Author guide
Robert Silverberg Books in Order
Robert Silverberg (born 1935) is an American author whose career began in the 1950s with science fiction, juvenile fiction, historical nonfiction, and writing under numerous pseudonyms. His mature fiction includes major novels and novellas of the late 1960s and 1970s, including Nightwings, Downward to the Earth, The World Inside, Dying Inside, and A Time of Changes. After a period of retirement, he returned with Lord Valentine's Castle and the larger Majipoor cycle. He has also written historical and scientific nonfiction, memoiristic essays, and numerous short-fiction collections, and has edited important science-fiction anthologies.
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Lord Valentine's Castle
The best entry to the Majipoor cycle and Silverberg's later science-fantasy fiction.
Dying Inside
A celebrated standalone literary science-fiction novel.
Nightwings
A concise, award-winning introduction to Silverberg's mature speculative fiction.
Next Stop, the Stars
A representative early collection for readers who want his short fiction.
Read in order
Books by series
novel-series · complete
Nidorian
A science-fiction series co-written with Randall Garrett under the pseudonym Robert Randall.
novel-series · complete
Regan
A future-history series centered on the planet Regan and its changing relationship with Earth.
shared-universe · complete
Majipoor
A large-scale science-fantasy cycle set on the planet Majipoor, including the Lord Valentine and Lord Prestimion subcycles and story collections.
- 1 Lord Valentine's CastleAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 1980
- 2
Majipoor ChroniclesAmazon ↗Book 2 · collection · 1982
- 3
Valentine PontifexAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 1983
- 4
The Mountains of MajipoorAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 1995
- 5
Sorcerers of MajipoorAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 1997
- 6
Lord PrestimionAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 1999
- 7
The King of DreamsAmazon ↗Book 7 · novel · 2001
- 8
Tales of MajipoorAmazon ↗Book 8 · collection · 2013 Optional
novel-series · complete
Gilgamesh
A historical-fantasy sequence following the legendary king Gilgamesh through the ancient world and the afterlife.
novel-series · complete
New Springtime
A post-apocalyptic science-fiction sequence about the reconstruction of human civilization.
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The World InsideAmazon ↗Book 1 · novel · 1971
collection-series · complete
Tales from the Pulp Era
Retrospective collections of Silverberg's early pulp-era fiction.
collection-series · complete
The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg
The six-volume Grafton/HarperCollins sequence of collected stories.
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Pluto in the Morning Light: The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg, Volume 1Amazon ↗Book 1 · collection · 1992
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The Road to Nightfall: The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg, Volume 4Amazon ↗Book 3 · collection · 1996
- 5 Ringing the Changes: The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg, Volume 5Amazon ↗
Book 4 · collection · 1997
- 6 Lion Time in Timbuctoo: The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg, Volume 6Amazon ↗
Book 5 · collection · 2000
collection-series · complete
The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg
The nine-volume Subterranean Press sequence of collected stories.
- 1 To Be Continued: The Collected Stories, Volume 1Amazon ↗
Book 1 · collection · 2006
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To the Dark Star: The Collected Stories, Volume 2Amazon ↗Book 2 · collection · 2007
- 3 Something Wild Is Loose: The Collected Stories, Volume 3Amazon ↗
Book 3 · collection · 2008
- 4 Trips: The Collected Stories, Volume 4Amazon ↗
Book 4 · collection · 2009
- 5 The Palace at Midnight: The Collected Stories, Volume 5Amazon ↗
Book 5 · collection · 2010
- 6 Multiples: The Collected Stories, Volume 6Amazon ↗
Book 6 · collection · 2011
- 7
We Are for the Dark: The Collected Stories, Volume 7Amazon ↗Book 7 · collection · 2012
- 8 Hot Times in Magma City: The Collected Stories, Volume 8Amazon ↗
Book 8 · collection · 2013
- 9
The Millennium Express: The Collected Stories, Volume 9Amazon ↗Book 9 · collection · 2014
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (140)
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Revolt on Alpha CAmazon ↗novel · 1955
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The 13th ImmortalAmazon ↗novel · 1957
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Master of Life and DeathAmazon ↗novel · 1957
- Invaders from EarthAmazon ↗
novel · 1958
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Lest We Forget Thee, EarthAmazon ↗novel · 1958
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Stepsons of TerraAmazon ↗novel · 1958
- Aliens from SpaceAmazon ↗
novel · 1958
- Invisible BarriersAmazon ↗
novel · 1958
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StarhavenAmazon ↗novel · 1958
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Starman's QuestAmazon ↗novel · 1958
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Recalled to LifeAmazon ↗novel · 1962
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The Planet KillersAmazon ↗novel · 1959
- The Plot Against EarthAmazon ↗
novel · 1959
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Lost Race of MarsAmazon ↗novel · 1960
- The Hot BeatAmazon ↗
novel · 1960
- Collision CourseAmazon ↗
novel · 1961
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The Seed of EarthAmazon ↗novel · 1962
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Blood on the MinkAmazon ↗novel · 1962
- The Judge's MistressAmazon ↗
novel · 1962
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The Silent InvadersAmazon ↗novel · 1963
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Time of the Great FreezeAmazon ↗novel · 1964
- One of Our Asteroids Is MissingAmazon ↗
novel · 1964
- Conquerors from the DarknessAmazon ↗
novel · 1965
- The Mask of AkhnatenAmazon ↗
novel · 1965
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The Gate of WorldsAmazon ↗novel · 1967
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ThornsAmazon ↗novel · 1967
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Those Who WatchAmazon ↗novel · 1967
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The Time HoppersAmazon ↗novel · 1967
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To Open the SkyAmazon ↗novel · 1967
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Planet of DeathAmazon ↗novella · 1967
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Hawksbill StationAmazon ↗novel · 1968
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The Masks of TimeAmazon ↗novel · 1968
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The Man in the MazeAmazon ↗novel · 1969
- NightwingsAmazon ↗
novel · 1969
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Across a Billion YearsAmazon ↗novel · 1969
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Three SurvivedAmazon ↗novel · 1969
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To Live AgainAmazon ↗novel · 1969
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Up the LineAmazon ↗novel · 1969
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Downward to the EarthAmazon ↗novel · 1970
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Tower of GlassAmazon ↗novel · 1970
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Son of ManAmazon ↗novel · 1971
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The Second TripAmazon ↗novel · 1971
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A Time of ChangesAmazon ↗novel · 1971
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The Book of SkullsAmazon ↗novel · 1971
- Dying InsideAmazon ↗
novel · 1972
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The Stochastic ManAmazon ↗novel · 1975
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Shadrach in the FurnaceAmazon ↗novel · 1976
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Lord of DarknessAmazon ↗novel · 1983
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Tom O'BedlamAmazon ↗novel · 1985
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Star of GypsiesAmazon ↗novel · 1986
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Project PendulumAmazon ↗novel · 1987
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The Mutant SeasonAmazon ↗novel · 1989
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NightfallAmazon ↗novel · 1990
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The Face of the WatersAmazon ↗novel · 1991
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Child of TimeAmazon ↗novel · 1991
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Kingdoms of the WallAmazon ↗novel · 1992
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The Positronic ManAmazon ↗novel · 1992
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Hot Sky at MidnightAmazon ↗novel · 1994
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StarborneAmazon ↗novel · 1996
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The Alien YearsAmazon ↗novel · 1998
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The Longest Way HomeAmazon ↗novel · 2002
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Roma EternaAmazon ↗novel · 2003
- Sex and the Armed ServicesAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1960
- Sex and HypnosisAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1961
- 90% of What You Know About Sex Is WrongAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1962
- Philosopher of EvilAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1962
- How to Spend MoneyAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1963
- The Great Wall of ChinaAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1965
- The Loneliest Continent: The Story of Antarctic DiscoveryAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1964
- Leaders of LaborAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1966
- Antarctic Conquest: The Great Explorers in Their Own WordsAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1966
- The Golden Dream: Seekers of El DoradoAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1967
- Sophisticated Sex Techniques in MarriageAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1967
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Mound Builders of Ancient America: The Archaeology of a MythAmazon ↗nonfiction · 1968
- The Realm of Prester JohnAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1972
- Drug Themes in Science FictionAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1974
- Robert Silverberg's Worlds of WonderAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1987
- Treasures beneath the SeaAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1960
- Sir Winston Churchill: The Compelling Life Story of One of the Towering Figures of the 20th CenturyAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1961
- First American into SpaceAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1961
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Lost Cities and Vanished CivilizationsAmazon ↗nonfiction · 1962
- The Fabulous RockefellersAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1963
- Sunken History: The Story of Underwater ArchaeologyAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1963
- Fifteen Battles That Changed the WorldAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1963
- Empires in the Dust: Ancient Civilizations Brought to LightAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1963
- Home of the Red Man: Indian North America before ColumbusAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1963
- The History of SurgeryAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1963
- The Great DoctorsAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1964
- Man Before Adam: The Story of Man in Search of His OriginsAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1964
- Akhnaten: The Rebel PharaohAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1964
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1066Amazon ↗nonfiction · 1964
- The Man Who Found Nineveh: The Story of Austen Henry LayardAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1964
- Great Adventures in ArchaeologyAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1964
- SocratesAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1965
- Scientists and Scoundrels: A Book of HoaxesAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1965
- Men Who Mastered the AtomAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1965
- Niels Bohr: The Man Who Mapped the AtomAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1965
- The Old Ones: Indians of the American SouthwestAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1965
- The World of CoralAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1965
- The CrusadesAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1965
- The Long Rampart: The Story of the Great Wall of ChinaAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1966
- Rivers: A Book to Begin OnAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1966
- Forgotten by Time: A Book of Living FossilsAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1966
- Frontiers in ArcheologyAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1966
- BridgesAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1966
- To the Rock of Darius: The Story of Henry RawlinsonAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1966
- The Hopefuls: Ten Presidential CampaignsAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1966
- The Morning of Mankind: Prehistoric Man in EuropeAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1967
- The Auk, the Dodo and the OryxAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1967
- The World of the Rain ForestsAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1967
- The Dawn of MedicineAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1967
- The Adventures of Nat PalmerAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1967
- Challenge for a Throne: The Wars of the RosesAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1967
- Men Against Time: Salvage Archaeology in the United StatesAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1967
- Light for the World: Edison and the Power IndustryAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1967
- The Search for EldoradoAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1967
- The World of the Ocean DepthsAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1968
- The Stolen Election: Hayes vs. Tilden, 1876Amazon ↗
nonfiction · 1968
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Four Men Who Changed the UniverseAmazon ↗nonfiction · 1968
- Sam HoustonAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1968
- The South Pole: A Book to Begin OnAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1968
- Stormy VoyagerAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1968
- Ghost Towns of the American WestAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1968
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Vanishing Giants: The Story of the SequoiasAmazon ↗nonfiction · 1969
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Wonders of Ancient Chinese ScienceAmazon ↗nonfiction · 1969
- The Challenge of Climate: Man and His EnvironmentAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1969
- Bruce of the Blue NileAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1969
- The World of SpaceAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1969
- If I Forget Thee, O JerusalemAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1970
- The Seven Wonders of the Ancient WorldAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1970
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Mammoths, Mastodons and ManAmazon ↗nonfiction · 1970
- The Pueblo RevoltAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1970
- Clocks for the Ages: How Scientists Date the PastAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1971
- To the Western Shore: Growth of the United States 1776-1853Amazon ↗
nonfiction · 1971
- Before the Sphinx: Early EgyptAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1971
- Into Space: A Young Person's Guide to SpaceAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1971
- The Longest Voyage: Circumnavigation in the Age of DiscoveryAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1972
- John Muir, Prophet Among the GlaciersAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1972
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The World Within the Ocean WaveAmazon ↗nonfiction · 1972
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The World Within the Tide PoolAmazon ↗nonfiction · 1972
Nonfiction (2)
Other (52)
- Campus HellcatAmazon ↗
collection · 1960
- Illicit Affair and Other StoriesAmazon ↗
collection · 1961
- Next Stop, the StarsAmazon ↗
collection · 1962
- Godling, Go HomeAmazon ↗
collection · 1964
- To Worlds BeyondAmazon ↗
collection · 1965
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Needle in a TimestackAmazon ↗collection · 1966
- The Calibrated AlligatorAmazon ↗
collection · 1969
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Dimension ThirteenAmazon ↗collection · 1969
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Parsecs and ParablesAmazon ↗collection · 1970
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The Cube Root of UncertaintyAmazon ↗collection · 1970
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Moonferns & StarsongsAmazon ↗collection · 1971
- The Reality Trip and Other ImplausibilitiesAmazon ↗
collection · 1972
- Valley Beyond TimeAmazon ↗
collection · 1973
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Earth's Other ShadowAmazon ↗collection · 1973
- Unfamiliar TerritoryAmazon ↗
collection · 1973
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Born with the DeadAmazon ↗collection · 1974
- Sundance and Other Science Fiction StoriesAmazon ↗
collection · 1974
- The Feast of St. DionysusAmazon ↗
collection · 1975
- Sunrise on Mercury and Other Science Fiction StoriesAmazon ↗
collection · 1975
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The Best of Robert SilverbergAmazon ↗collection · 1976
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Capricorn GamesAmazon ↗collection · 1976
- The Shores of TomorrowAmazon ↗
collection · 1976
- The Best of Robert Silverberg, Volume TwoAmazon ↗
collection · 1978
- The Songs of SummerAmazon ↗
collection · 1979
- Needle in a TimestackAmazon ↗
collection · 1979
- World of a Thousand ColorsAmazon ↗
collection · 1982
- Sunrise on MercuryAmazon ↗
collection · 1983
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The Conglomeroid Cocktail PartyAmazon ↗collection · 1984
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Beyond the Safe ZoneAmazon ↗collection · 1986
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Sailing to ByzantiumAmazon ↗collection · 2000
- In Another Country and Other Short NovelsAmazon ↗
collection · 2002
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Phases of the MoonAmazon ↗collection · 2004
- A Little IntelligenceAmazon ↗
collection · 2009
- Dangerous DimensionsAmazon ↗
collection · 2011
- Hunt the Space-Witch!Amazon ↗
collection · 2011
- Around the ContinuumAmazon ↗
collection · 2012
- Beyond the BeyondAmazon ↗
collection · 2012
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The Best of Robert Silverberg: Stories of Six DecadesAmazon ↗collection · 2012
- Sailing to Byzantium: Six NovellasAmazon ↗
collection · 2013
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First-Person SingularitiesAmazon ↗collection · 2017
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Rough TradeAmazon ↗collection · 2017
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Time and Time AgainAmazon ↗collection · 2018
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Needle in a Timestack and Other StoriesAmazon ↗collection · 2019
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Alien ArchivesAmazon ↗collection · 2019
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Voyagers: Twelve Journeys Through Space and TimeAmazon ↗collection · 2021
- Exotic Adventures of Robert SilverbergAmazon ↗
collection · 2021
- Robert Silverberg's Monsters and ThingsAmazon ↗
collection · 2023
- A Multitude of WorldsAmazon ↗
collection · 2025
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Beyond the Doors of DeathAmazon ↗collection · 2013
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Reflections and Refractions: Thoughts on Science Fiction, Science and Other MattersAmazon ↗collection · 1997
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Musings and MeditationsAmazon ↗collection · 2011