The Classic Bestselling Saga by Science Fiction Grand Master Robert Silverberg

When Hissune, Lord Valentine's successor-designate and a clerk in the House of Records, is assigned to organizing the archives of the tax-collectors, he is disheartened to say the least. No one will ever have need of his findings, his useless busywork.

But close to the House of Records lies a far more interesting place: the Register of Souls.

Home to millions of telepathically recorded stories, the Register contains Majipoor's infinitely complex histories-tales of love and loss, triumph and heartbreak. And as the young prince-to-be immerses himself in the lives of those who have come before, he creates an enthralling chronicle of his own...