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In a distant future, Earth has become a rusted outpost as humanity spreads across the galaxy, colonizing worlds that have grown into distinct cultures of a thousand years or more. On the planet Borthan, a unique community known as the Covenant dictates that the self must be despised, forbidding any revelation of inner thoughts or feelings. The most undesirable words—“I” and “me”—are prohibited, and those who break this rule are exiled or executed. When an emissary from Earth arrives and opens Kinnall Darival’s eyes, the prince of the planet Salla confronts these rigid beliefs. He risks everything to bring his people the real meaning of being human.
First publish date: April 1, 1979
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Robert Silverberg
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