A tale of transcendence, Downward to the Earth is a remarkable novel from one of the most imaginative minds in science fiction.
Edmund Gundersonformer Terran governor of the colony world of Belzagorreturns eight years after the planet has gained independence, drawn back for reasons he cant quite explain. Things have changed significantly since he left, and he plays his part wellslightly pompous, former government officialfor the tourists he encounters on the way down.
But this is more than a simple sight-seeing visit. As Gunderson comes face to face with the consequences of his former attitudes and actions, he finds himself on a journeyboth physical and spiritualto the legendary mountain of rebirth.
