Time and Time Again - by Robert Silverberg (Paperback)

About the Book

A collection of 16 time-travel stories by the science fiction master originally published 1956-2007, with a 2018 introduction by the author.

Book Synopsis

Winner of the 2018 Foreword INDIES Award Gold Medal for Best Sci-Fi! TIME AND TIME AGAIN: Sixteen Trips in Time by beloved science fiction Grand Master ROBERT SILVERBERG presents of all his best time travel fiction in one stunning collection. Silverberg introduces this new collection with a new essay praising early sci-fi icons that left a lasting impression on him as a young boy and launched his sixty-year voyage in time travel fiction.

Over the course of his career, Silverberg expanded time travel's incredible world of freedom and mystery and delivered imaginative and intriguing stories that are hailed globally. Tales in TIME AND TIME AGAIN include: a marriage destroyed by a time travelling rival, a human waking up in the mind of a lobster after being sent to the future, and a Silverbergian touch to the age-old story of getting an advance peek at the next day's newspaper.

Each story additionally features new introductions and anecdotes by Silverberg that recount his experiences writing for the greatest science fiction magazines of the past and present. TIME AND TIME AGAIN reaffirms Silverberg's mastery of not only the science fiction genre, but its most ubiquitous theme.

Review Quotes

High Praise for TIME AND TIME AGAIN
Winner of the 2018 Foreword INDIES Award Gold Medal for Best Sci-Fi!

"As this collection makes abundantly clear, Silverberg is a master of virtually every subgenre of the time travel story, his mastery increasing as his career developed and he became confident enough to depart from ready formulas." Los Angeles Review of Books

"Silverberg's mastery of the sf form and of time travel in particular makes this collection a joy to read, and highly recommended for any reader interested in engaging and exciting speculative fiction." --Booklist, starred review

"With dazzling prose and original plotlines, Silverberg proves himself to be a master of the [time-travel] genre. . . A mind-bending collection of fantastic tales that belongs on any science fiction fan's bookshelf." --Foreword Reviews, starred review

"A treasury for connoisseurs of quality science fiction in general and Silverberg's work in particular. Highly recommended for both personal and public library sci-fi collections!" --Midwest Book Review

"Revolutionary time-travel tales." --Kirkus Reviews

"The leaps of imagination are fresh as ever, and both new readers and those familiar with Silverberg's work will appreciate his ability to spin a gripping yarn." --Publishers Weekly

"A fantastic assembly of time travel stories from one of the best writers of our time." --The Spine View

Past Praise for ROBERT SILVERBERG "Robert Silverberg is our best . . . Time and time again he has expanded the parameters of science fiction." ―The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

"One of science fiction's modern masters . . . His words and his work have shaped the whole direction of the field." ―Chicago Sun-Times

"Done Silverberg's way, science fiction is a fine art." ―Associated Press
"The John Updike of science fiction." ―The New York Times Book Review

"A master of his craft and imagination." ―Los Angeles Times

About the Author

ROBERT SILVERBERG is a giant in the sci-fi genre, with four Hugo Awards and six Nebula Awards to his name. He was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 1999 and named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Guild in 2005. At present, there is a resurgence of interest in Silverberg's short fiction. His short story "Needle in a Timestack" (included in Time and Time Again) is being adapted for the screen by Oscar-winning writer John Ridley (12 Years a Slave).