We Are for the Dark: The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg 7 (1987-1990)

The stories collected here, written between August of 1987 and May of 1990, demonstrate that I still believe in the classical unities. Of course, what seems to us a unity now might not have appeared that way when H.G. Wells was writing his wonderful stories in the nineteenth century. Wells might have argued that my 'To the Promised Land' is built around two speculative fantastic assumptions, one that the Biblical Exodus from Egypt never happened, the other that it is possible to send rocketships to other worlds. But in fact we've sent plenty of rocketships to other worlds by now, so only my story's alternative-world speculation remains fantasy today. Technically speaking the space-travel element of the plot has become part of the given; it's the other big assumption that forms the central matter of the story.--Robert Silverberg, from his IntroductionTable of ContentsIntroductionThe Dead Man's EyesEnter A Soldier. Later: Enter AnotherTo The Promised LandChip RunnerA Sleep And A ForgettingIn Another CountryThe Asenion SolutionWe Are For The DarkLion Time in TimbuctooA Tip On A Turtle SFWA Grandmaster Robert Silverberg is one of the greats of science fiction, and his short story output has been prolific and exceptional in quality. We Are For the Dark is the seventh in a projected nine volumes collecting all of the short stories and novellas the author wants to take their place on the permanent shelf. Each volume will be roughly 150,000-200,000 words, with classics and lesser known gems alike. This volume includes the title story, alternative history 'To the Promised Land' and the Hugo Award-winning 'Enter a Soldier, Later: Enter Another'. As with earlier volumes, each piece is embellished with a lengthy introduction and extensive story notes outlining its genesis, magazine venue and editor... TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction The Dead Mans Eyes Enter A Soldier. Later: Enter Another To The Promised Land Chip Runner A Sleep And A Forgetting In Another Country The Asenion Solution We Are For The Dark Lion Time In Timbuctoo A Tip On A Turtle Version : 5.0 More Tags : Amazon