Robert Silverberg

CONNIETeenage Connie has her life all mapped out. She and John will go steady until she joins him at college. Then after graduation, they will be married. John will begin law school, and there will be three children, a pretty little home on Long Island and a trip to Europe... but all that changes the night she is kidnapped by a gang of young toughs, taken to an old warehouse, and repeatedly raped. Connie's dreams are shattered-nothing is the same. John is hesitant and uncomfortable with her. Her parents only want to send her away to live with her grandparents for a while. With nothing left to lose, Connie decides to start getting even with the world. MEGThe night Meg loses her virginity she sees her Idaho life mapped out for her: marriage to a farmer, a bunch of kids, old before her time. But Meg has bigger dreams than that. She knows the power her body has over men. So she hops a bus for New York City and discovers a talent agent named Max Bonaventura who is so impressed by her bounteous figure that he decides to throw all his efforts into making her a star. Sure, she might have to strip in front of total strangers... she might have to sleep with a few guys to get there... but it'll be worth it. Max knows what he's doing, and Meg knows that anything is better than going back to Idaho. Or is it?

The return of the legendary magazine Startling Stories under the editorship of Doug Draa is one of science fiction's publishing events of the year. Jam-packed with fiction, art, and even a poem, here is a brand new issue of the classic pulp magazine, featuring: CRADLE OF THE DEEP, by Mike Chinn INVASION OF THE DEADLY BRAIN FROM ALPHA-IX, by Scott Emerson EVIDENCE OF THE MIRROR, by Herb Kauderer MOTHERSHIP, by Stephen Persing HAZTHROG'S CONTEMPT, by Maxwell I. Gold PAYLOAD, by M. Stern NEW LIFE, by Mark Slade RED DRAGON, by Shadrick Beechem SNACK TIME, by Franklyn Searight AMIRI, by Nicole Givens Kurtz STICKS AND STONES, by John B. Rosenman T. GIPS AND THE TIME FLIES, by Ahmed A. Khan THE ANGRY PLANET, by DJ Tyrer THE HEART OF A HITMAN, by Rie Sheridan Rose THE KIDNAPPED PRINCE, by Cynthia Ward THE OUTPOST, OUTSIDE, by Larry Hinkle THE VAULTS OF BAN-ERACH, by Steve Dilks TOTALITY, by Andre E. Harewood TRIPLET CROSS, by Patrick S. Baker SEA BOUND-1, by Eddie D. Moore DEFIANT, DEVIANT, DEVOID OF SOUL, by Russell Hemmell THE BLOOD RED SKY OF MARS, by Adrian Cole HORIZON, by John Gregory Betancourt SUNRISE ON MERCURY, by Robert Silverberg

DISROBE ME... Audrey begged, her suddenly nude body approaching him, her breasts lush, her lips parted as she thrust herself at him. But he was afraid his wife had detectives watching, and he pushed her away. It was too late even as he saw her naked body go through the window-sixty feet to the pavement below. Too late for Kevin Lyle, Hollywood editor, frequenter of fleshpots and sinkholes considered tame in sprawling, lust-mad Hollywood . . . where every neon light was another raped virgin, every inch of film another hot body thrown from bed to box-office. This was his world, peopled with Donna, his adulterous wife, Lorayne who enjoyed being beaten, Audrey who wanted to hit the top . . . and who finally hit the bottom . . . these were his people, sick with depravity ... SICK WITH LUST

Three thousand years after Earth's colonisation of the planet Borthan, stories of self-serving hypocrisy that occured among the first arrivals have bred a culture that forbids emotional sharing and denies the naturally human concept of 'self'. The result is a lasting peace, but at a terrible price. For it is a peace without love, without self, where even the mention of the word 'I' is taboo. Spurred on by the arrival of an Earthman with a self-baring drug, Kinnall Darival breaks the strict code of the Covenant to record the sordid details of his rebelious life from the days of his royal youth to self-appointed prophet of love. He begins his account with the greatest of heresies:'I am Kinnall Darival and I mean to tell you all about myself.'Winner of the Nebula Award for best novel.

A Magazine of Science Fiction and FantasyISSUE 45: July 2020Lezli Robyn, Editor Martin Shoemaker, Assistant Editor\ Taylor Morris, Copyeditor Shahid Mahmud, PublisherStories by: Kay Kenyon. Chris Barnham, Rachelle Harp, Mike Resnick, Alex Shvartsman, Jack McDevitt, Nick DiChario, Robert Silverberg, ZZ Claybourne, Katharine KerrSerialization: Midnight at the Well of Souls by Jack L. ChalkerColumns by: Gregory Benford, L. PenelopeRecommended Books: Richard ChwedykInterview: Lezli Robyn interviews Katherinie KerrGalaxy's Edge is a bi-monthly magazine published by Phoenix Pick, the science fiction and fantasy imprint of Arc Manor, an award winning independent press based in Maryland. Each issue of the magazine has a mix of new and old stories, a serialization of a novel, columns by L. Penelope and Gregory Benford, book recommendations by Richard Chwydyk and an interview conducted by Joy Ward.

In an archaic, feudal empire on the giant world of Majipoor, Valentine, an itinerant juggler, wakes up one morning with only a vague and troubled idea of who he is. His dreams suggest he is the ruler of Majipor - but no one will believe him.

A Magazine of Science Fiction and FantasyISSUE 42: January 2019Mike Resnick, Editor Taylor Morris, Copyeditor Shahid Mahmud, PublisherStories by: Sean Patrick Hazlett, P. A. Cornell, Joe Haldeman, Robert P. Switzer, Larry Hodges, Mercedes Lackey, Tara Calaby, Liviu Surugiu, Gregory Benford, Michael A. Clark, Robert SilverbergSerialization: Midnight at the Well of Souls by Jack L. ChalkerColumns by: Robert J. Sawyer, Gregory BenfordRecommended Books: Richard ChwedykInterview: Joy Ward interviews Charles E. GannonGalaxy's Edge is a bi-monthly magazine published by Phoenix Pick, the science fiction and fantasy imprint of Arc Manor, an award winning independent press based in Maryland. Each issue of the magazine has a mix of new and old stories, a serialization of a novel, columns by Robert J. Sawyer and Gregory Benford, book recommendations by Richard Chwydyk and an interview conducted by Joy Ward.

Aliens in all shapes and sizes—some fearsome, some outlandish, and some just plain fun—fill the pages of these hand-picked classic stories by sci-fi grand master Robert Silverberg, each featuring a new introduction by the acclaimed author. Every day we are discovering new worlds in far-reaching galaxies which may or may not sustain life as we know it. In Alien Archives: Eighteen Stories of Extraterrestrial Encounters, sci-fi Grand Master Robert Silverberg collects his finest short stories and novellas about one of the genre’s most enduring themes. Spanning fifty years of writing from the Science Fiction Grand Master, this collection of alien encounters features new introductions to all fifteen stories, including the Hugo Award-nominated “Schwartz Between the Galaxies” and HBO adapted “Amanda and the Alien.” In these pages lie tales of a young man venturing into the occupied territory of an alien conquered United States to rescue his brother, three visitors from a very strange alien world arriving on Earth and meeting a tragic fate, and a dangerous life-form from a far-off world finding that suburban California holds some beings that are even more dangerous than it is. With Alien Archives, Silverberg puts us in contact with extraterrestrial beings of all shapes, sizes, and personalities—some fearsome, some outlandish, and some just plain fun. The Associated Press says, "Done Silverberg's way, science fiction is a fine art." With sheer force of imagination and incredible storytelling skills, Alien Archives confirms that Silverberg's classic work continues to resonate for readers today.

From the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author: "High adventure, considerable tension, and--most important--social consciousness" (Harlan Ellison). Simeon Krug is the king of the universe. A self-made man, he is the Bill Gates of the era, having built a megacommercial empire on the backs of his products: androids, genetically engineered human slaves. Having amassed incredible wealth, his next major goal is to communicate with aliens living in an uninhabitable world, sending a mysterious signal. This requires building a mile high tower in the arctic tundra. The androids want civil equality with humans, but are divided on the best means to the goal--political agitation or religious devotion to Krug, their creator. And Krug's son, Manuel, is reluctant to step into his role as heir to his father's empire.

Ex-lieutenant Eddie Gundersen returns to Belzagor on a scientific expedition to the borders of the indigenous lands, where he must face his nemesis, Kurtz, and his own inner demons on a planet which still has hidden secrets. "COLONIES: Return to Belzagor" is a new edition of the previously released "Downward to the Earth" (2017). It has been edited for content.

Captivating and thought-provoking, THE STOCHASTIC MAN is another outstanding novel by award-winning Robert Silverberg. Lew Nichols is been in the business of stochastic prediction--surveys and high-powered guesswork. Nichols has also been the administrative assistant to the mayor of New York City, the contented husband of Sundara Shastri, and a disciple of Martin Carvajal--an odd little man who is capable of seeing the future. But Nichols' life is changing. While under the influence of Carvajal, Nichols seeks the secrets of developing second sight, so he can manipulate the future. With unrivaled skill, Silverberg has created characters with great complexity, whose dilemmas have a strange air of future reality.

Hugo Award Winner, from an SF Grandmaster Conquering warrior Francisco Pizarro found himself... somewhere. Somewhere strange. He didn't know where, but he was sure it wasn't where he should be. After some time, another warrior appeared... About this story Robert Silverberg writes: I wrote this one in October, 1987 for an anthology I was editing myself, the basic idea of which involved using computer-generated simulacra of actual historical figures set in conflict against one another. The ones I chose were Socrates and Francisco Pizarro, and the story very quickly became an exciting thing to write as these two powerful personalities began to clash. I think it's one of the major achievements of my career. It was published in ASIMOV'S SCIENCE FICTION and then in TIME GATE, my anthology, and it was picked for Gardner Dozois' 1989 YEAR'S BEST SCIENCE FICTION anthology. And at the World Science Fiction Convention in Holland in August, 1990, it brought me the Hugo award for Best Novelet. Robert Silverberg is a SFWA Grandmaster and winner of multiple Hugo and Nebula awards.

Caught in the midst of a rebellion while visiting a friend thousands of miles from home, Joseph, the young heir to the great House Keilloran, one of the Masters who colonized the planet long ago, finds himself fighting for survival in enemy territory, through which he must travel while facing terrible dangers. Robert Silverberg is a SFWA Grandmaster and winner of multiple Hugo and Nebula awards.