Book description
Robert Silverberg is one of the greats of SFF, and his short story
output has been prolific and exceptional in quality. Fifth in a
projected eight volumes collecting all of the short stories and novellas
SF Grandmaster Silverberg wants to take their place on the permanent
shelf. Each volume will be roughly 150,000-200,000 words, with classics
and lesser known gems alike. Mr. Silverberg has also graced us with a
lengthy introduction and extensive story notes for each tale. This
volume covers the years from 1980 to 1982, when Silverberg returned to
writing short fiction after a long gap. Fired up by his rediscovery of
the form, Silverberg produced some of his masterpieces. Included here
are such classic tales as 'Our Lady of the Sauropods' and 'Dancers in
the Time-Flux', as well as 21 other stories. Robert Silverberg (1935 -
) Robert Silverberg was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1935, and is one
of the most prolific authors of all time, writing not just SF &
Fantasy, but extensive non-fiction and a large number of pseudonymously
published erotica novels. In his first years as a professional writer,
his output regularly exceeded a million words per year. He has won and
been nominated for the Hugo and Nebula awards dozens of times as both
writer and editor, and in 2004 received the SFWA Grand Master Award.
Among his many acclaimed and bestselling novels are A Time of Changes,
The Book of Skulls, Dying Inside and Lord Valentine's Castle. Robert
Silverberg lives on the West Coast of the United States with his wife,
author, editor and art critic, Karen Haber.
