Reflections and Refractions by Robert Silverberg
Thoughts on Science-Fiction, Science, and Other Matters
Chronicling events and ideas from the second half of the 20th century in the world of science fiction this collection of insights from a Grand Master of the genre offers a unique perspective.
Reflections and Refractions by Robert Silverberg
First trade paperback printing
Condition: Very good plus, light edge and corner wear, light nicks at spine ends, light discoloration at side page ends.
Publishing Info: Underwood Books, California, 1997
ISBN: 9781887424226
Chronicling the events and key ideas from the second half of the 20th century in both the world of science fiction and the world at large, this collection of insights and musings from a Grand Master of the genre offers a unique perspective with the edge of honed artist. Robert Silverberg offers up essays on unique scientific ideas as well as on real characters and society that contemplates the end-of-world empires, resonating with contemporary news and headlines but also taking into account the role of the writer who seeks inspiration in true events.
The author also takes stock of his contemporaries, providing an inside look at the lives of other greats such as Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Phillip K. Dick, Harlan Ellison, James Tiptree Jr., and Jack Vance.
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