Nightwings (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert Silverberg
- First Published: 1969
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—future history
- Time of Work: The Third Cycle of Earth history, approximately forty thousand years in the future
- Setting: The cities of Rome (Roum), Paris (Perris), and Jerusalem (Jorslem), as well as other Earth locations
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: Changelings or cuckoos, Future, Paris, Bioengineering or biotechnology, Rome, Jerusalem, Aliens, space
- Locales: Paris, France, Rome, Italy, Jerusalem
The Plot
The old Watcher travels to Roum with Avluela, a young, female, genetically created true-breeding flyer with nightwings, and her lover, Gorman, a guildless changeling. Changelings are genetically modified members of the human race. The Watcher’s guild duty is to search the heavens for the invaders of Second Cycle myth and legend. They travel in a Third Cycle Earth that is highly stratified socially and is bankrupt. Earth also is full of modified humans and visitors from other planets.
Upon entering Roum, the Prince of Roum passes the three traveling companions...
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