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The Mirror of Infinity book. Silverberg has another anthology a bit like this one, called Robert Silverberg' Here's an excellent book for you if you read science fiction when you were growing up during the 1960's or 70's, and would like to revisit some classic stories. Or if you'd like to discover some dusty old gems that you missed along the way!) This is more than just a sampling of influential stories: each one is preceded by and author bio, and a thoughtful, critical introduction by a scholar or a science fiction writer.

The Mirror of Infinity Mass Market Paperback – December 1, 1973.

List of the published work of Robert Silverberg, American science fiction author. By publication date except Majipoor (1980 to present). Revolt on Alpha C Thomas Crowell (1955). The 13th Immortal Ace D-223 (1956). Master of Life and Death Ace D-237 (1957). ISBN 671783-9-8, Avon S369 (1968), Tor (1986). The Shrouded Planet (with Randall Garrett, as Robert Randall) Gnome (1957), Mayflower-Dell (1963), Starblaze (1981).

A gathering of the SF Grandmaster's early pulp stories, collected for the first time! Science Fiction. Yakoub was once the legendary King of the Rom, the Gypsy race that has evolved from the days of caravans into lords of the spaceways - the only pilots capable of steering ships safely between the many worlds of the Galaxy. Weary and proud, Yakoub has relinquished his power and lives in exile on a distant, icy world.

Robert Silverberg, ed. Harper & Row, 1970. Published before any of the teaching anthologies or academic overviews, The Mirror of Infinity, subtitled "A Critics' Anthology of Science Fiction", was the first book to combine stories with critical analysis. Each story is prefaced by a ~3-5 page critical essay; critics include Jack Williamson, James Blish, Damon Knight, Kingsley Amis, Alexei Pansion, and Brian W. Aldiss.

Cambridge University Press, Feb 22, 2003 - 576 pages. The definitive collection of the best in science fiction stories between 1929 and 1964. The book you now hold contains twenty-six of the greatest science fiction stories ever written. 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, imagines a planet where the sun sets only once every millennium and is a chilling study in mass psychology.

Robert Silverberg was born in New York City on 15 January 1935 to Michael and Helen Silverberg, an only child

Robert Silverberg was born in New York City on 15 January 1935 to Michael and Helen Silverberg, an only child. He tends to keep his personal life to himself, but he has made allusions to being a lonely and bitter child who found a sort of release in science fiction and fantasy. In 1949 he started a science fiction fanzine called Spaceship and made his first professional sale to Science Fiction Adventures, a non-fiction piece called Fanmag, in the December 1953 issue.