Ebook {Epub PDF} Sailing to Byzantium by Robert Silverberg

Sailing to Byzantium () is a science fiction novella by Robert Silverberg. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction magazine, it has been reprinted both on its own as a stand-alone work, as well as in anthologies. The novella won the prestigious Nebula Award for Best Novella in and was nominated for a Hugo Award. Sailing to Byzantium, by Robert Silverberg () This was originally published in the February issue of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. It won the Nebula Award in the novella category, and was nominated for other awards. It has been widely anthologized/5. In Sailing to Byzantium, winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novella in , Silverberg weaves a poetic and gripping tale about a man from called Phillips /5.

Robert Silverberg's Sailing to Byzantium is a short novella of a far future Earth where the bulk of the population enjoys immortality and abundant leisure. A major pastime consists in recreating historical cities as sort of amusement parks. The narrator is someone from the 20th century brought to this world who encounters a general apathic. Robert Silverberg is another prolific sci-fi author that I didn't know about until I read one of his short stories in an anthology. Again, I wonder what I have been missing all these years. Eager to read more of Silverberg's works, I bought Sailing to Byzantium, which includes six of his novellas. All of them were great. Sailing to Byzantium: Six Novellas by Robert Silverberg | Editorial Reviews. Paperback (Reprint) $ Paperback. $ NOOK Book. $ View All Available Formats Editions. Ship This Item — Qualifies for Free Shipping Buy Online, Pick up in Store Check Availability at Nearby Stores.

Each of these six novellas are quite good as one might expect since they were written by Silverberg during his peak years. My favorite was the title piece, "Sailing to Byzantium", about a 20th century man who finds himself in the fiftieth century. In this future there are five recreated cities of the past (though they are changed every so often). Sailing to Byzantium () is a science fiction novella by Robert Silverberg. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction magazine, it has been reprinted both on its own as a stand-alone work, as well as in anthologies. The novella won the prestigious Nebula Award for Best Novella in and was nominated for a Hugo Award. Sailing to Byzantium, by Robert Silverberg () This was originally published in the February issue of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. It won the Nebula Award in the novella category, and was nominated for other awards. It has been widely anthologized.