Stargate

Description

In the earliest years of the history of the universe, the Worldmaker has turned against his creations with unaccountable malice. One by one the ruling sun lords of each solar system have fallen, succumbing to the lure of forbidden knowledge. The terrible punishment for their crime is isolationthe Gates connecting their worlds to the rest of the cosmos are sealed off. Their innocence lost, their civilizations hopelessly corrupted, the immortal sun people are condemned to languish with their subjects in an eternity of solitude. With courageous and often desperate measures the remaining sun lords now prepare themselves and their subjects for a battle unlike any they have ever imagined. The final struggle has begun. Unfolding with epic power, Stargate is conceived with a richness, subtlety, and depth that set it apart from most fantasy fiction. And like Pauline Gedge's critically acclaimed historical novels, it is written with a vividness that is unforgettable. First published in 1982 but long out of print, Stargate is destined to be rediscovered and treasured as a major classic of fantasy literature.

Pauline Gedge's books have been published in several languages and have won many awards. Her first novel, Child of the Morning, was an international best seller. She won the Writers Guild of Alberta Best Novel of the Year Award for The Twelfth Transforming. She lives in Alberta, Canada.

"Gedge has fashioned a remarkable blend of gripping entertainment and haunting ideas that linger long after the book has been put down." --Globe and Mail "Stargate , which goes back to the theological beginnings of the world, is ambitious and serious fantasy, a vivid portrait of rich civilizations and their fall from the heavenly kingdom." --Richmond Times-Dispatch "It is no easy feat to write a creation story, even one which is set in an alien universe, [but] novelist Gedge takes up these challenges in this, her third book - and ... pulls off a clear winner." --Edmonton Journal "As a describer of a fantasy world, Gedge must have few peers.Her word pictures of her strange planets enable us to visualize them easily and to believe in their existence." --Victoria Times Colonist