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5 unusual facts about Robert Silverberg


François de Loys

Robert Silverberg, Scientists and Scoundrels: A Book of Hoaxes, pages 178-187 (New York: Crowell, 1965).

New Dimensions

New Dimensions is also the title of a series of sf anthologies edited by Robert Silverberg.

Robert Silverberg

During that time he wrote the juvenile novel Revolt on Alpha C, published by Thomas Y. Crowell in 1955 with the cover notice "A gripping story of outer space".

Silverberg received a Nebula award in 1986 for the novella Sailing to Byzantium, which takes its name from the poem by William Butler Yeats; a Hugo in 1987 for the novella Gilgamesh in the Outback, set in the Heroes in Hell universe of Bangsian Fantasy; a Hugo in 1990 for Enter a Soldier. Later: Enter Another.

Trylon and Perisphere

Trylon and perisphere are mentioned as generic concepts by the main character as he is introduced in the beginning of Robert Silverberg's 1972 novel Dying Inside.


Alex Ebel

His illustrations for book covers include Galaxies and The Sun by Isaac Asimov, Evil Earths by Brian Aldiss, Ability Quotient by Mack Reynolds, Homefaring by Robert Silverberg and one of his most famous, The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin.

Heroes in Hell

The first 12 books in the series were published by Baen Books between 1986 and 1989, and stories from the series include one Hugo Award winner and Nebula nominee, (Gilgamesh in the Outback by Robert Silverberg from Rebels in Hell), as well as one other Nebula Award nominee.

Jurgen Ziewe

Many of his fantasy images found their way onto book covers of well known science fiction authors including Robert Silverberg, Vernor Vinge, Steven Baxter, Iain Banks, Dan Simmons, Greg Bear, John Barnes and Peter F. Hamilton and writers of the Mind-Body-Spirit genre.

Martin H. Greenberg

Major partners include Isaac Asimov (127 anthologies), Charles G. Waugh, Jane Yolen, and Robert Silverberg.

SwanCon

It will normally have guests attending including at least one international author, and international guests have included Robert Silverberg,Bob Shaw, Anne McAffrey, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, Brandon Sanderson, Charles Stross, and David Zindell.


see also

King of Dreams

"King of Dreams", a novel in the Majipoor series, a series of novels and stories by Robert Silverberg