkley

Fantasy and Science Fiction are often kept in two separate sections of the bookstore. Silverberg marries the two masterfully in Downward to the Earth. This book is essentially the sequel to Avatar. No, it's not set in the same world, but the themes remain. In fact, I'd be surprised to find out th...