Robert Silverberg

Here is the second of two volumes featuring the best in modern fantasy. These masterly short novels are both mesmerizing stand-alones and indispensable additions to the epics on which they are based. TERRY BROOKS adds an exciting epilogue to The Wishsong of Shannara in "Indomitable," the tale of Jair Ohmsford's desperate quest to complete the destruction of the evil Ildatch . . . armed with only the magic of illusion. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN continues the adventures of Dunk, a young knight, and his unusual squire, Egg, in "The Sworn Sword," set a generation before the events in A Song of Ice and Fire. DIANA GABALDON turns to an important character from her Outlander saga—Lord John Grey—in "Lord John and the Succubus," a supernatural thriller set in the early days of the Seven Years War. ORSON SCOTT CARD tells a tale of Alvin Maker and the Mighty Mississippi, featuring a couple of ne'er-do-wells named Jim Bowie and Abe Lincoln, in "The Yazoo Queen." ELIZABETH HAYDON tells of the destruction of Serendair and the fate of its last defenders in "Threshold," set at the end of the Third Age of her Symphony of Ages series.

Realm of the Elderlings: Homecoming / Robin Hobb A Song of Ice and Fire: The Sworn Sword / George R.R. Martin The Tales of Alvin Maker: The Yazoo Queen / Orson Scott Card Outlander: Lord John and the Succubus / Diana Gabaldon Majipoor: The Book of Changes / Robert Silverberg Otherland: The Happiest Dead Boy in the World / Tad Williams Pern: Beyond Between / Anne McCaffrey The Riftwar: The Messenger / Raymond E. Feist The Symphony of Ages: Threshold / Elizabeth Haydon American gods: The Monarch of the Glen / Neil Gaiman Shannara: Indomitable / Terry Brooks 1 ROBIN HOBB returns to the Realm of the Elderlings with “Homecoming,” a powerful tale in which exiles sent to colonize the Cursed Shores find themselves sinking into an intoxicating but deadly dream . . . or is it a memory? 2 GEORGE R. R. MARTIN continues with Dunk, a young hedge knight, and his unusual squire, Egg, in “The Sworn Sword,&#8221. 3 ORSON SCOTT CARD puts Alvin Maker on the mighty Mississippi with ne’er-do-wells Jim Bowie and Abe Lincoln, in “The Yazoo Queen.” 4 DIANE GABALDON puts Outlander misfit in “Lord John and the Succubus,” a supernatural thriller set in the early days of the Seven Years War. 5 ROBERT SILVERBERG has a dilettantish poet in “The Book of Changes.” 6 TAD WILLIAMS explores the strange afterlife of Orlando Gardiner from Otherland in “The Happiest Dead Boy in the World.” 7 ANNE McCAFFREY shines a light into Pern in “Beyond Between.” 8 RAYMOND E. FEIST sends one soldier on the ride of his life, an ordinary time for “The Messenger.” 9 ELIZABETH HAYDON relates the destruction of Serendair and the fate of its last defenders in “Threshold,” 10 NEIL GAIMAN tells of the man Shadow, after American Gods in “The Monarch of the Glen.” 11 TERRY BROOKS adds an exciting epilogue to The Wishsong of Shannara in “Indomitable,” how Jair Ohmsford’ destroys the evil Ildatch, armed only with illusion.

Winner of the 2018 Foreword INDIES Award Gold Medal for Best Sci-Fi!TIME AND TIME Sixteen Trips in Time by beloved science fiction Grand Master ROBERT SILVERBERG presents of all his best time travel fiction in one stunning collection. Silverberg introduces this new collection with a new essay praising early sci-fi icons that left a lasting impression on him as a young boy and launched his sixty-year voyage in time travel fiction. Over the course of his career, Silverberg expanded time travel's incredible world of freedom and mystery and delivered imaginative and intriguing stories that are hailed globally. Tales in TIME AND TIME AGAIN a marriage destroyed by a time travelling rival, a human waking up in the mind of a lobster after being sent to the future, and a Silverbergian touch to the age-old story of getting an advance peek at the next day's newspaper. Each story additionally features new introductions and anecdotes by Silverberg that recount his experiences writing for the greatest science fiction magazines of the past and present. TIME AND TIME AGAIN reaffirms Silverberg's mastery of not only the science fiction genre, but its most ubiquitous theme.

A visionary anthology of twenty-two original science fiction stories carries on the tradition of Terry Carr's Universe series with powerful short tales from contemporary masters of the genre. Includes: Life on the artificial heart by Mark W. Tiedemann Automatic death by Cary James Waterworld by John K. Gibbson Her toes were beautiful on the hilltops by Brian W. Aldiss The cool equations by Deborah Wessell The fire the fire by Alex Jeffers The sum of all potentials by John M. Landsberg Most politely, most politely by Barry N. Malzberg Souls in the great machine by Sean McMullen Lost in transmission by Tony Daniel Job security by Joe Haldeman The passing of the eclipse by Donna Farley Forty at the kiosk by Nicholas A. DiChario By the mirror of my youth by Kathe Koja Memories of Muriel by Paula May Waiting for the rain by Dirk Strasser Program's progress by Jonathan Lethem The shining place by Jamil Nasir Triad by Lisa Mason (from) The bridge by Alex Jeffers Burning bush by Carolyn Gilman Metal teeth by Lou Fisher

Un maestro della fantascienza moderna alle prese con il più amato tema del genere, il viaggio nel tempo. Robert Silverberg ci mostra un matrimonio distrutto da un rivale capace di spostarsi tra le epoche; un essere umano che si risveglia nella mente di un'aragosta; e non può mancare la classica "sbirciatina" al giornale del giorno dopo... sedici immaginifici racconti, tutti arricchiti di nuove introduzioni dell'autore.

In the far future, Earth is a worn-out backwater and humanity is spread across the galaxy on worlds that began as colonies, but now feel like home, each with its own long history of a thousand years or more, and each with its own unique culture. One of the strangest is on Borthan, where the founding settlers established the Covenant, which teaches that the self is to be despised, and forbids anyone to reveal his innermost thoughts or feelings to another. On Borthan, the filthiest obscenities imaginable are the words "I" and "me." For the heinous crime of "self-baring," apostates have always paid with exile or death, but after his eyes are opened by a visitor from Earth, Kinnall Darival, prince of Salla, risks everything to teach his people the real meaning of being human..

Samo najtalentovaniji pisci umeju da stvore svetove koji su više od mašte. Legende, koje je uredio čuveni pisac Robert Silverberg, omogućavaju čitaocima da posete jedanaest neverovatnih svetova, najintrigantnijih među svima koje su književnici do sada kreirali pružajući nam jedanaest uzbudljivih i nezaboravnih putovanja! STIVEN KING Sestrice Elurijske TERI PRAČET More i sitne ribe TERI GUDKAJND Dug kostiju ORSON SKOT KARD Iskeženi čovek ROBERT SILVERBERG Sedmi hram URSULA K. LEGVIN Vilin Konjic TAD VILIJEMS Čovek u plamenu DŽORDŽ R. R. MARTIN Vitez lutalica EN MEKAFRI Pernski Trkač REJMOND E. FAJST Drvonoša ROBERT DŽORDAN Buđenje proleća

Simeon Krug has a vision--and the vast wealth necessary to turn dream into reality. What he wishes is to communicate with the stars, to answer signals from deep space. The colossal tower he's constructing for this purpose soars above the Arctic tundra, and the seemingly perfect androids building it view Krug as their god. But, Krug is only flesh-and-blood, and when his androids discover the truth, their anger knows no bounds...and it threatens much more than the tower. "...a multi-levelled work of high adventure, considerable tension and social consciousness."--Harlan Ellison.

“This is hard sci-fi done right.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review). “One of the enduring classics of science fiction.” —George R.R. Martin Deep in the future, natives of the planet Hydros, an ocean planet whose inhabitants live on artificial floating islands, force the entire human population of the island of Sorve into exile, leaving the outcasts to ponder their fate, their past, and the true purpose of humanity. 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, and explores what unites and divides humanity. This new edition of THE FACE OF THE WATERS, published with the author's full support, brings Silverberg’s brilliant novel back into the must-read science-fiction canon, after decades of being out of print.

Teri Bruks u Nesavladivom priča uzbudljivu priču o Džairu Omsfordu, naoružanom samo čarima iluzija, koji je na očajničkom zadatku da okonča razaranja zle knjige Ildač. Džordž R. R. Martin u Zakletom maču nastavlja avanture Danka, mladog viteza lutalice i njegovog neobičnog štitonoše Jajeta u danima koji prethode događajima opisanim u Pesmi leda i vatre. Dajana Gabaldon se pričom Lord Džon i sukuba vraća omiljenom junaku lordu Džonu Greju. Izvrstan triler sa elementima natprirodnog smešten u prve dane Sedmogodišnjeg rata. Orson Skot Kard u Kraljici Jazua pripoveda priču o Alvinu Tvorcu i moćnom Misisipiju, predstavljajući nam zlikovce Džima Bouvija i Ejba Linkolna. Elizabet Hejdon nam u Pragu pripoveda o strahotama razaranja Serendera i sudbini njegovih poslednjih branilaca.

Original anthology of 15 stories. Alex Jeffers's stylish tale of love and art in an alien landscape ("Composition with Barbarian and Animal") and Brian Aldiss's dark vision of the near future ("The Madonna of Futurity") highlight this showcase of 15 original sf stories by veteran and first-time authors. Fans of "classic" sf will appreciate the broad variety of styles this strong collection offers. Contents: Introduction by Robert Silverberg; * The Cure / Joe Haldeman; * Composition with Barbarian and Animal / Alex Jeffers; * Transcript of “Yandal” / Terry Boren; * Dirtyside Down / Wil McCarthy; * Let Me Count the Ways / Larry Tritten; * Moths to the Blue Flame / E. Michael Blake; * Black Memes / Jamil Nasir; * Neezies / Mary A. Turzillo; * The Enemies of Nickel City / Nicholas A. DiChario; * The Only Thing You Learn / Barry N. Malzberg; * The Pigeonhole Principle / David Ira Cleary; * Going West / Phillip C. Jennings; * McGregor / Paul Di Filippo; * The Apples of Venus / Mark Rich; * The Madonna of Futurity / Brian W. Aldiss. Cover art by Michael David Ward

An extraordinary collection of original fiction by science fiction’s most talented writers. Until Terry Carr’s untimely death, his Universe series was acknowledged by critics and readers alike as the foremost anthology of original science fiction. Its 17 star-filled volumes were a showcase for the finest work of the field’s most distinguished authors. Now the series continues under the editorship of two of Terry Carr’s closest friends, multiple-award-winning author and anthologist Robert Silverberg and his wife, author Karen Haber. This collection, three times as large as previous volumes, continues a tradition of literary excellence with brilliant fiction by science fiction’s most exciting Leah Alpert · Scott Baker · Stoney Compton · Grania Davis · Paul Di Filippo · M. J. Engh · Augustine Funnell · Gregor Hartmann · K. Hernández-Brun · James Patrick Kelly · Damian Kilby · Geoffrey A. Landis · John M. Landsberg · Ursula K. Le Guin · Barry N. Malzberg · Jamil Nasir · Kim Stanley Robinson · Richard R. Smith · Bruce Sterling · Francis Valéry

It is the future, technology is advanced, lives are long, and the galaxy has been partially colonised by humans. Linking the disparate human worlds together are diplomats and agents who travel the starways. One of these men is Richard Muller, and now he has the greatest opportunity of his career. Humans at long last have met an intelligent alien species. Muller is sent to make initial contact, but the mission does not go well. Muller is cursed by the aliens. His brain is modified so that his subconscious thoughts radiate from his mind. This makes his presence unbearable to humans. Embittered, he choses to live out his life in an abandoned city of murderous mazes on a long-dead planet. For decades Muller is left alone, but suddenly he is needed again. Humans have made contact with a second and even more dangerous species, one seemingly bent on destroying humanity. The only hope is Muller. His brain can broadcast the thoughts that might convince the aliens that humans are sentient and their equals. A team from Earth make a perilous entry into the maze, confront Muller, and convince him to come to the aid of his former colleagues.

„Onaj ko viri kroz ključaonicu, može videti ono što će ga mučiti.“ (Stara engleska poslovica) Biti telepata, čitati misli drugima, znati uvek šta ko želi ili namerava... je li to đavolov ili božji dar, prokletstvo ili ekstaza, put propasti ili staza uspeha? Ovaj Silverbergov roman prestavlja brilijantnu studiju o telepatiji sa svim što ona nosi u sebi, u raznim fazama života glavnog junaka i pri različitim nivoima moći.

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Valentine, a wanderer who knows nothing except his name, finds himself on the fringes of a great city, and joins a troupe of jugglers and acrobats; gradually, he remembers that he is the Coronal Valentine, executive ruler of the vast world of Majipoor, and all its peoples, human and otherwise... Valentine's journey is a long one, a tour through a series of magnificent environments. Fields of predatory plants give way to impossibly wide rivers, chalk-cliffed islands and unforgiving deserts. The prose is unrelentingly dreamlike—no accident given that on Majipoor, dreams rule the minds of great and humble alike. Originally serialized in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in four parts: November 1979, December 1979, January 1980 and February 1980.

What if the Empire never crumbled -- and the Eternal City reigned supreme for thousands of years? No power on Earth can resist the might of Imperial Rome, so has it been and so it ever shall be. Through brute force, terror, and sheer indomitable will, her armies have enslaved a world, crushing all who would oppose her in her divine mission of total domination. From the reign of Maximilianus the Great in A.U.C. 1203 onward, Rome thrives through the myriad bloody intrigues and corrupt sovereignties that would doom a lesser state. Upstarts and enemies arise and fall, ground beneath merciless Roman boot heels: the prophet Mohammad murdered before his influence can take root; the Mayans in Mexico cruelly subjugated by the invading hordes of the Emperor Trajan VII on their first voyage of circumnavigation. So it is and so it ever shall be -- into a new age of scientific advancement and astounding technologies. Throughout the many centuries of Roman rule, one people have suffered and bled ... and endured. In the year A.U.C. 2723, at last a faint hope has been born with the advent of a miraculous new industry. For an intrepid band of those who are called Hebrews, the day is coming when the heavens themselves will be opened to them, and escape from Rome's eternal oppression may finally be possible -- as the ships are prepared in secret that will carry the enslaved on their "Great Exodus" to the stars. A crowning achievement in a majestic career that has already spanned six decades, Robert Silverberg's Roma Eterna is a triumph of the imagination that reveals the acclaimed author at the breathtaking peak of his narrative powers.

The definitive collection of the best in science fiction stories between 1929 and 1964 This book contains twenty-six of the greatest science fiction stories ever written. They represent the considered verdict of the Science Fiction Writers of America, those who have shaped the genre and who know, more intimately than anyone else, what the criteria for excellence in the field should be. The authors chosen for the Science Fiction Hall Fame are the men and women who have shaped the body and heart of modern science fiction; their brilliantly imaginative creations continue to inspire and astound new generations of writers and fans. Robert Heinlein in "The Roads Must Roll" describes an industrial civilization of the future caught up in the deadly flaws of its own complexity. "Country of the Kind," by Damon Knight, is a frightening portrayal of biological mutation. "Nightfall," by Isaac Asimov, one of the greatest stories in the science fiction field, is the story of a planet where the sun sets only once every millennium and is a chilling study in mass psychology. Originally published in 1970 to honor those writers and their stories that had come before the institution of the Nebula Awards, The Science Fiction Hall Of Fame, Vol. 1, was the book that introduced tens of thousands of young readers to the wonders of science fiction. Too long unavailable, this new edition will treasured by all science fiction fans everywhere. Contents: · Introduction · Robert Silverberg · in · A Martian Odyssey [Tweel] · Stanley G. Weinbaum · nv Wonder Stories Jul ’34 · Twilight [as by Don A. Stuart; Dying Earth] · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ss Astounding Nov ’34 · Helen O’Loy · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding Dec ’38 · The Roads Must Roll · Robert A. Heinlein · nv Astounding Jun ’40 · Microcosmic God · Theodore Sturgeon · nv Astounding Apr ’41 · Nightfall · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Sep ’41 · The Weapon Shop [Isher] · A. E. van Vogt · nv Astounding Dec ’42 · Mimsy Were the Borogoves · Lewis Padgett · nv Astounding Feb ’43 · Huddling Place [City (Websters)] · Clifford D. Simak · ss Astounding Jul ’44 · Arena · Fredric Brown · nv Astounding Jun ’44 · First Contact · Murray Leinster · nv Astounding May ’45 · That Only a Mother · Judith Merril · ss Astounding Jun ’48 · Scanners Live in Vain · Cordwainer Smith · nv Fantasy Book #6 ’50 · Mars Is Heaven! · Ray Bradbury · ss Planet Stories Fll ’48 · The Little Black Bag · C. M. Kornbluth · nv Astounding Jul ’50 · Born of Man and Woman · Richard Matheson · vi F&SF Sum ’50 · Coming Attraction · Fritz Leiber · ss Galaxy Nov ’50 · The Quest for Saint Aquin · Anthony Boucher · ss New Tales of Space and Time, ed. Raymond J. Healy, Holt, 1951; F&SF Jan ’59 · Surface Tension [Lavon] · James Blish · nv Galaxy Aug ’52 · The Nine Billion Names of God · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Star Science Fiction Stories #1, ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1953 · It’s a Good Life · Jerome Bixby · ss Star Science Fiction Stories #2, ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1953 · The Cold Equations · Tom Godwin · nv Astounding Aug ’54 · Fondly Fahrenheit · Alfred Bester · nv F&SF Aug ’54 · The Country of the Kind · Damon Knight · ss F&SF Feb ’56 · Flowers for Algernon · Daniel Keyes · nv F&SF Apr ’59 · A Rose for Ecclesiastes · Roger Zelazny · nv F&SF Nov ’63

ISBN 9781857989144 moved to this edition. Four students discover a manuscript, The Book of Skulls, which reveals the existence of a sect, now living in the Arizona desert, whose members can offer immortality to those who can complete its initiation rite. To their surprise, they discover that the sect exists, and is willing to accept them as acolytes. But for each group of four who enter the rite, two must die in order for the others to succeed.