Downward to the Earth

Gundersen returned to Holman's World seeking atonement for his harsh years as colonial governer. But now, after relinquishment, this lush, exotic planet of mystery was called by its ancient name of Belzagor, and it belonged once again to its native alien races, the nildoror and the sulidoror. Drawn by its spell, Gundersen began a harrowing pilgrimage to its mist-shrouded north, to witness a strange ritual rebirth that would alter him forever.