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Желязната звезда. Разкази
Пред вас стои една великолепна колекция от разкази на един от малкото признати фантасти с титлата „Грандмастър“, а именно Робърт Силвърбърг. Подборът на антологията е направен от самия автор и предлага богато разнообразие от научнофантастични сюжети – от космически приключения и изследване на човешката природа до философски размисли за времето и съдбата.
„Желязната звезда“ включва някои от ранните и по-малко известни разкази, които демонстрират неговия стил и тематично разнообразие. Ще разпознаете някои ранни идеи, които намират своето развитие в някои от неговите по-късни и известни на българския читател книги. Това са произведения, които са част от богатата му кариера и показват еволюцията му като автор. Това е идеалната книга както за ветерани на жанра, така и за нови читатели, които искат да се запознаят с творчеството на един от най-великите автори в научната фантастика.
„Желязната звезда“ включва някои от ранните и по-малко известни разкази, които демонстрират неговия стил и тематично разнообразие. Ще разпознаете някои ранни идеи, които намират своето развитие в някои от неговите по-късни и известни на българския читател книги. Това са произведения, които са част от богатата му кариера и показват еволюцията му като автор. Това е идеалната книга както за ветерани на жанра, така и за нови читатели, които искат да се запознаят с творчеството на един от най-великите автори в научната фантастика.
520 pages, Paperback
Published May 20, 2025
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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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May 29, 2025
Сборникът „Желязната звезда“, издание на „Протон“, обогатява родния фантастичен пейзаж с класика от висока класа. Подборът на разказите е направен лично от Робърт Силвърбърг – един от най-значимите автори в жанра, носител на наградите „Хюго“, „Небюла“ и признанието „Грандмастър“ на световната фантастика. В книгата са събрани както някои от ранните му, по-рядко срещани творби, така и произведения, които ясно показват тематичното и стилово израстване на автора. Прочетете ревюто на „Книжни Криле“: https://knijnikrile.wordpress.com/202...
January 21, 2026
This interesting first contact story alas has a lot of flaws. The protagonist is very “white man writing a Native American.” The space mission is run by a corporate conglomerate, which feels prescient, except the conglomerate is IBM/Toshiba. That particular combination of companies feels very eighties, when IBM was relevant and Japan ruled the world.
There is an interesting moral commentary here on this ethics of inaction. I don’t necessarily like how the story panned out, but the rest of it was certainly unusual. Although the writing was clunky, I liked how this story acknowledged the majesty of thecelestial phenomena of black holes and neutron stars.
There is an interesting moral commentary here on this ethics of inaction. I don’t necessarily like how the story panned out, but the rest of it was certainly unusual. Although the writing was clunky, I liked how this story acknowledged the majesty of thecelestial phenomena of black holes and neutron stars.
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