Nebula Award Best Novel Winner
A Time of Changes
by Robert Silverberg
Summary
Robert Silverberg sets this novel on the colony world of Borthan, where culture forbids people from referring to themselves as I and treats baring one's inner self as obscene. The prince Kinnall Darival discovers a drug that allows true sharing of minds and becomes a fugitive evangelist for emotional openness. Framed as Kinnall's confession, the book explores self revelation, repression, and the cost of challenging a rigid society.
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Historical Context & Significance
A Time of Changes won the 1971 Nebula Award for Best Novel during one of Silverberg's most celebrated creative periods.