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The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg #5
Ringing the Changes
The Collected Stories, Volume 5
A collection of short fiction by Robert Silverberg. Stories include "To See the Invisible Man", "The Pain Peddlars", "The Sixth Palace", "Flies", "Halfway House" and "To the Dark Star". Silverberg provides an introduction to each story.
A collection of short fiction by Robert Silverberg. Stories include "To See the Invisible Man", "The Pain Peddlars", "The Sixth Palace", "Flies", "Halfway House" and "To the Dark Star". Silverberg provides an introduction to each story.
359 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1997
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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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March 8, 2024
A great selection of short stories, only a few duds, all with interesting things ideas
October 21, 2023
20 stories:
To See the Invisible Man (1963)
The Pain Peddlers (1963)
Neighbor (1964)
The Sixth Palace (1965)
Flies (1967)
Halfway House (1966)
To the Dark Star (1968)
Passengers (1968)
Bride 91 (1967)
Going Down Smooth (1968)
The Fangs of the Trees 1968)
Ishmael in Love (1970)
Ringing the Changes (1970)
Sundance (1969)
How It Was When the Past Went Away (1969)
After the Myths Went Home (1969)
The Pleasure of Their Company (1970)
We Know Who We Are (1970)
Something Wild Is Loose (1971)
The Reality Trip (1970)
To See the Invisible Man (1963)
The Pain Peddlers (1963)
Neighbor (1964)
The Sixth Palace (1965)
Flies (1967)
Halfway House (1966)
To the Dark Star (1968)
Passengers (1968)
Bride 91 (1967)
Going Down Smooth (1968)
The Fangs of the Trees 1968)
Ishmael in Love (1970)
Ringing the Changes (1970)
Sundance (1969)
How It Was When the Past Went Away (1969)
After the Myths Went Home (1969)
The Pleasure of Their Company (1970)
We Know Who We Are (1970)
Something Wild Is Loose (1971)
The Reality Trip (1970)
September 6, 2016
A collection of 20 stories, mostly written in the 60s. However, don't let that put you off. True, some of the SF is a little cringeworthy and dated, but a surprising amount is relevant with the author writing about a www-like computer network, mobile/cellular phones, genetic engineering, a cashless society, among other things, all from some 50 years ago.
However, like all good SF stories, it's not about the SF or technology, it's about people and the situations they find themselves in. And in this, these 20 stories excel. It's really about the people (and aliens in some case) and how they deal with setbacks, difficulty, and other situations.
This book, along with the other 5 in the series, has been out of print for some time, so may be a bit hard to track down, but worth the effort.
However, like all good SF stories, it's not about the SF or technology, it's about people and the situations they find themselves in. And in this, these 20 stories excel. It's really about the people (and aliens in some case) and how they deal with setbacks, difficulty, and other situations.
This book, along with the other 5 in the series, has been out of print for some time, so may be a bit hard to track down, but worth the effort.
September 24, 2015
Having been a Robert Silverberg devotee for many years, I was nevertheless disappointed by this lackluster offering of short stories. The stories were either too simplistic or of a harder sci fi than is my taste. As this is just personal opinion I cannot really fault Silverberg (except to wonder about his short story writing abilities) but will be warier next time I see his work...unless the story fits into the novella category
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