Stargate: Volume 24 (Rediscovered Classics) - Tapa blanda

"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""

In addition to being provocative, "Stargate" is an enjoyable novel. Its premise is enthralling and the characters, in enacting that premise, express in an insightful way something significant about human nature. "Vancouver Sun""

A stunning trip through time and space. "Stargate" is like a powerful dose of a mood-altering drug; it s a trip that reaches not only the heights of the unknown but of the unimaginable as well. A grand read. "The Magazine""

""Stargate"offers a subtle, rich, and fanstastically vivid look into a world filled with characters who play to and transcend our own human flaws." OMNI"

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
"Pauline Gedge tells a story that will pull at the heart strings." Book Him Danno"

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"

Gedge is a skilled stylist and her prose is luminous and poetic. . . . Those with a taste for poetry and spiritual speculation may well be pleased with this theological thriller. San Francisco Chronicle"

"Stargateoffers a subtle, rich, and fanstastically vivid look into a world filled with characters who play to and transcend our own human flaws." OMNI"

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
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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"

In the earliest years of the history of the universe, the Worldmaker, omnipotent creator of all life, 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 isolation—the 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.
            As Stargate opens, four systems remain untouched by disaster: the aquatic world of Ixel; Ghaka, a mountainous planet inhabited by a cliff-dwelling winged race; the exquisite Shol, world of culture and learning; and Danar, serene center of the universe. With courageous and often desperate measures the sun lords 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.