Kingdoms of the Wall

Blurb

Kingdoms of the Wall is a 1992 science fiction novel by Robert Silverberg. The reader is gradually introduced to the fact that the plot is set on a faraway planet inhabited by an alien race and in an undefined future. Its subject is the perpetual communal quest for knowledge in the face of hardship and wonders, which through the revelation of an unexpected and devastating truth results in the deconstruction and slaying of gods. It is probably best described as a Bildungsroman.