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The Face of the Waters is a science fiction novel by American writer Robert Silverberg, first published in 1991. Plot introduction. The Face of the Waters takes place deep in the future, on a penal colony, inhabited by convicts and their progeny.
Oct 1, 1991 · After a human offense against the natives of Hydros, the human population of the island of Sorve are ordered to leave. Forbidden on all other islands, in a flotilla of ships they seek the semi-mythical island of the Face of the Waters.
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Oct 11, 2022 · Heeding Father Quillan's exhortations, Delagard turns his fleet away from the inhabited islands and towards the Face of the Waters, a mysterious natural island taboo to the Gillies. There, the voyagers learn the true nature of their adoptive world and face a choice that will evermore alter their nature.
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The face of the waters by Silverberg, Robert. Publication date 1992 Topics Science fiction/Fantasy Publisher New York : Bantam Collection
Oct 15, 1991 · On the voyage, storms, tides, and deadly sea creatures take their toll of ships and people; then Lawler discovers that Delagard really intends to seek out the Face of the Waters, a fabulous, mysterious island avoided by the Gillies.
Silverberg, winner of four Hugos and five Nebulas, presents a riveting tale of an epic voyage of survival in a hostile environment. On the watery world of Hydros, humans live on artificial islands and keep an uneasy peace with the native race of amphibians.
When however the ambitious Nid Delagard offends the local Gillies, the entire population of Sorve Island are exiled from their home. Yet, Delagard has a plan, an insane ambition to use his shipping fleet to transport the Sorve community to Hydros one fixed island, the near mythical face of the waters.
