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The Masks of Time is a science fiction novel by American author Robert Silverberg, first published in 1968. It was a nominee for the Nebula Award in 1968. [1] It was published in the United Kingdom under the title Vornan-19. [2]
Earth at this time is gripped by a new religious mania, an apocalyptic cult who believe that the world will end at the turn of the century. they are destructive and Bacchanalian, seeing sex and rioting as the preferred activities with which to fill one's time in the final months before destruction.
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When a self-proclaimed time traveler from the year 2999 floats down from the sky above Rome and captures the world’s attention as a prophet, Garfield escapes his laboratory frustrations to join a small group of experts attempting to determine if the charismatic man from the future is authentic.
At the end of the year 1998, a mysterious man, Vornan-19, materialises naked on Rome's Spanish Steps. Vornan claims to be from the future. The novel is narrated by Leo Garfield, a physicist specialising in the time-reversal of subatomic particles, who is seconded to the scientific team to investigate.
On Christmas Day in 1998, a charismatic being in the form of a nude man materializes from a shimmering electrical field in the middle of Rome. Calling himself Vornan-19, he claims to have traveled back in time 1,000 years to observe the cultures of primitive Earth.
Aug 15, 2019 · A Nebula-nominated classic by a Grandmaster of Science Fiction, Robert Silverberg, The Masks of Time tells the story of Vornan-19…a naked man who suddenly appears on the Spanish Stairs.Vornon-19 claims to have come from the far future and has access to technological marvels that support his claim.
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