Robert Silverberg Livres

"Révolutionnaires de toutes obédiences, arrêtés par un gouvernement trop magnanime pour les condamner à mort, ils ont été déportés. Plus loin que l'Alaska, la Sibérie ou l'Antarctique. Dans le passé. L'ère primaire, le Cambrien. Un milliard d'années avant notre ère. Le Marteau, ce gigantesque piston à refouler dans le temps, les dépose sans espoir de retour dans un monde où la vie n'a pas encore quitté les océans. Avec les années, ils succombent peu à peu au désespoir et à la folie. Jusqu'à ce que soit déporté parmi eux Lew Hahn qui ne ressemble en rien à un prisonnier politique. Pourquoi a-t-il été condamné ? L'un des romans les plus poignants de Robert Silverberg." [Source : 4e de couv., tirage 2010]

En 2650, la Terre est sous les glaces et les villes, devenues souterraines, renfermées sur elles-mêmes depuis trois siècles, ont tout oublié de la nature. Huit New-Yorkais, bravant la loi, tentent de joindre Londres par radio : condamnés pour haute trahison, ils sont exilés dans le froid, face aus loups, aux chasseurs nomades retournés à la préhistoire. Ramèneront-ils un jour les hommes vers le soleil ?

Sur Patrie, planète où la population est divisée entre les Maîtres et le Peuple, sans compter les autochtones, Joseph Keilloran, fils d'un des Maîtres, est réveillé une nuit par des explosions. Le Peuple vient de se soulever. Il a massacré les nobles hôtes de Joseph. Et il va falloir à Joseph traverser un territoire hostile habité de créatures étrangères, les unes redoutables, d'autres secourables, marcher jusqu'au bout de ses forces, découvrir un monde inconnu et faire l'expérience de la vie. Emprunter le long chemin du retour, à pied, sans aide ni allié, huit ou dix mille kilomètres jusqu'à l'Isthme qui conduit à Hélikis, le continent de la Maison Keilloran. En espérant que la révolte ne s'est pas étendue jusque-là. Le dernier grand Silverberg.

Sommaire:Un météore solitaire de Philippe R. HuppAbsolument inflexible de Robert SilverbergLe Circuit Macauley de Robert SilverbergEve et les vingt-trois Adams de Robert SilverbergLe coup du téléphone de Robert SilverbergJe vous 1000110 de Robert SilverbergQuand les arbres ont des dents de Robert SilverbergLa danse au soleil de Robert SilverbergMonade urbaine 158 de Robert SilverbergPousser ou grandir de Robert SilverbergBon pour le service des organes de Robert SilverbergVoir l'homme invisible de Robert SilverbergDes mondes en cascades de Robert SilverbergLe Dybbuk de Mazel Tov IV de Robert SilverbergSchwartz et les galaxies de Robert Silverberg

Royaume du rêve et de l'imagination, terre d'accueil aux horizons illimités, havre du dépaysement et de l'épopée, la fantasy a révélé moult créateurs d'univers dont les oeuvres ne cessent d'éblouir. Quatre des plus célèbres d'entre eux ont répondu à l'appel de Robert Silverberg et proposent ici de longs récits inédits situés dans les mondes qui ont fait leur renommée. Introduction idéale pour les néophytes autant que parfait complément pour les connaisseurs, chacun de ces textes est une invitation à l'émerveillement. Dans ce second volume, Robin Hobb relate l'odyssée d'une noble dame en exil dans les contrées qu'arpentent L'assassin royal et Les aventuriers de la mer ; Elizabeth Haydon chante la fin tragique d'un monde dans une élégie tirée de la Symphonie de l'Éternité ; Diana Gabaldon confronte Lord John, l'un des personnages phare de sa saga Le Chardon et le tartan, à un bien étrange assassin ; Robert Silverberg narre la poésie des temps anciens de Majipoor ; et Terry Brooks lance ses héros de Shannara à la recherche du dernier vestige d'un artefact maléfique. Partez à l'aventure...

Sur Majipoor - trois continents immenses, des océans démesurés -, un jeune homme s'éveille. Il ne se souvient que de son nom : Valentin. Au même instant, des fêtes se préparent : on attend le maître de la planète, le Coronal. Mais est-il bien celui qu'il paraît être ? Tandis que Valentin découvre auprès d'une troupe de jongleurs son aptitude à leur art, il est hanté par d'étranges rêves : il serait le vrai Coronal et l'on aurait transféré son esprit dans un autre corps... Carabella, une jolie saltimbanque, l'encourage à revendiquer son identité. Mais pour parvenir jusqu'au Coronal, Valentin devra traverser des continents, des océans. La troupe de jongleurs dont il fait désormais partie se rallie à lui... Tous haïssent le Coronal. Vont-ils pour autant aider Valentin ?

Voici le quatrième volet du cycle de Majipoor, après Le Château de Lord Valentin, Chroniques de Majipoor et Valentin de Majipoor. Robert Silverberg ne se lasse pas d'explorer la planète géante. Il conte ici les aventures du prince Harpirias, envoyé tout près du pôle glacé, auprès de barbares mythiques, pour négocier la libération de quelques savants. Harpirias se risque sans enthousiasme loin du monde, loin de ce qu'il croit être la vie. Pour y découvrir l'inattendu, y apprendre le courage et y trouver, peut-être, l'amour. Chroniques de Majipoor et Valentin de Majipoor ont été publiés dans la même collection.

Vous ne supportez plus ce vingt-cinquième siècle surpeuplé et pollué. Vous êtes chômeur de quatorzième classe, la plus basse. Une seule solution, fuyez dans le temps. Grâce à l'invention de Lanoy, devenez un déserteur temporel. Au risque des paradoxes.

Bientôt, la Tour de Simon Krug s'élèvera dans le ciel de l'Arctique comme un fanal géant à destination des étoiles. De ces étoiles dont on vient " peut-être " de recevoir un signal témoignant de la présence d'une civilisation dans la région de la nébuleuse NGC7293. La tour est le symbole de la puissance de Krug. L'homme qui a défié les dieux et créé les androïdes. L'homme qui est pour les androïdes un dieu et le symbole de la tyrannie. Mais peut-on renverser l'homme qui vous a créé ? Et peut-on faire l'amour entre androïdes ? Voici l'un des plus extraordinaires romans de Robert Silverberg, l'écrivain le plus subtil et le plus couronné de prix de toute la science-fiction américaine.

Majipoor est une planète géante dont la colonisation par les humains date de près de 10 000 ans. Avec eux sont arrivés d'autres races, toutes parfaitement intégrées dans une société pacifique dirigée religieusement et temporellement par les quatre puissances de Majipoor : "le Coronal", qui règne du haut du Mont du château, "le Pontife", qui vit au fond du Labyrinthe, "la Dame", qui prodigue ses rêves bienfaisants depuis l'île du sommeil et "le Roi des rêves" qui envoie ses cauchemars et ses mises en gardes depuis les confins du continent désertique de Suvrael. Mais l'ombre de la guerre plane sur ces dizaines de milliards d'âmes, car si tous ces colons vivent en paix, le peuple d'origine de Majipoor, les Métamorphes, parqués au fin fond d'une réserve depuis des millénaires, espèrent éliminer ces nouveaux venus, qui leur ont volé leur planète. Valentin, Coronal en titre, se verra obliger de lutter contre la déchirure physique, sociale et spirituelle de sa planète en utilisant tous les moyens possibles. --Laurent Schneitter

En l'an 2381, la Terre porte soixante-dix milliards d'êtres humains dont la devise est : Croissez et multipliez. Ils habitent des tours de mille étages, les monades urbaines, et jouissent d'une totale liberté sexuelle. Ils ne quittent jamais leurs villes verticales et explorent rarement un autre étage que le leur. Ils vivent l'utopie, la promiscuité, le bonheur. Qui en doute est malade. Qui est malade est soigné. Qui est incurable est exécuté. Micael, l'électronicien, rêve pourtant de la Terre du passé, de l'océan, de la nature qu'il a découverts à travers un film vieux d'un siècle. Il fuit. Et Jason, l'historien, armé par son savoir contre tous les tabous anciens, redécouvre de son côté un sentiment proscrit, la jalousie.[payot.ch]

Sur Majipoor, la planète géante, règne Lord Valentin le Coronal qui, naguère jongleur, a retrouvé son trône, mais conservé un corps d'emprunt. Ces faits de haute chronique ont été relatés dans Le Château de Lord Valentin. Mais il n'est pas dit que le règne de Valentin restera serein. Tandis que le Coronal entreprend son Périple à travers les immensités de Majipoor, afin de se faire voir de ses peuples, accompagné de Carabella, son épouse bien aimée, de ses amis des jours d'infortune devenus grands seigneurs et d'une armée de courtisans, les nuages s'amoncellent, les maladies frappent les récoltes, s'étendent comme feu de forêt. Des monstres surgissent des forêts d'habitude paisibles de Majipoor. La famine survient, et la rébellion. Faudra-t-il faire la guerre aux Changeformes ? Car ce sont eux, premiers occupants de la planète, jadis massacrés et refoulés par les humains venus de l'espace, qui tentent une nouvelle révolte. Valentin, qui est épris de paix et d'amour, ne parvient pas à s'y résoudre. Majipoor va-t-elle sombrer ?

Sur la planète Borthan se perpétue une société étrange. Elle interdit à quiconque de dire " Je ". Toute manifestation d'individualité y est proscrite comme obscène. Mais pour Kinal Darrival vient le temps des changements, annoncé d'abord par Schweiz, le marchand venu de Terre, tentateur et familier d'autres usages. Et ensuite précipité par la drogue de Sumara grâce à laquelle on peut explorer les profondeurs de son inconscient et connaître son véritable désir. Kinal découvre en lui la passion de braver l'interdit, puis la force de renverser à jamais le tabou majeur de son univers. Au prix de la révolution. Le Temps des changements est l'une des oeuvres majeures d'un des plus grands écrivains américains de science fiction, Robert Silverberg. Un incontestable classique.

Fées, Irlande, miniatures, inspiration, Majipoor, hyperespace, temporalités, télé-réalité, éthérisateur, fantômes malades, steampunk, infra-rouge, rocher, 666, matin du monde, Arcadie, imaginaire du Golfe, ivoire, Brassens, Mabuse, Calabi-Yau, masque mortuaire, paléozoïque...

Featuring a diverse array of tales, this collection showcases stories from both classic and contemporary science fiction authors. It explores the evolution of robots in literature, highlighting their significance and the imaginative visions of the future they inspire. Each story reflects unique themes and perspectives, making it a compelling read for fans of the genre.

Set in a time of adventure and allure, this collection features tales filled with mystery, danger, and eroticism, transporting readers to exotic locations such as safaris, bordellos, and opium dens. Robert Silverberg's lost pulp stories, originally published in the 1950s, are revived in oversized facsimile editions that capture the essence of their era. Available in both softcover and deluxe hardcover formats, these re-creations invite readers to explore a world rich in secrets and intrigue.

Set in an Afterworld - where everyone who has ever lived reawakens when they die to live again and die again, seemingly for ever - this novel tells of the warrior-king Gilgamesh's journey in search of a gateway to the land of the living. Based on the author's novella "Gilgamesh in the Outback".

This is British paperback edition of this collection of stories, first published by Scribners in 1973. Stories Caught in the Organ Draft (1972); {Now + n, Now - n} (1972); Some Notes on the Pre-Dynastic Epoch (1973); In the Group (1973); Caliban (1971); Many Mansions (1973); Good News from the Vatican (1971); Push No More (1972); The Mutant Season (1973); When We Went to See the End of the World (1972); What We Learned from This Morning's Newspaper (1972); In Entropy's Jaws (1971); The Wind and the Rain (1973).

The story revolves around mutants who possess extraordinary powers and have concealed their identities due to fear of persecution. As tensions escalate, the emergence of a mutant in a significant political position offers a glimmer of hope for their community in the twenty-first century, suggesting a potential shift in societal acceptance and the struggle for equality.

Our nations capital is truly a distinctive setting, with historical and cultural sites around just about every corner. "Our Washington, D.C." is a pictorial celebration showcasing the areas stunning monuments and scenes, offering a glimpse into what makes this city so unique--from the historic homes, trendy neighborhoods, and diverse special events and festivals to the people who live and work in the capital city. Such locales as the Washington Monument, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the U.S. Capitol building, the White House(including rare interior photos), Arlington National Cemetery, the National Zoo, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Arboretum, the Spy Museum, Mt. Vernon, and the Potomac River are brought to life in "Our Washington, D.C." Featuring the striking photography of Paul M. Franklin, historical images, and detailed captions that capture the essence of Washington, D.C., this is a fabulous presentation of the area that is both our past and our future.

A continuation of the Universe series edited by Terry Carr until 1987.

David Selig was born with an awesome power -- the ability to look deep into the human heart, to probe the darkest truths hidden in the secret recesses of the soul. With reckless abandon, he used his talent in the pursuit of pleasure. Then, one day, his power began to die... Universally acclaimed as Robert Silverberg's masterwork, Dying Inside is a vivid, harrowing portrait of a man who squandered a remarkable gift, of a superman who had to learn what it was to be human.

In the bustling Constantinople of 1150 AD, Judson Daniel Elliot, a tour guide for the Time Service, abandons his group of tourists to spend a stolen hour with a dazzling, time-defying paradox of seventeen springs, named Pulcheria. This is a serious crime! Upon his return, he discovers that a cunning tourist has independently dived into time. In a panic, Jud tries to locate the man, but he keeps making one bewildering blunder after another. His friends rush to mend the frayed temporal fabric, but the relentless Time Patrol is onto them. Jud could be plucked from the time stream at any moment, which means he would simply cease to exist. This is a gripping tale from a writer who has already made a significant mark in the field and was recently honored with the Nebula Award for A Time of Changes.

Twenty stories of adventure set in a world of the not-too-distant future which could change from fiction to fact any day!

This collection features a diverse array of speculative fiction from 1989, showcasing both established and emerging voices in the genre. The contents include a mix of novellas, novelettes, and short stories, each offering unique narratives and imaginative worlds. Notable contributions include Judith Moffett's "Tiny Tango," a thought-provoking novella, and Mike Resnick's "For I Have Touched the Sky," which continues the Kirinyaga series. Gregory Benford's "Alphas" and Connie Willis's "At the Rialto" present engaging explorations of human experience and societal themes. The anthology also includes works by Kathe Koja, Steven Popkes, and Robert Silverberg, each adding depth and variety to the collection. From William King's "Visiting the Dead" to Bruce Sterling's "Dori Bangs," the stories reflect a range of styles and subjects. Lucius Shepard's "The Ends of the Earth" and Nancy Kress's "The Price of Oranges" further exemplify the creativity of the time. Additional highlights include S. P. Somtow's "Lottery Night," Alexander Jablokov's "A Deeper Sea," and Megan Lindholm's "Silver Lady and the Fortyish Man." The collection concludes with Gardner Dozois's insightful essay summarizing the year's contributions to the genre, alongside honorable mentions that acknowledge other noteworthy works. This anthology serves as a testament to the richness and diversity of speculative fiction during this period.

Sailing to Byzantium (Feb 1985) Awards:1986 Hugo Award - Best Novella (Nomination)1986 Locus Poll Award - Best Novella (Place: 2)1986 Nebula Award - Novella (Win)1986 SF Chronicle Award - Novella (Nomination)Seven American Nights (1978)Awards:1979 Hugo Award - Best Novella (Nomination)1979 Locus Poll Award - Best Novella (Place: 3)1979 Nebula Award - Novella (Nomination)

From the Five-Time Nebula Award-Winner""Seven thousand centuries ago, falling death stars unleashed fiery apocalyptic destruction on Earth and inaugurated the Long Winter. One small band of People took refuge in an underground cocoon where they and their descendants waited for the time of ice to end. Now their long winter is over. Prophecy and circumstance urge the tribe out into the half-forgotten world beyond their safe cocoon. Led by their chieftain Koshmar, the tribe journeys to the city of Vengiboneeza, where the prophecy of the gods says they are to rule. On their way the tribe discovers the dangers and wonders of life in the New Springtime. In the face of new temptations and peril, Koshmar and her lover, the priestess Torlyri, struggle to keep the People united and fulfill the prophecy. For soon they will be beset by other trials, as other beings seek to fulfill their own prophecies.Robert Silverberg provides an introduction exclusive to this Bison Books edition.

This retelling of the Epic of Gilgamesh brings a fresh perspective to the ancient tale, showcasing the author’s exceptional storytelling skills. The narrative dives into themes of friendship, mortality, and the quest for immortality, while vividly reimagining the legendary characters and their adventures. Readers can expect a captivating blend of history and modern interpretation, making the timeless story resonate with contemporary audiences.

Hated...Feared...Hunted...or Despised... Such is the fate of anybody - or anything - that dares to deviate from the norm of its race, such is the destiny of those we choose to label... MUTANTS Edited by Hugo-award-winner, Robert Silverberg, MUTANTS is an anthology of eleven science-fiction stories based on the theme of genetic changes in living things - changes that sometimes horrify, sometimes disgust, and always reap the most surprising consequences to man and his world... Cover Illustration: Peter. A. Jones Contents: · Introduction · Robert Silverberg · Tomorrow’s Children · Poul Anderson & F. N. Waldrop · It’s a Good Life · Jerome Bixby · The Mute Question · Forrest J Ackerman · Let the Ants Try · Frederik Pohl · The Conqueror · Mark Clifton · Liquid Life · Ralph Milne Farley · Hothouse · Brian W. Aldiss · Ozymandias · Terry Carr · The Man Who Never Forgot · Ginny Wrapped in the Sun · R. A. Lafferty · Watershed · James Blish

One man alone in an alien landscape - SF's HEART OF DARKNESS by one of the field's acknowledged greats.

Acclaimed writer and editor Robert Silverberg has curated a collection featuring eleven renowned Fantasy authors, each contributing a new story inspired by their famous series. Stephen King presents "The Little Sisters of Eluria," a tale of Roland, the Gunslinger, set in The Dark Tower universe. Terry Pratchett offers a humorous incident in Discworld with "The Sea and Little Fishes," highlighting a magical contest involving Granny Weatherwax. Terry Goodkind explores the origins of the Border between realms in "Debt of Bones," tied to The Sword of Truth. Orson Scott Card shares a story of Alvin and his apprentice in "Grinning Man," drawn from the Tales of Alvin Maker. Silverberg himself revisits Majipoor in "The Seventh Shrine," where Lord Valentine embarks on an adventure in an ancient tomb. Ursula K. Le Guin adds a sequel to her Earthsea series with "Dragonfly," focusing on a woman's quest to learn magic. Tad Williams crafts a dark tale set in a haunted castle before the events of Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn in "The Burning Man." George R.R. Martin's "The Hedge Knight" takes place a generation prior to A Song of Ice and Fire. Ann McCaffrey returns to Pern in "Runner of Pern," while Raymond E. Feist's "The Wood Boy" is set in the Riftwar Saga. Lastly, Robert Jordan's "New Spring" reveals pivotal events leading to The Wheel of Time, featuring the meeting of Lan and Moiraine as they begin their search for the child destined to lea

Great science-fiction stories from the past one hundred years include masterworks by Kipling, Julian Huxley, Asimov, Le Guin, Capek, Bester, Farmer, and other luminaries

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

This story was written in late '71, early '72. It's very moving even if it's never clear what's real & what's not. John Oxenshuer is sole survivor of the first US Mars expedition. His crewmates were killed in a sandstorm, bodies unrecovered. Tho considered heroic for his efforts to rescue them & his solo return, he's wracked with guilt & doubt. He packs up camping gear & heads out into the Mojave to get his head straight. He encounters a weird religious cult with a hidden desert community. Melding Xianity & Dionysian revelry, they seek union with Jesus thru indulgence in wine, dancing, wrestling & sex. They are completely peaceful. They welcome him, but he's unsure he wants what they offer. Collection first published 1975. Contents • 3 • The Feast of St. Dionysus • (1973) • novella by Robert Silverberg • 79 • Schwartz Between the Galaxies • (1974) • novelette by Robert Silverberg • 107 • Trips • (1974) • novelette by Robert Silverberg • 153 • In the House of Double Minds • (1974) • novelette by Robert Silverberg • 181 • This Is the Road • (1973) • novella by Robert Silverberg

Science fiction novel set in the year 2011 (about 40 year when book was written). Because capital punishment has been deemed too harsh, violent criminals are subjected to coercive therapy that effectively erases their memories and replaces them with artificially constructed memories to form a new personality deemed useful to society. Protagonist Paul Macy, a rehabilitated criminal, finds his original personality, a serial rapist named Nat Hamlin, reasserting itself in defiance of the mental conditioning. Be warned, the work contains controversial/explicit sexual content, mature language, and, some might argue, dubious gender politics. After its serialization in Amazing Science Fiction in 1971, the magazine’s editor Tim White had to admittedly defend the work due to the deluge of angry letters the magazine received.

In a gripping narrative, the book delves into the psyche of a complex protagonist entangled in a web of crime and moral ambiguity. As the story unfolds, themes of revenge, justice, and the consequences of one’s choices are explored. The characters are richly developed, revealing their vulnerabilities and motivations, which drive the plot forward. With unexpected twists and a dark atmosphere, the tale keeps readers on the edge of their seats, questioning the nature of good and evil.

Every science-fiction story is a voyage of some kind--to a world of a far-off galaxy, to our own world of the distant future or the remote past, to some interior corner of the human soul. In VOYAGERS: Twelve Journeys through Space and Time, Science Fiction Grand Master Robert Silverberg collects twelve of his finest short stories and novellas, all of which carry readers to the next level of imagination and into a new universe of the mind. This new collection spans 60 years of work by Hugo Award-winning Robert Silverberg, traveling from one end of the universe to the other, from the dawn of time to its final hours. A journey through its pages reveals time-travelers from the future come back to witness a catastrophe of our own time, Spanish conquistadores looking for--and finding--the Fountain of Youth, a tourist in Mexico stepping into an alternative universe, and spacefarers among the stars making a surprising discovery. The range of these stories, the kinds of voyages they describe, just begins to demonstrate the scope of science fiction, and the lengths the mind can leap. After all, that's the point of science fiction: to envision the unknown, the previously unexplored, the thing which is not.

The year is 2012. The world lies ravaged by biological warfare, its population decimated by a ferocious genetically-transmitted disease known as the organ rot. And presiding over the ruins is a ninety-three-year-old tyrant, preserved in a state of youth by a series of organ transplants: the self-styled Genghis Mao. Shadrach Mordecai, Genghis Mao's trusted personal physician, was a vital cog in the great machine devoted to keeping the ruler alive: linked to him by a network of electronic implants, Shadrach was able to detect and diagnose the first signs of malfunction in his lord and master. But close as he was to the aging dictator, Shadrach could not have known that events would soon plunge him into a desperate struggle - a struggle in which a paragon of idealism faced the very incarnation of evil.

They stole a boy from the past— To the astounded world of contemporary Earth, he is a beast, a Neanderthal ape-boy torn from the primordial past. But to his nurse and protector, he is something much more than a time-travel experiment. Edith Fellowes took the job with Stasis Technologies with the understanding that the nursing job would definitely be temporary...but all that changed upon meeting "Timmie," the lonely boy whose every friend and relative—even his whole race—was 40,000 years dead. —and consigned him to the future Then Edith discovers the scientists' true intentions, and she forms a bizarre and daring plan. At stake is Timmie's very existence...and her own.

Silverberg, winner of four Hugos and five Nebulas, presents a riveting tale of an epic voyage of survival in a hostile environment. On the watery world of Hydros, humans live on artificial islands and keep an uneasy peace with the native race of amphibians. When a group of humans angers their alien hosts, they are exiled--set adrift on the planet's vast and violent sea.

Science fiction as short fiction is a favorite form of the genre, and David G. Hartwell's Year's Best series consistently delivers humor, drama, style, and surprises. The Sixth Edition features a diverse array of stories, showcasing the creativity of various authors. Highlights include Paul J. McAuley's novelette "Reef," David Brin's thought-provoking short story "Reality Check," and Robert Silverberg's engaging "The Millennium Express." Tananarive Due's "Patient Zero" and Ken MacLeod's "The Oort Crowd" add depth to the collection, while M. Shayne Bell's "The Thing About Benny" and Brian Stableford's "The Last Supper" offer unique narratives. Joan Slonczewski's "Tuberculosis Bacteria Join UN" and Howard Waldrop's "Our Mortal Span" explore intriguing concepts, complemented by David Langford's "Different Kinds of Darkness." Norman Spinrad's "New Ice Age, or Just Cold Feet?" and Stephen Dedman's "The Devotee" further enrich the anthology. Other notable contributions include Chris Beckett's "The Marriage of Sky & Sea," Ursula K. Le Guin's "The Birthday of the World," and Greg Egan's novella "Oracle." The collection concludes with memorable stories from Nancy Kress, Brian W. Aldiss, Stephen Baxter, and Ted Chiang, ensuring a captivating reading experience for fans of the genre.

Something Wild Is Loose 71 novelette by Silverberg To See the Invisible Man 63 story by Silverberg Ishmael in Love 70 story by Silverberg How It Was When the Past Went Away 69 novella by Silverberg To the Dark Star 68 story by Silverberg The Fangs of the Trees 68 novelette by Silverberg Hidden Talent 57 novelette by Silverberg The Song the Zombie Sang 70 story by Harlan Ellison & Silverberg Flies 67 story by Silverberg

New Dimensions 12 provides a snapshot of the New Wave movement in the years before SF was revitalized by the advent of the Cyberpunks. Authors in this edition include Michael Swanwick, Gregory Benford, Richard Grant, Elizabeth Lynn, Vonda McIntyre, Gordon Ecklund, Jack Dunn & Barry Maltzberg, Michael Ward, Tony Sarowitz, Juleen Brantingham, Carter Scholz, Peter Santiago and an illustration by Wendy Rose.

Collection of three novellas. Title novella: This Robert Silverberg novella was nominated for every major science fiction award when it was released, and won the coveted Nebula and Locus awards. A man's wife is among the rekindled dead now. He's heard that she was on an airplane to Zanzibar with five other rekindled dead. As a "warm" he was not really allowed to make contact with her. The dead liked to stay in their cold-cities. But he'd loved her so much when she was alive, he just had to try. (Nebula Award(R) Winner; Locus Award Winner; Hugo Award Nominee; Science Fiction Hall of Fame Pick)

Earth's wildly overpopulated surface was frenetic, its billions swept away by mass hysteria.

From one of the masters of science fiction comes a collection of stories, all set on his most famous creation - the massive world of Majipoor.

Edited by one of SF's outstanding writers and critics, Far Horizonscontains new works by eleven of the most acclaimed authors in the field, set in their best-known worlds and each with an introduction by the author. This volume is a showcase of breathtaking imagination, challenging ideas, compelling storytelling and the sense of wonder inspired by science fiction at its very best.

A finely crafted account of four friends' quest for immortality

Presents short stories of fantasy and horror which are set either in the future or in unknown worlds.

A woman attends a very strange party that includes a billionaire, a mind reader, a Byzantine Duke, and a man who has lived 1000 years, from whom she tries to find the secret to a long life. Contents: Ship-Sister, Star-Sister A Sea of Faces The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Ms. Found in an Abandoned Time Machine Ishmael in Love Getting Across The Dybbuk of Mazel Tov IV Capricorn Games Breckenridge and the Continuum

On a strange and distant world the lowlands teem with humanity, but the landscape is dominated by an immense range of mountains, Kosa Saag. No one has ever successfully climbed these mountains, although many have tried, because of the strange nature of the lands on the other side of Kosa Saag.

Forty years after the foundation of a new settlement by Hresh and Taniane, the two capitals of the People are threatened by internal strife, factionalism, and a new war with the insect-like hjjks

In H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds", the fictional dispatches from a London newspaper reporter describe battles taking place around the globe. Now, readers experience the Martian invasion from other locales--as imagined by the genre's most gifted writers. Each story is told from the point-of-view of a historical or literary figure at the turn of the century, from Rudyard Kipling in India to the Dowager Empress in China.

A humorous story of Earth's last gasp, humanity is going to hell and back like it's a shuttle ride. In the artificial purity of satellite air or beneath the bilious skies of Earth, despite newly evolved bacterial plagues and bribe-taking androids, the characters pursue self-interested destinies.

Introducing the first installment of IDW's new Essential Science Fiction Library, a series of titles handpicked by Sci-Fi legend Harlan Ellison. In the Hugo Award-winning Nightwings, as the Watcher is led from his vigil by Avluela the Flier, the invaders come and conquer. Now, headed for the Holy City - home of the Rememberers, keepers of the past - the Watcher hopes to recapture his youth and find the beautiful woman he loves. But Avluela holds more than love for the Watcher - and mankind. She knows of the riddle to free all men.

Yakoub was once the legendary king of the Rom, the Gypsy race that has evolved from the days of caravans into lords of the spaceways--the only pilots capable of steering ships safely between the many worlds of the galaxy. Weary and proud, Yakoub has relinquished his power and lives in exile on a distant, icy world. In his absence, chaos fills the vacuum of power. The fate of the entire galactic empire hangs in the balance. Yakoub must journey across the cosmos and fight to regain his throne. Only then can he fulfill his dream: to return his people to their ancestral home of Romany Star.The Rom need the Yakoub of legend once more. Can the once-mighty king overcome time and tyranny and inspire his people in their darkest hour?

The Shadow of Wings The Iron Chancellor Birds of a Feather Absolutely Inflexible To See the Invisible Man Passport to Sirius The Pain Peddlers There Was an Old Woman... The Sixth Palace His Brother's Weeper

Ganymede, one of the moons of Jupiter, has what earth in the twenty-first century needs, radio-active minerals, and the Corporation intends to mine them. One small problem, Ganymede is inhabited by a primitive race, and there might be conflict. An exciting tale. Good tight copy

In a not-too-distant future, the assassination of an all-powerful New York City Mayor has plunged the five boroughs back into a dangerous cesspool of crime, drugs, and prostitution. Professional prognosticator Lew Nichols joins the campaign team of a fast-rising politico running for the city's top office, and is introduced to a man who privately admits to being able to view glimpses of the future. Lew becomes obsessed with capturing the man's gift and putting it to use for his candidate, but struggles to accept the strict terms he arranges with his mentor ... and the unforgiving predetermination of the future.

Dan Beauchamp is a young Englishman whose heart longs for fortune and adventure. But industrial Mexico is a long way from primitive Britain, and Dan has a lot to learn.

Robert Silverberg has been nominated for, and won, more awards for his fiction than any other writer in the SF genre. This classic, now finally back in print, sweeps us -- and Clay, the main character -- into Earth's far-away future on a panoramic, billion-year journey. "Wildly generous with image and sensation and with sexuality."--"The New York Times." "Silverberg is one of SF's eminences."--"Brian W. Aldiss." "A surreal allegory...it remains my personal favorite and I recommend it wholeheartedly."--"Brian Stableford "

Silverberg presents a short novel about two people involved in the world's first time-travel experiment--one that sends them whirling pendulum-like into the distant past and unimaginable future. Reprint from Walker.

The Roman Empire never fell. Driven by political ambition and internal dissent, thrown into turmoil by rebellion and civil war, it changed and adapted, but it never fell. The balance of power between Byzantium in the east and Rome in the west ebbed and flowed, but the Empire never fell. And it continued to expand, taking in the New World, while still dominating the old. This ambitious and accomplished novel explores fifteen hundred years of alternate Roman history through the very human stories of some of those who lived through it: the soldier encountering the exoticism of the New World for the first time; the minor official exiled to Arabia for some misdemeanour whose meeting with a religious fanatic may have changed the course of history; the military hero seizing his destiny; the innocent British aristocrat witnessing the destruction of the royal family; the children who find the last emperor in a decaying wood are all vividly and memorably portrayed. Roma Eterna takes it's place among the great alternate histories.

A disgraced LA music star faces execution for a crime he didn't commit in the long-lost crime novel of Robert Silverberg, SFF Writers of America Grand Master, available for the first time in over 60 years. HAD L.A.'S HOTTEST BANDLEADERBECOME AN INSTRUMENT OF DEATH?Before his extraordinary career as a grandmaster of science fiction, Robert Silverberg honed his craft as a writer for a variety of pulp magazines, including crime digests with titles like Trapped and Guilty Detective Story Magazine. He also wrote this long-lost novel, which appeared under the pen name "Stan Vincent" in 1960 - and has never been published since.Meet Bob McKay: once a rising star in the toniest nightclubs of Los Angeles, now a down-and-out denizen of tawdry bars where B-girls hustle drinks and brawls break out nightly. When one hustler winds up strangled, McKay lands on Death Row. Can a starlet and a sympathetic newspaper columnist clear his name before his date with the death chamber?Featuring a new introduction by the author and three bonus stories from Guilty and Trapped, THE HOT BEAT offers readers a trip through time back to the pulp era, when a future star was making his bones with stories of murder, betrayal, and dangerous desires...

Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Ninth edition of a pocket manual to the nonoperative management of surgical patients, for residents and medical students. Previous edition 1993. Outline format. Wire spiral binding. 65 U.S. contributors.

Includes:Introduction by Robert SilverbergDumb waiter by Walter M. Miller, Jr.The monsters by Robert SheckleyThe sliced-crosswise-only-on-Tuesday world by Philip José FarmerThe funeral by Kate WilhelmThe book by Michael ShaaraDusty zebra by Clifford D. SimakGoodlife by Fred SaberhagenNobody's home by Joanna Russ

Edited by Robert Silverberg.Includes: "The Lost Contient" by Norma Spinrad 1970African tourists visit a United States blighted by environmental catastrophe."Light of Other Days" by Bob Shaw 1966A young couple contemplates thier first purchase of "slow glass.""The Secret of Old Custard" by John Sladek 1966Surrealist paranoid humor?"Down among the Dead Men" by William Tenn 1954A drill sargent meets his new unit, composed of lab-developed men made from the remains of fallen soldiers. "With These Hands" by C.M. Kornbluth 1951A sculptor faces new technologies."Short in the Chest" by Idris Seabright 1954An andriod military psychologist provides advice."Brown Robert" by Terry Carr 1962The problems of time-travel."The Food Farm" by Kit Reed 1967A young woman and her food fixation. "An Honorable Death" by Gordon R. Dickson 1960Colonists of an alien world host a dinner party."Man of Parts" Horace L. Gold 1954A space pilot's mind is transfered into an conscious machine. "Painwise" by James Tiptree 1972A spacetraveler, anatomically altered for spacetravel battles with his computer chaperone.

CONNIETeenage Connie has her life all mapped out. She and John will go steady until she joins him at college. Then after graduation, they will be married. John will begin law school, and there will be three children, a pretty little home on Long Island and a trip to Europe… but all that changes the night she is kidnapped by a gang of young toughs, taken to an old warehouse, and repeatedly raped. Connie’s dreams are shattered—nothing is the same. John is hesitant and uncomfortable with her. Her parents only want to send her away to live with her grandparents for a while. With nothing left to lose, Connie decides to start getting even with the world.MEGThe night Meg loses her virginity she sees her Idaho life mapped out for marriage to a farmer, a bunch of kids, old before her time. But Meg has bigger dreams than that. She knows the power her body has over men. So she hops a bus for New York City and discovers a talent agent named Max Bonaventura who is so impressed by her bounteous figure that he decides to throw all his efforts into making her a star. Sure, she might have to strip in front of total strangers… she might have to sleep with a few guys to get there… but it’ll be worth it. Max knows what he’s doing, and Meg knows that anything is better than going back to Idaho. Or is it?

The book is a significant classical work that has played an important role in human history. Alpha Editions has taken steps to preserve its legacy by republishing it in a modern format, ensuring clarity and readability through reformatting and retyping. This effort aims to keep the book accessible for both present and future generations, enhancing its longevity and impact.

Under the editorship of Doug Draa, the iconic magazine Startling Stories makes a triumphant return, celebrated as a significant event in the science fiction community. This new issue is filled with a diverse array of content, including captivating fiction, striking artwork, and even a poem, showcasing the magazine's rich legacy in the realm of pulp literature. Fans can expect a blend of creativity and imagination that pays homage to its storied past while introducing fresh voices and ideas.

Set a billion years in the past, the narrative unfolds at Hawksbill Station, a unique time-travel facility. The story intricately weaves together the experiences of its characters as they navigate the challenges of living in a prehistoric world. Themes of survival, exploration, and the ethical dilemmas of time travel are explored, offering a thought-provoking look at humanity's place in the vast timeline of existence. The dual timeframes enhance the complexity of the plot, inviting readers to ponder the implications of their actions across time.