Robert Silverberg Books in Order

Finding willing specimens for an interstellar zoo seems easy, with alien creatures competing to join its exhibits. Keeping the resulting display from humiliating its human organizer proves harder, turning the business of collecting unusual life into an unexpected struggle.

Sixteen stories examine what happens when people can cross or disrupt time. Rivalries, marriages and attempts to anticipate the future become unstable as characters discover that changing when events occur can alter both their relationships and their understanding of reality.

Eighteen stories explore encounters between humanity and extraterrestrial life, from occupied territory to unexpected visitors on Earth. Characters seeking rescue, understanding or survival must confront beings whose motives and abilities challenge the assumptions they bring to first contact.

This collection follows people whose private lives are unsettled by strange technologies and altered realities. A jealous rival’s manipulation of time, identical sons and disturbing forms of entertainment expose the consequences of treating identity, relationships and suffering as things to control.

Twelve stories send travelers across space, history and alternate realities, where discovery brings unexpected danger. Witnesses to future catastrophe, seekers of eternal youth and visitors to unfamiliar universes must face consequences that reach beyond the journeys they originally imagined.

Howard Gorman hires a professional killer to remove his wife so he can be with Marie. Marie has different plans and approaches the hit man herself, turning a murder contract into a contest of desire, money and betrayal.

Silverberg reflects on science fiction, scientific ideas and the changing circumstances of his writing career. Essays, introductions and other nonfiction consider fellow authors, the genre’s history and his own decisions to leave fiction temporarily and later return to it.

Silverberg selects stories spanning seventy years of his science fiction career, opening paths into many different imagined worlds. A new introduction and David Gerrold's foreword accompany this collection of tales chosen by the author himself.

Human explorers encounter an alien civilization whose customs challenge their assumptions about life beyond Earth. This short planetary adventure follows the difficulties of contact between societies as space exploration brings unfamiliar cultures into uneasy proximity.

A wealthy financier in postwar London becomes captivated by a poised performer in a Soho strip club. Their secret meetings draw him beyond respectable society, putting his reputation, fortune, and self-control at risk as fascination becomes obsession.

A respected retired judge is shot dead in his office, and Lieutenant Lew Norris must answer a city's demands for justice. A mysterious nightclub singer offers his best lead in a case steeped in appearances and hidden motives.

Three novellas examine frustration and the possibilities of immortality, including a husband’s pursuit of his resurrected wife. Different forms of continued existence place human relationships under pressure, asking how much can survive when life’s familiar boundaries are transformed.

Eight stories explore altered perceptions, alien encounters and societies under pressure, including the original Hawksbill Station novella. Time, identity and isolation shape conflicts in which apparently familiar lives give way to unsettling possibilities beyond everyday reality.