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Universe (Silverberg) #3
Universe 3
Original anthology of 15 stories. Alex Jeffers's stylish tale of love and art in an alien landscape ("Composition with Barbarian and Animal") and Brian Aldiss's dark vision of the near future ("The Madonna of Futurity") highlight this showcase of 15 original sf stories by veteran and first-time authors. Fans of "classic" sf will appreciate the broad variety of styles this strong collection offers.
Contents:
Introduction by Robert Silverberg;
* The Cure / Joe Haldeman;
* Composition with Barbarian and Animal / Alex Jeffers;
* Transcript of “Yandal” / Terry Boren;
* Dirtyside Down / Wil McCarthy;
* Let Me Count the Ways / Larry Tritten;
* Moths to the Blue Flame / E. Michael Blake;
* Black Memes / Jamil Nasir;
* Neezies / Mary A. Turzillo;
* The Enemies of Nickel City / Nicholas A. DiChario;
* The Only Thing You Learn / Barry N. Malzberg;
* The Pigeonhole Principle / David Ira Cleary;
* Going West / Phillip C. Jennings;
* McGregor / Paul Di Filippo;
* The Apples of Venus / Mark Rich;
* The Madonna of Futurity / Brian W. Aldiss.
Cover art by Michael David Ward
Contents:
Introduction by Robert Silverberg;
* The Cure / Joe Haldeman;
* Composition with Barbarian and Animal / Alex Jeffers;
* Transcript of “Yandal” / Terry Boren;
* Dirtyside Down / Wil McCarthy;
* Let Me Count the Ways / Larry Tritten;
* Moths to the Blue Flame / E. Michael Blake;
* Black Memes / Jamil Nasir;
* Neezies / Mary A. Turzillo;
* The Enemies of Nickel City / Nicholas A. DiChario;
* The Only Thing You Learn / Barry N. Malzberg;
* The Pigeonhole Principle / David Ira Cleary;
* Going West / Phillip C. Jennings;
* McGregor / Paul Di Filippo;
* The Apples of Venus / Mark Rich;
* The Madonna of Futurity / Brian W. Aldiss.
Cover art by Michael David Ward
419 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published March 1, 1994
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Robert Silverberg
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Robert Silverberg is a highly celebrated American science fiction author and editor known for his prolific output and literary range. Over a career spanning decades, he has won multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards and was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2004. Inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 1999, Silverberg is recognized for both his immense productivity and his contributions to the genre's evolution.
Born in Brooklyn, he began writing in his teens and won his first Hugo Award in 1956 as the best new writer. Throughout the 1950s, he produced vast amounts of fiction, often under pseudonyms, and was known for writing up to a million words a year. When the market declined, he diversified into other genres, including historical nonfiction and erotica.
Silverberg’s return to science fiction in the 1960s marked a shift toward deeper psychological and literary themes, contributing significantly to the New Wave movement. Acclaimed works from this period include Downward to the Earth, Dying Inside, Nightwings, and The World Inside. In the 1980s, he launched the Majipoor series with Lord Valentine’s Castle, creating one of the most imaginative planetary settings in science fiction.
Though he announced his retirement from writing in the mid-1970s, Silverberg returned with renewed vigor and continued to publish acclaimed fiction into the 1990s. He received further recognition with the Nebula-winning Sailing to Byzantium and the Hugo-winning Gilgamesh in the Outback.
Silverberg has also played a significant role as an editor and anthologist, shaping science fiction literature through both his own work and his influence on others. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, author Karen Haber.
Robert Silverberg is a highly celebrated American science fiction author and editor known for his prolific output and literary range. Over a career spanning decades, he has won multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards and was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2004. Inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 1999, Silverberg is recognized for both his immense productivity and his contributions to the genre's evolution.
Born in Brooklyn, he began writing in his teens and won his first Hugo Award in 1956 as the best new writer. Throughout the 1950s, he produced vast amounts of fiction, often under pseudonyms, and was known for writing up to a million words a year. When the market declined, he diversified into other genres, including historical nonfiction and erotica.
Silverberg’s return to science fiction in the 1960s marked a shift toward deeper psychological and literary themes, contributing significantly to the New Wave movement. Acclaimed works from this period include Downward to the Earth, Dying Inside, Nightwings, and The World Inside. In the 1980s, he launched the Majipoor series with Lord Valentine’s Castle, creating one of the most imaginative planetary settings in science fiction.
Though he announced his retirement from writing in the mid-1970s, Silverberg returned with renewed vigor and continued to publish acclaimed fiction into the 1990s. He received further recognition with the Nebula-winning Sailing to Byzantium and the Hugo-winning Gilgamesh in the Outback.
Silverberg has also played a significant role as an editor and anthologist, shaping science fiction literature through both his own work and his influence on others. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, author Karen Haber.
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January 30, 2024
Literally has one of my favorite science fiction shorts of all time in it
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