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Robert Silverberg's Belzagor
Robert Silverberg; Philippe Thirault, Bruno Lecigne, Sam Timel; Illustrated by Laura Zuccheri, …
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This re-release of fan-favorite adaptation of Robert Silverberg's
Downward to the Earth is accompanied by the highly-anticipated
Children of Belzagor, the original and never before released
sequel. From the mind of legendary American science-fiction writer
Robert Silverberg. What began in his acclaimed Downward to the
Earth continues in this collection! First, Return to Belzagor, the
fan-favorite adaptation of Downward to the Earth as adapted by
writer Philippe Thirault and Eisner-nominated artist Laura
Zuccheri. Then, the story continues in the all-new Children of
Belzagor, a Silverberg-approved tale of legacy and the lasting
effects of colonialism. Return to Belzagor - Ex-lieutenant Eddie
Gundersen returns to Belzagor, where he left behind his youthful
illusions, the love of his life, and a shameful history as a brutal
colonialist. Today, the planet has been returned to its two native,
intelligent species: the Nildorors and the Sulidorors. Acting as a
guide for a scientific expedition deep within native territory,
Gundersen confronts his inner demons and settles old scores with a
planet that hasn’t yet revealed all its secrets to him. Children
of Belzagor - Belzagor is a beautiful and mysterious planet, a
former Earth colony returned to its two native species. Eddie
Gundersen, a former colonist who has been initiated into some of
the planet's secrets, thinks he can live a quiet life there. But
threatened with expulsion, he is forced to accept a dangerous quest
that will lead him to the Ice Lands, to the farthest reaches of
Belzagor's unexplored territories... This journey confronts him not
only with the secrets that the planet still holds, but also with
old enmities.
Rich new works by the very best-known creators of fantasy fiction,
each set in the special universe of the imagination that made that
writer famous throughout the world. Stephen King: The Dark Tower:
THE LITTLE SISTERS OF ELURIA: Dark fantasy and icy realism, a
visionary mix of magic and horror. Terry Goodkind: The Sword of
Truth: DEBT OF BONES: Green fire and black magic rage between the
First Wizard and Panis Rahl. Orson Scott Card: The Tales of Alvin
Maker: GRINNING MAN: A step closer to the ultimate confrontation
between Alvin and the Unmaker. Robert Silverberg: Majipoor: THE
SEVENTH SHRINE: In the time of the most famous Pontifex of all,
Lord Valentine. Ursula K. LeGuin: Earthsea: DRAGONFLY: A woman for
the first time on the mage's Isle of Roke. Raymond E. Feist: The
Riftwar Saga: THE WOOD BOY: When the Kingdom had just been invaded
by the Tsurani. Terry Pratchett: Discworld: THE SEA AND LITTLE
FISHES: Fruit, vegetables and deadly rivalry between witches. Anne
McCaffrey: Pern: RUNNER OF PERN: A young Runner on her first
journey, dreaming of dragons and glory. George R.R. Martin: A Song
of Ice and Fire: THE HEDGE KNIGHT: A self-made knight, his honour,
his horse, his squire, his luck. Tad Williams: Memory, Sorrow and
Thorn: THE BURNING MAN: Dragon's blood and ancient hatreds on the
Road of Dreams. Robert Jordan: Wheel of Time: NEW SPRING: Storm and
battle in the shadow of the Blight... as the wheel turns.
From the most celebrated writers of modern fantasy fiction, the
most fabulous worlds ever created. Eleven breathtaking new short
novels, each set in the unique universe that brought its author
world-wide acclaim, are here gathered together in one outstanding
volume. Robin Hobb introduces us to another part of her Realm of
the Elderlings in Homecoming. George R. R. Martin returns to an
earlier era of the world of A Song of Ice and Fire to tell the tale
of The Sworn Sword. The Yazoo Queen is a new story from Orson Scott
Card's world of the Tales of Alvin Maker. Diana Gabaldon gives us
Lord John and the Succubus, a new Outlander tale. Robert Silverberg
returns to the giant world of Majipoor for The Book of Changes. Tad
Williams brings us a new tale from the Otherland: The Happiest Dead
Boy in the World. Anne McCaffrey returns to Pern for Beyond
Between. The Messenger, by Raymond E. Feist, is a new story from
his ever-popular Riftwar. Elizabeth Hayden brings us Threshold, a
fresh tale from The Symphony of Ages. With The Monarch of the Glen
Neil Gaiman returns to the world of American Gods. Terry Brooks
gives us Indomitable, a new Shannara story.
Only the most talented storytellers create worlds that are beyond fantasy, worlds that become realities. In 'Legends' the reader can visit the most fabulous worlds ever created – by Terry Pratchett, Anne McCaffrey, George R.R. Martin, Tad Williams and Robert Jordan. 'The biggest names in contemporary fantasy have written novellas set in their most popular worlds. Fortunately, the standard matches the notion; maybe the contributors were spurred on by group rivalry' 'Time Out' 'An essential buy for every fantasy fan' 'SFX'
“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.
Ex-lieutenant Eddie Gundersen returns to Belzagor on a scientific
expedition to the borders of the indigenous lands, where he must
face his nemesis, Kurtz, and his own inner demons on a planet which
still has hidden secrets. "COLONIES: Return to Belzagor" is a new
edition of the previously released "Downward to the Earth" (2017).
It has been edited for content.
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 BANDLEADER BECOME 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...
The definitive collection of the best in science fiction stories
between 1929-1964.
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, Volume One," 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.
"The Science Fiction Hall Of Fame, Volume One," includes the
following stories:
Introduction by Robert Silverberg
"A Martian Odyssey" by Stanley G. Weinbaum
"Twilight" by John W. Campbell
"Helen O'Loy" by Lester del Rey
"The Roads Must Roll"by Robert A. Heinlein
"Microcosmic God" by Theodore Sturgeon
"Nightfall" by Isaac Asimov
"The Weapon Shop" by A. E. van Vogt
"Mimsy Were the Borogoves" by Lewis Padgett
"Huddling Place" by Clifford D. Simak
"Arena" by Frederic Brown
"First Contact" by Murray Leinster
"That Only a Mother" by Judith Merril
"Scanners Live in Vain" by Cordwainer Smith
"Mars is Heaven!" by Ray Bradbury
"The Little Black Bag" by C. M. Kornbluth
"Born of Man and Woman" by Richard Matheson
"Coming Attraction" by Fritz Leiber
"The Quest for Saint Aquin" by Anthony Boucher
"Surface Tension" by James Blish
"The Nine Billion Names of God" by Arthur C. Clarke
"It's a "Good" Life" by Jerome Bixby
"The Cold Equations" by Tom Godwin
"Fondly Fahrenheit" by Alfred Bester
"The Country of the Kind," Damon Knight
"Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
"A Rose for Ecclesiastes" by Roger Zelazny
One man must make a journey across a once colonised alien planet.
Abandoned by man when it was discovered that the species there were
actually sentient, the planet is now a place of mystery. A mystery
that obsesses the lone traveller Gundersen and takes him on a long
trek to attempt to share the religious rebirthing of the aliens. A
journey that offers redemption from guilt and sin. This is one of
Robert Silverberg's most intense novels and draws heavily on
Conrad's HEART OF DARKNESS. It puts the reader at the heart of the
experience and forces them to ask what they would do in the
circumstances. First published in 1970.
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Infinite Stars (Paperback)
Bryan Thomas Schmidt; Robert Silverberg, David Weber, Jack Campbell, Elizabeth Moon, …
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INFINITE STARS
This is the definitive collection of original short stories by many of today s finest authors, writing brand new adventures set in their most famous series. Herein lie canonical tales of the Honorverse, the Lost Fleet, Dune, Vatta s War, Ender Wiggin, the Legion of the Damned, the Imperium, and more.
Also included are past masterpieces by authors whose works defined the genre. Nebula and Hugo Award winners, New York Times bestsellers, and Science Fiction Grand Masters these authors take us to the farthest regions of space.
The modern masters of space opera and military science fiction, with 14 brand new stories set in their most famous universes exclusive to this volume!
Aliens in all shapes and sizes-some fearsome, some outlandish, and
some just plain fun-fill the pages of these hand-picked classic
stories by sci-fi grand master Robert Silverberg, each featuring a
new introduction by the acclaimed author. Every day we are
discovering new worlds in far-reaching galaxies which may or may
not sustain life as we know it. In Alien Archives: Eighteen Stories
of Extraterrestrial Encounters, sci-fi Grand Master Robert
Silverberg collects his finest short stories and novellas about one
of the genre's most enduring themes. Spanning fifty years of
writing from the Science Fiction Grand Master, this collection of
alien encounters features new introductions to all fifteen stories,
including the Hugo Award-nominated "Schwartz Between the Galaxies"
and HBO adapted "Amanda and the Alien." In these pages lie tales of
a young man venturing into the occupied territory of an alien
conquered United States to rescue his brother, three visitors from
a very strange alien world arriving on Earth and meeting a tragic
fate, and a dangerous life-form from a far-off world finding that
suburban California holds some beings that are even more dangerous
than it is. With Alien Archives, Silverberg puts us in contact with
extraterrestrial beings of all shapes, sizes, and
personalities-some fearsome, some outlandish, and some just plain
fun. The Associated Press says, "Done Silverberg's way, science
fiction is a fine art." With sheer force of imagination and
incredible storytelling skills, Alien Archives confirms that
Silverberg's classic work continues to resonate for readers today.
Set in an immense world teeming with alien races and fantastic,
almost magical, machinery, Valentine, an itinerant juggler, wakes
up one morning with only a vague and troubled idea of who he is. He
gradually discovers, through dreams and portents, that he is in
fact his namesake: Lord Valentine, the Coronal, his body and throne
stolen by a usurper. Across the giant world of Majipoor, Valentine
sets out on a quest to win back his throne - and discover which of
his enemies has the power to vanquish him so utterly from not just
his throne, but his very life . . .
Three thousand years after Earth's colonisation of the planet
Borthan, stories of self-serving hypocrisy that occured among the
first arrivals have bred a culture that forbids emotional sharing
and denies the naturally human concept of 'self'. The result is a
lasting peace, but at a terrible price. For it is a peace without
love, without self, where even the mention of the word 'I' is
taboo. Spurred on by the arrival of an Earthman with a self-baring
drug, Kinnall Darival breaks the strict code of the Covenant to
record the sordid details of his rebelious life from the days of
his royal youth to self-appointed prophet of love. He begins his
account with the greatest of heresies: 'I am Kinnall Darival and I
mean to tell you all about myself.' Winner of the Nebula Award for
best novel.
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.
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 the Hugo Award-winning
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 to which Silverberg's
sparkling imagination can leap.
First-Person Singularities, stories by science fiction Grand Master
Robert Silverberg, features eighteen tales written over the course
of his forty-year career, all told in the first-person singular.
Inspired by W. Somerset Maugham's Six Stories Written in the First
Person Singular, a fiercely realist collection from the 1930s,
Silverberg takes on the challenge, offering up his own unique
sci-fi twist and "running the gambit of singularity." Every story
in First-Person Singularities offers a one-of-a-kind narrator: a
dolphin feeling the pangs of love for a human being; a computer
eager to convince us of its sanity; a Greek god who has
surreptitiously survived into modern times; an alien visitor living
in disguise in a New York City hotel. Even a pudgy, timid Henry
James gets the Silverberg treatment as the witness/narrator of H.G.
Wells's The War of the Worlds! Each story features a special
introduction by Silverberg himself, providing the inside scoop on
his experience writing for and publishing with the greatest science
fiction magazines of the past and present. First-Person
Singularities includes an introduction by Hugo-award winning sci-fi
author John Scalzi (Redshirts). Robert Silverberg is one of the
giants of the sci-fi genre, with four Hugo Awards and six Nebula
Awards to his name. He was inducted into the Science Fiction and
Fantasy Hall of Fame in 1999 and named a Grand Master by the
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2005.
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