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Sailing to Byzantium

By: Robert Silverberg
Narrated by: Tom Parker
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 Their hotel was beautifully situated, high on the northern slope of the huge artificial mound known as the paneium that was sacred to the goat-footed god. From here they had a total view of the city: the wide noble boulevards, the soaring obelisks and monuments, the palace of Hadrian just below the hill, the stately and awesome Library, the temple of Poseidon, the teeming marketplace, the royal lodge that Mark Antony had built after his defeat at Actium. And of course the Lighthouse, the wondrous many-windowed Lighthouse, the seventh wonder of the world, that immense pile of marble and limestone rising in majesty at the end of its mile-long causeway. Black smoke from the beacon-fire ar its summit curled lazily into the sky. The city was awakening.

It looked like the past, on Earth. But times had changed...and changed...and changed.

There were ghosts and chimeras and phastasies everywhere about. A burly thick-thighed swordsman appeared on the porch of the temple of Poseidon holding a Gorgon's severed head and waved it in a wide arc, grinning broadly. In the street below the hotel gate, three small pink sphinxes, no bigger than housecats, stretched and yawned and began to prowl the curbside. A larger one, lion-sized, watched warily from an alleyway: their mother, surely. Even at this distance he could hear her loud purring....

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Critic reviews

"A beautifully worded novella from a highly respected author is made even more enjoyable by the reading of Tom Parker. His precise, cultured voice adds to the wonder felt by the protagonist, and his calmly assured tones give the listener a feeling of comfort." ( AudioFile)
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An excellent read and narration. Not his very best, but still way up there.. it’s that era of sci-fi writing that has simply gone. It touches more brain cells than is the norm today. Recommended.

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I haven’t read/listened to any of Silverberg’s work for about 25 years, except for the excellent ‘Man in the Maze’ a month or two ago.

This story was thoroughly entertaining (and well-narrated) and I’m enjoying re-discovering this writer. I’ll definitely be listening to more Silverberg soon.

Entertaining

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I really enjoyed this book. Robert Silverberg really can paint some amazing pictures, well worth a listen.

nice quick and thoughtful

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