The Man in the Maze

Name: The Man in the Maze
Price: 9.99 USD
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Rating: 4.2 (294 reviews)
Author: Robert Silverberg

by Robert Silverberg

Literary Fiction Science Fiction

4.2 (294)

4.2 stars from 294 reviews

206 pages~3.4 hr readPublished by ĖKSMO-PressPublished 1969-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You enjoy hard science fiction that treats alien contact as genuinely strange and transformative, not just a plot device.
You're drawn to protagonists who face moral dilemmas about loyalty when the people they've sacrificed for have abandoned them.
You appreciate compact, purposeful storytelling that respects your time and doesn't waste pages.

Maybe not for you if...

You want optimistic visions of humanity's future and cross-species cooperation.
You prefer character-driven narratives that linger on emotional introspection over ideas.
You need fast-paced action and adventure; this is more contemplative and conceptual.

About this book

Richard Muller, a diplomat who made first contact with an intelligent alien race, bears a psychic wound from the encounter. This wound produces a telepathic effect that humans cannot treat and cannot tolerate, leading to his exile on the remote planet Lemnos, where he is isolated within a deadly maze. When a new alien species appears with apparent intent to destroy humanity, Muller becomes humanity's only hope for communication—the very condition that made him an outcast now makes him essential. The novel explores whether Muller will aid the people who rejected him.

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