Books by Robert Silverberg
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review 1: Although best known for his science fiction, Silverberg proves himself equally adept at the hard-boiled crime genre with this novel written 50 years ago and published here for the first time in book form. It's a straight-ahead, no-nonsense page-turner involving an undercover cop ...
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review 1: A fun collection of adventure stories. The vast majority was by male American writers, mostly from the 1950s, with a few from the 30s and 60s thrown in, which might account for some similarity in plots and characters. However, only a couple were really badly written and a few wer...
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review 1: I've read the fantasy of George R.R. Martin, Orson Scott Card, and Terry Brooks before, and I liked their three stories. It's been over a decade since I read any of Mr. Card's or Mr. Brooks's fantasy, and I didn't enjoy their stories here as well as Mr. Martin's; I liked Mr. Car...
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review 1: An interesting collection of early science-fiction short stories. As a single "megapack," it's noteworthy in that it shows the stylistic limitations of early authors, while still reflecting the ingenuity they brought to the table. Contains Samuel R. Delany's "Captives of the Flam...