Silverberg, Robert

Overview

Works:	441 works in 1,944 publications in 8 languages and 62,003 library holdings
Genres:	Fiction Science fiction Fantasy fiction Short stories History Criticism, interpretation, etc Action and adventure fiction Epic fiction Biography Novellas
Roles:	Author, Editor, Other, Bibliographic antecedent, Author of introduction, Redactor, Contributor
Classifications:	PS3569.I472, 813.54

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Robert Silverberg

Other spaces, other times : a life spent in the future by Robert Silverberg( )
Robert Silverberg by Thomas D Clareson( Book )
Robert Silverberg's many trapdoors : critical essays on his science fiction( Book )
Reflections and refractions : thoughts on science-fiction, science, and other matters by Robert Silverberg( Book )
The road to Castle Mount : the science fiction of Robert Silverberg by Edgar L Chapman( Book )

Musings and meditations : reflections on science fiction, science, and other matters by Robert Silverberg( Book )
Contemporary literary criticism by Jeffrey W Hunter( )
Tales from Super-science fiction( Book )
Traveler of worlds : conversations with Robert Silverberg by Robert Silverberg( Book )
Hell's cartographers : some personal histories of science fiction writers by Alfred Bester( Book )
Hell bent for letters by Blöödhag (Musical group)( Recording )
Walter Drummond PHF : honouring an Australian Rotary pioneer by Ian Black( Book )
Os mundos abertos de Robert Silverberg : sua ficção científica curta em língua portuguesa by Marcello Simão Branco( Book )
Robert Silverberg by Robert Silverberg( Recording )
Richard D. Erlich collection of papers about science fiction and satire by Richard D Erlich( )
Frederik Pohl Papers by Frederik Pohl( )
Alice B. Sheldon, pen name James Tiptree, Jr., papers by Alice Bradley Sheldon( )

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Most widely held works by Robert Silverberg

Nightfall by Isaac Asimov( Book )

22 editions published between 1988 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 1,977 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Kalgash is a world on the edge of chaos, torn between religious fanaticism and scientific rationalism. Their civilization is threatened by Nightfall, the first sunset in over two thousand years

Lord Valentine's castle by Robert Silverberg( Book )

35 editions published between 1979 and 2020 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,684 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The planet Majipoor is shared by humans and several alien races, including four-armed Skandars, three-eyed Liiman, and the native, shape-shifting Metamorphs. All are watched over by the King of Dreams, the labyrinth-dwelling Pontifex, and the priestess of the Isle of Sleep, while the Coronal officially rules from atop Castle Mount. The Majipoor Cycle begins as young Valentine, a man with no memory, is hired as an apprentice juggler by a group of eccentric performers. While the traveling troupe takes to the road, Valentine's sleep is disturbed by nightmare visions of warring brothers and difficulties on faraway Castle Mount. In a quest to discover who Valentine really is, his wise and peculiar companions resolve to help him claim the rewards of his birth. But another trial awaits Valentine that will test his belief, resolve, and strength of character

Legends : short novels by the masters of modern fantasy by Robert Silverberg( Book )

10 editions published between 1998 and 2001 in English and held by 1,373 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A seven-hundred-page anthology of stories on various fantasy worlds, each preceded by an introduction. They range from Terry Pratchett's The Sea and Little Fishes, set in Discworld, to Ursula K. Le Guin's Dragonfly, set in Earthsea

Science fiction hall of fame( Book )

9 editions published between 1970 and 1998 in English and held by 1,267 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Martian odyssey / Stanley G. Weinbaum --Twilight / John W. Campbell--(etc.)

Hot sky at midnight by Robert Silverberg( Book )

19 editions published between 1993 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,188 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A futuristic look at the effects of pollution and the ozone hole. The air is so foul people wear masks, andas protection against the sun they inject themselves witha product which darkens the skin. The protagonistexperiments with breeding people who can support theclimate

Gilgamesh the king by Robert Silverberg( Book )

23 editions published between 1984 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 1,180 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Recreates the legend of the demi-god Sumerian king Gilgamesh, slayer of monsters and master of unsurpassed treasures, who searches for the key to immortality

Majipoor chronicles : a novel by Robert Silverberg( Book )

30 editions published between 1981 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 1,144 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Companion volume to LORD VALENTINE'S CASTLE. Hissune, Valentine's successor, is given access to the Hall of Records, and delves into the fascinating history of the planet Majipoor

Lost cities and vanished civilizations by Robert Silverberg( Book )

24 editions published between 1962 and 1982 in Spanish and English and held by 1,117 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The author has chosen the ancient cities of Pompeii, Troy, Angkor, Knossos, Babylon and Chichén Itzá, tells what they were like in ancient times, and recounts the stories of the discoverers and scientists of modern times who unearthed them

Valentine pontifex by Robert Silverberg( Book )

21 editions published between 1983 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 1,082 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Gentle, pacifist, saintly Lord Valentine copes with the tasks of government on the planet Majipoor amidst blight and rebellion

The world inside by Robert Silverberg( Book )

26 editions published between 1971 and 2015 in English and Spanish and held by 945 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In 2381, the highly regulated life at the giant building known as Urbmon 116 may seem ideal, but some residents are experiencing dangerous dissatisfaction

The face of the waters by Robert Silverberg( Book )

19 editions published between 1991 and 2000 in 3 languages and held by 927 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When Maude Chambliss first arrives at Retreat, the seasonal home of her husband's aristocratic family, she is a nineteen-year-old bride fresh from South /Carolinas' Low Country. Among the patrician men and women who reside in the summer colony on the coast of Main, her gypsy-like beauty and impulsive behavior immediately brand her an outsider. She, as well as everyone else, is certain she will never fit in. And of course, she doesn't ... at first. But over the many summers she spends there Maude comes to cherish life in the colony, as she does the people who share it with her. There is her husband Peter, consumed with a darkness of spirit; her adored but dangerously fragile children; her domineering mother-in-law, who teachers that it is the women who posses the strength to keep the colony intact; and Maine native Micah Willis, who is ultimately Maudes's truest friend

The mountains of Majipoor by Robert Silverberg( Book )

19 editions published between 1995 and 2002 in 3 languages and held by 872 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In the latest volume of the Majipoor chronicles, Prince Harpirias is sent on a mission to rescue an expedition of paleontologists. The scientists were taken prisoner while studying a barbaric race. The barbarians live in houses made of ice, don't wash and they expect Harpirias to sleep with the king's daughter, the genes of the civilized Majipoorians being much in demand. By the author of Lord Valentine's Castle

Legends II : new short novels by the masters of modern fantasy by Robert - Siverberg( Book )

5 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in English and held by 820 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A collection of short fiction and novels by leading fantasy authors journeys to the worlds of imagination they created in their works, with contributions by Terry Brooks, Orson Scott Card, Diana Gabaldon, Anne McCaffrey, and Neil Gaiman

The new springtime by Robert Silverberg( Book )

15 editions published between 1989 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 804 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

Dying inside by Robert Silverberg( Book )

32 editions published between 1972 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 792 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

The Arbor House treasury of great science fiction short novels( Book )

5 editions published in 1980 in English and held by 703 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Sixteen authors are represented in the 15 works here, extending over the period of 1941-1977 and nearly the whole range of themes and treatments in science fiction

Nightwings by Robert Silverberg( Book )

42 editions published between 1968 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 695 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

For a thousand years, mankind has lived under the threat of invasion from an alien race. After the oceans rose and the continents were reshaped, people divided into guilds--Musicians, Scribes, Merchants, Clowns, and more. The Watchers wander the earth, scouring the skies for signs of enemies from the stars. But during one Watcher's journey to the ancient city of Roum with his companion, a Flier named Avluela, a moment of distraction allows the invaders to advance. When the Watcher finally sounds the alarm, it's too late; the star people are poised to conquer all. And so, with the world in turmoil, the Watcher sets out alone for the Hall of the Rememberers, keepers of the past, where humanity's last hope for survival might be hidden

Downward to the earth by Robert Silverberg( Book )

29 editions published between 1970 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 660 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Abandoned by man when it was discovered that the species there were actually sentient, the once colonised 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

An exaltation of stars; transcendental adventures in science fiction by Robert Silverberg( Book )

4 editions published in 1973 in English and held by 653 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

For contents, see Author Catalog

Letters from Atlantis by Robert Silverberg( Book )

13 editions published between 1990 and 2012 in English and Spanish and held by 649 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

While his body remains in deep sleep, Roy transfers his mind into the mind of a royal prince living in Atlantis 180 centuries ago

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