The Man in the Maze

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The Man in the Maze is a science fiction novel by Robert Silverberg that follows a telepathically altered diplomat who retreats into an alien-built labyrinth to escape humanity’s tormenting thoughts.

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The Man in the Maze canonical 10
The Man in the Maze universe 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf science fiction novel ⓘ
author Robert Silverberg ⓘ
centralLocation alien-built labyrinth ⓘ
planet Lemnos ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
exploresConcept first contact with alien species ⓘ
use of individuals as tools of state policy ⓘ
firstPublicationForm serial ⓘ
firstPublishedIn Worlds of If ⓘ
genre science fiction ⓘ
hasAlternateForm magazine serial version ⓘ
hasCharacter Charles Boardman ⓘ
Ned Rawlins ⓘ
hasCoverArtist Jeff Jones ⓘ
hasISBN 9780380018663 ⓘ
hasMainCharacter Richard Muller ⓘ
hasMediaType paperback ⓘ
print ⓘ
hasMotiveForProtagonistRetreat torment from unfiltered human thoughts ⓘ
hasNarrativeTone bleak ⓘ
introspective ⓘ
hasPageCount 192 ⓘ
hasReception regarded as a notable work in Robert Silverberg’s late-1960s period ⓘ
hasStructureElement labyrinth as both physical and psychological barrier ⓘ
hasTargetAudience adult readers ⓘ
hasTimePeriodOfWriting late 1960s ⓘ
inspiredBy Sophocles’ play Philoctetes ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm novel ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person narration ⓘ
partOfAuthorBibliography works of Robert Silverberg ⓘ
plotSummary A telepathically altered diplomat retreats into an alien labyrinth to escape the torment of human thoughts and is later sought out for a critical mission involving alien contact. ⓘ
protagonistAbility telepathy ⓘ
protagonistOccupation diplomat ⓘ
publicationYear 1969 ⓘ
publisher Avon Books ⓘ
setting future ⓘ
subgenre social science fiction ⓘ
theme alienation ⓘ
ethics of telepathy ⓘ
exploitation of individuals with special abilities ⓘ
isolation ⓘ
relationship between individual and society ⓘ

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Robert Silverberg → notableWork → The Man in the Maze ⓘ
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Robert Silverberg bibliography → hasNotableEntry → The Man in the Maze ⓘ
Richard Muller → protagonistOf → The Man in the Maze ⓘ
Richard Muller → appearsIn → The Man in the Maze ⓘ
planet Lemnos → appearsInWork → The Man in the Maze ⓘ
planet Lemnos → primarySettingOf → The Man in the Maze ⓘ
Ned Rawlins → appearsIn → The Man in the Maze ⓘ
Charles Boardman → appearsIn → The Man in the Maze ⓘ
Charles Boardman → workTitle → The Man in the Maze ⓘ
Charles Boardman → fictionalUniverse → The Man in the Maze universe ⓘ
linked to: The Man in the Maze