Sailing to Byzantium: Six Novellas

· Open Road Media
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Six science fiction novellas by the author hailed as "a master" by Robert Jordan—including two Nebula Award winners and two finalists.

A Grand Master of Science Fiction

Hugo and Nebula Award–Winning Author

"When Silverberg is at the top of his form, no one is better." —George R. R. Martin

Robert Silverberg's novellas open the door to new worlds: In "Born with the Dead," a woman wills her body to be "rekindled" after death, allowing her to walk among the living, while her husband is left in the impossible position of accepting her death when he can still see her. In the Nebula Award-nominated story "Homefaring," the time-traveling narrator finds himself trapped in the consciousness of a lobsterlike creature of the far future, leading him to reflect on what it means to be human. And in the collection's Nebula Award–winning title story, the Earth of the fiftieth century is a place where time is elusive and fluid, and young citizens live as tourists in ancient cities.

Also including Nebula Award finalist "The Secret Sharer," as well as "Thomas the Proclaimer" and "We Are for the Dark," this collection offers an engrossing exploration of the work of this Grand Master, hailed by the New York Times Book Review as "the John Updike of science fiction."

This ebook features an illustrated biography of Robert Silverberg including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author's personal collection.

Six science fiction novellas by the author hailed as "a master" by Robert Jordan—including two Nebula Award winners and two finalists. A Grand Master of Science Fiction Hugo and Nebula Award–Winning Author "When Silverberg is at the top of his form, no one is better." —George R. R. Martin Rob...

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10 reviews
J M
January 25, 2015
Unlike a lot of other older works, this collection of novellas still has some interesting themes which are just as relevant today as they were when they were written. I especially like Silverburg's exploration of death and religion. Definitely worth your time and money!
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Robert Silverberg is one of science fiction's most beloved writers, and the author of such contemporary classics as Dying Inside, Downward to the Earth, and Lord Valentine's Castle. He is a past president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and the winner of five Nebula Awards and five Hugo Awards. In 2004 the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America presented him with the Grand Master Award. Silverberg is one of twenty-nine writers to have received that distinction.
Robert Silverberg is one of science fiction's most beloved writers, and the author of such contemporary classics as Dying Inside, Downward to the Earth, and Lord Valentine's Castle. He is a past president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and the winner of five Nebula Awards a...

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