Free Speculative Fiction Online: Robert Silverberg

Award-winning fiction:

Passengers (Orbit Anthology #4, 1968)
Hugo Nomination for Best Short Story 1970.
Nebula for Best Short Story 1969.
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Nightwings (Galaxy, September 1968)
Hugo for Best Novella 1969.
Nebula Nomination for Best Novella 1968.
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Good News from the Vatican (Universe Anthology #1, 1971)
Nebula for Best Short Story 1971.
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A Time of Changes (Galaxy, March 1971)
Hugo Nomination for Best Novel 1972.
Nebula for Best Novel 1971.
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Born with the Dead (F & SF, April 1974)
Hugo Nomination for Best Novella 1975.
Nebula for Best Novella 1974.
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Sailing to Byzantium (Asimov's, February 1985)
Hugo Nomination for Best Novella 1986.
Nebula for Best Novella 1985.
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Gilgamesh In the Outback (Asimov's, July 1986)
Hugo for Best Novella 1987.
Nebula Nomination for Best Novella 1986.
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Enter a Soldier. Later: Enter Another (Asimov's, June 1989)
A sample from this anthology.
Hugo for Best Novelette 1990.
Nebula Nomination for Best Novelette 1989.
Featured in Gardner Dozois’s ‘Year’s Best SF’, Seventh Edition.
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Award-nominated fiction:

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Thorns (Ballantine, 1967)
Hugo Nomination for Best Novel 1968.
Nebula Nomination for Best Novel 1967.
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Hawksbill Station (Galaxy, August 1967)
Available as part of this magazine.
Hugo Nomination for Best Novella 1968.
Nebula Nomination for Best Novella 1967.
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The Masks of Time (Ballantine, 1968)
Nebula Nomination for Best Novel 1968.
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To Jorslem (Galaxy, February 1969)
Hugo Nomination for Best Novella 1970.
Nebula Nomination for Best Novella 1969.
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Up the Line (Amazing, July 1969)
Hugo Nomination for Best Novel 1970.
Nebula Nomination for Best Novel 1969.
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The Tower of Glass (Scribner's, 1970)
Hugo Nomination for Best Novel 1971.
Nebula Nomination for Best Novel 1970.

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The World Outside (Galaxy, October 1970)
Hugo Nomination for Best Novella 1971.
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The World Inside (Doubleday, 1971)
Hugo Nomination for Best Novel 1972.
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Hugo nomination declined.

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The Book of Skulls (Scribner's, 1972)
Hugo Nomination for Best Novel 1973.
Nebula Nomination for Best Novel 1972.
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When We Went to See the End of the World (Universe Anthology #2, 1972)
Hugo Nomination for Best Short Story 1973.
Nebula Nomination for Best Short Story 1972.
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Dying Inside (Galaxy, July 1972)
Hugo Nomination for Best Novel 1973.
Nebula Nomination for Best Novel 1972.
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Schwartz Between the Galaxies (Stellar #1, 1974)
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Hugo Nomination for Best Short Story 1975.
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The Stochastic Man (F & SF, April 1975)
Hugo Nomination for Best Novel 1976.
Nebula Nomination for Best Novel 1975.
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Shadrach in the Furnace (Analog, August 1976)
Hugo Nomination for Best Novel 1977.
Nebula Nomination for Best Novel 1976.
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Lord Valentine’s Castle (F & SF, November 1979)
Hugo Nomination for Best Novel 1981.
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Our Lady of the Sauropods (Omni, September 1980)
Hugo Nomination for Best Short Story 1981.
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The Pope of the Chimps (Perpetual Light Anthology, 1982)
Nebula Nomination for Best Short Story 1982.
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Not freely available online! Recommended!

Homefaring (Amazing, November 1983)
Nebula Nomination for Best Novella 1983.
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The Secret Sharer (Asimov's, September 1987)
Hugo Nomination for Best Novella 1988.
Nebula Nomination for Best Novella 1987.
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Other fiction online:

Yokel with Portfolio (Imaginative Tales, November 1955)
A sample from this collection.
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Guardian of the Crystal Gate (Fantastic, August 1956)
A sample from this collection.
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The Hunted Heroes (Amazing, September 1956)
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With Randall Garrett: The Judas Valley (Amazing, October 1956)
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Choke Chain (Fantastic, December 1956)
A sample from this collection.
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The Inquisitor (Imagination, December 1956)
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As by ‘Randall Garrett’.
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Lair of the Dragonbird (Imagination, December 1956)
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According to the FictionMags index actually by Randall Garrett.
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With Randall Garrett: The Alien Dies at Dawn (Imagination, December 1956)
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As by ‘Alexander Blade’.
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Master of Life and Death (Ace, 1957)
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The Guest Rites (Infinity Science Fiction, February 1957)
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Outcast of the Stars (Imagination, February 1957)
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With Randall Garrett: Bleekman’s Planet (Imagination, February 1957)
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As by ‘Ivar Jorgensen’.
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With Randall Garrett: The Incomplete Theft (Imagination, February 1957)
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As by ‘Ralph Burke’.
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Harwood’s Vortex (Imagination, April 1957)
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With Randall Garrett: Slaughter on Dornell IV (Imagination, April 1957)
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Woman’s World (Imagination, June 1957)
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Age of Anxiety (Infinity Science Fiction, June 1957)
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Six Frightened Men (Imagination, June 1957)
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As by ‘Randall Garrett’.
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Reality Unlimited (Imagination, August 1957)
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Postmark Ganymede (Amazing, September 1957)
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Overlord of Colony Eight (Imagination, October 1957)
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With Randall Garrett: The Ambassador’s Pet (Imagination, October 1957)
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Rescue Mission (Imagination, December 1957)
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The Happy Unfortunate (Amazing, December 1957)
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With Randall Garrett: House Operator (Imagination, December 1957)
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As by ‘S. M. Tenneshaw’.
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With Randall Garrett: Hero from Yesterday (Imagination, December 1957)
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As by ‘Robert Randall’.
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Starman’s Quest (Gnome Press, 1958)
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A Madman on Board (Imagination, February 1958)
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Never Trust a Thief! (Imagination, February 1958)
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The Overlord’s Thumb (Infinity Science Fiction, March 1958)
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Voyage to Procyon (Imagination, June 1958)
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Come Into My Brain! (Imagination, June 1958)
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With Randall Garrett: Menace from Vega (Imagination, June 1958)
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As by ‘Robert Randall’.
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Homecoming Horde (Imagination, August 1958)
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Birds of a Feather (Galaxy, November 1958)
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Blue Fire (Galaxy, June 1965)
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Long Live the Kejwa [vt Run of Luck] (Amazing, July 1965)
A sample from this collection.
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After the Myths Went Home (F & SF, November 1969)
A sample from this collection.
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Ishmael in Love (F & SF, July 1970)
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{Now + n, Now — n} (Nova #2, 1972)
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What We Learned From This Morning’s Newspaper (Unfamiliar Territory Anthology, 1973)
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Not Our Brother (Twilight Zone, July 1982)
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Basileus (Best of Omni SF Anthology #5, 1983)
A sample from this anthology.
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Amanda and the Alien (Omni, May 1983)
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Needle in a Timestack (Playboy, June 1983)
Available as part of this magazine.
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Published somewhere on the World Wide Web.

Against Babylon (Omni, May 1986)
Featured in Gardner Dozois’s ‘Year’s Best SF’, Fourth Edition.
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Published somewhere on the World Wide Web.

Death Do Us Part (Omni Online, December 1996)
A sample from this anthology.
Featured in Gardner Dozois’s ‘Year’s Best SF’, Fourteenth Edition.
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Travelers (Amazing, Summer 1999)
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The True Vintage of Erzuine Thale (Songs of the Dying Earth Anthology, 2009)
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Free Speculative Fiction Online

Robert Silverberg

Award-winning fiction:

Passengers (Orbit Anthology #4, 1968)

Nightwings (Galaxy, September 1968)

Good News from the Vatican (Universe Anthology #1, 1971)

A Time of Changes (Galaxy, March 1971)

Born with the Dead (F & SF, April 1974)

Sailing to Byzantium (Asimov's, February 1985)

Gilgamesh In the Outback (Asimov's, July 1986)

Enter a Soldier. Later: Enter Another (Asimov's, June 1989)

Award-nominated fiction:

Thorns (Ballantine, 1967)

Hawksbill Station (Galaxy, August 1967)

The Masks of Time (Ballantine, 1968)

To Jorslem (Galaxy, February 1969)

Up the Line (Amazing, July 1969)

The Tower of Glass (Scribner's, 1970)

The World Outside (Galaxy, October 1970)

The World Inside (Doubleday, 1971)

The Book of Skulls (Scribner's, 1972)

When We Went to See the End of the World (Universe Anthology #2, 1972)

Dying Inside (Galaxy, July 1972)

Schwartz Between the Galaxies (Stellar #1, 1974)

The Stochastic Man (F & SF, April 1975)

Shadrach in the Furnace (Analog, August 1976)

Lord Valentine’s Castle (F & SF, November 1979)

Our Lady of the Sauropods (Omni, September 1980)

The Pope of the Chimps (Perpetual Light Anthology, 1982)

Homefaring (Amazing, November 1983)

The Secret Sharer (Asimov's, September 1987)

Other fiction online:

Yokel with Portfolio (Imaginative Tales, November 1955)

Guardian of the Crystal Gate (Fantastic, August 1956)

The Hunted Heroes (Amazing, September 1956)

With Randall Garrett: The Judas Valley (Amazing, October 1956)

Choke Chain (Fantastic, December 1956)

The Inquisitor (Imagination, December 1956)

Lair of the Dragonbird (Imagination, December 1956)

With Randall Garrett: The Alien Dies at Dawn (Imagination, December 1956)

Master of Life and Death (Ace, 1957)

The Guest Rites (Infinity Science Fiction, February 1957)

Outcast of the Stars (Imagination, February 1957)

With Randall Garrett: Bleekman’s Planet (Imagination, February 1957)

With Randall Garrett: The Incomplete Theft (Imagination, February 1957)

Harwood’s Vortex (Imagination, April 1957)

With Randall Garrett: Slaughter on Dornell IV (Imagination, April 1957)

Woman’s World (Imagination, June 1957)

Age of Anxiety (Infinity Science Fiction, June 1957)

Six Frightened Men (Imagination, June 1957)

Reality Unlimited (Imagination, August 1957)

Postmark Ganymede (Amazing, September 1957)

Overlord of Colony Eight (Imagination, October 1957)

With Randall Garrett: The Ambassador’s Pet (Imagination, October 1957)

Rescue Mission (Imagination, December 1957)

The Happy Unfortunate (Amazing, December 1957)

With Randall Garrett: House Operator (Imagination, December 1957)

With Randall Garrett: Hero from Yesterday (Imagination, December 1957)

Starman’s Quest (Gnome Press, 1958)

A Madman on Board (Imagination, February 1958)

Never Trust a Thief! (Imagination, February 1958)

The Overlord’s Thumb (Infinity Science Fiction, March 1958)

Voyage to Procyon (Imagination, June 1958)

Come Into My Brain! (Imagination, June 1958)

With Randall Garrett: Menace from Vega (Imagination, June 1958)

Homecoming Horde (Imagination, August 1958)

Birds of a Feather (Galaxy, November 1958)

Blue Fire (Galaxy, June 1965)

Long Live the Kejwa [vt Run of Luck] (Amazing, July 1965)

After the Myths Went Home (F & SF, November 1969)

Ishmael in Love (F & SF, July 1970)

{Now + n, Now — n} (Nova #2, 1972)

What We Learned From This Morning’s Newspaper (Unfamiliar Territory Anthology, 1973)

Not Our Brother (Twilight Zone, July 1982)

Basileus (Best of Omni SF Anthology #5, 1983)

Amanda and the Alien (Omni, May 1983)

Needle in a Timestack (Playboy, June 1983)

Against Babylon (Omni, May 1986)

Death Do Us Part (Omni Online, December 1996)

Travelers (Amazing, Summer 1999)