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Robert Silverberg
Bio: Robert Silverberg is a living legend in the world of literary science fiction. He made his first professional fiction sale at the age of 19 in 1954, and published his first novel the following year. He has won 5 Nebula awards and 4 Hugo awards, with dozens of nominations. A prolific writer, he has published over 400 short stories and many novels, including his popular Majipoor series and classics like At Winter's End and Tower of Glass. He has remained one of the top figures in the genre throughout the 80's and 90's, and up to the present.
We're proud to have what is believed to be the largest collection of Robert Silverberg eBooks available on the Internet.
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Science Fiction Grand Master, Robert Silverberg: Volume One, Dangerous Dimensions [MultiFormat]
by Robert Silverberg
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Hugo and Nebula Award Winning and Nominated Short Fiction from Science Fiction Grand Master, Robert Silverberg. In an Earth far into the future, the human race has reverted to a rigid Guild system where every citizen is classified according to function and mandated to strictly abide by the Guild's set of rules. Those who are Guildless are not considered men; they are at the lowest rung of the social ladder and shunned by all. In this universe of specialized citizens, genetic engineering had be... more info>> Nebula Award(R) Finalist, Hugo Award Winner, Locus Poll Award Nominee, Locus Poll Award Winner, Hugo Award Nominee
Words: 53424 - Reading Time: 152-213 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Master of Life and Death [Secure eReader]
by Robert Silverberg
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From Robert Silverberg's contemporary afterword: "What I wanted to do in short was to produce a masterpiece. I don't mean that word 'masterpiece' in the pretentious sense, not a sublime work of genius but merely the piece of work which a craftsman presents by way of proving that the apprenticeship is over. That required an elaborate plot. My earliest books suffered from an inability to tie up loose ends...so I studied my elders, I analyzed the means by which the science fiction writers I admired... more info>>
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Invaders from Earth [Secure eReader]
by Robert Silverberg
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Ted Kennedy, advertising executive for the Ganymede Project, is made aware of a plan for genocide, for the murder of all the peaceful natives of Ganymede in furtherance of commerce...and it is his decision as to whether he collaborates with, facilitates this genocide or--by opposing it, by bringing the truth to the public--he risks not mere failure but utter destruction.
Robert Silverberg's comment on his novel: ..."it involves a Madison Avenue hoax involving a nonexistent colony on Ganymede ... more info>>
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Planet of Death [MultiFormat]
by Robert Silverberg
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Earthman Roy Crawford is framed for murder on the planet Velliran. He has two choices. He must escape from the planet within three days or go to prison for life. But the only spaceship leaving the planet within three days belongs to the Exploration Corps. This is a group of scientists which investigates new planets. They are about to leave for World Seven on the Star System Z-16. With help from his friends, the dazed Crawford finds himself in the ship. The scientists, of course, think he is one... more info>> (Published: 1967)
Words: 22791 - Reading Time: 65-91 min.
Category: Science Fiction/Mystery/Crime
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Shadow on the Stars: Stepsons of Terra [Secure eReader]
by Robert Silverberg
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In an afterword to this novel, written a quarter of a century after its publication, and in a yet later afterword for this RosettaBooks edition, Robert Silverberg writes that Stepsons of Terra was his attempt to write a complex, shifting, even dazzling novel in the style of the heavily influential Philip K. Dick. Dick's ingenious plot and use of time paradoxes in his first novel, Solar Lottery (published in l954) had intrigued Silverberg, who was at the time 19 years old. Silverberg decided to a... more info>>
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Three Survived: A Science Fiction Novel [MultiFormat]
by Robert Silverberg
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Tom Rand, a practical engineer, and two other men are the only survivors of a spaceship explosion. Marooned on a hostile planet, they are being held captive by a group of "aliens." Their one slim chance of survival is to reach a rescue beacon placed on the planet years before by men from Earth. Can the three survivors escape what seems like certain, immediate death? And if they do, can they make their way through a jungle filled with untold dangers and reach the beacon in time? (Published: 1969)
Words: 24061 - Reading Time: 68-96 min.
Category: Science Fiction/Young Adult
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