The Face of the Waters

The Face of the Waters is a science fiction novel by American writer Robert Silverberg, first published in 1991.

The Face of the Waters
Cover of first edition (hardcover)
AuthorRobert Silverberg
Cover artistJim Burns
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherGrafton
Publication date
1991
Media typePrint (Hardcover & Paperback)
Pages363
ISBN0-246-13718-5
OCLC59782573

Plot introduction

The Face of the Waters takes place deep in the future, on a penal colony, inhabited by convicts and their progeny. The planet is Hydros, an ocean planet whose inhabitants live on artificial floating islands.

After a human offense against the natives of Hydros, the human population of the island of Sorve are ordered to leave. Forbidden on all other islands, in a flotilla of ships they seek the semi-mythical island of the Face of the Waters. During their journey they are forced to learn more about themselves, leading to questions about both religion and the purpose of Man. At the end of the novel Robert Silverberg addresses what it means to be human.

gollark: Really? That is *not* consistent with your actions.
gollark: We don't operate democratically.
gollark: I'm sure you'd like to think so.
gollark: That would be mean and thus impossible.
gollark: We *did* ship them large quantities of high-quality apioforms.
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