The ruler of the giant planet Majipur was deprived of power not as a result of the seizure of the throne, but in a very unusual way. His consciousness (soul) conspirators moved into the body of some deceased unfortunate, and in his “empty shell transplanted soul” usurper — this is the main conflict of the novel “Lord Valentine’s Castle”, full of fantastic adventures and mystical mysteries. Robert Silverberg’s fantasy novels have won the most prestigious literary awards in the United States. The author himself was for a long time the president of the Association of American science fiction writers. In his novels, representatives of all worlds and races get along, forming a special civilization that is even difficult for us to imagine. Journey through such a country-planet Majipuru appears in a kind of fusion of reality, fiction and magic. This is a world unlike anything and still permeated in the end with human feelings - love, fears, doubts, love of power. This is an entertaining and at the same time informative and instructive reading, which remains in the memory for a long time .. Some differences in names and titles in the first and second novels are explained by different translations.