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Needle in a Timestack

By Robert Silverberg
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Needle in a Timestack by Robert Silverberg is a compelling sci-fi narrative exploring the consequences of time manipulation. Centred around themes of love and fate, it delves into a future where time-travel technology enables individuals to alter timelines, often with profound effects on personal relationships. The story raises questions about destiny and the lengths one will go to preserve love in a fractured temporal landscape.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy exploring intricate tales of time travel where love and destiny are challenged by futuristic technology. It dives into the complexities of relationships and the philosophical questions surrounding time manipulation. If you appreciate stories that intertwine speculative concepts with human emotions, this one promises a thought-provoking read.

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Needle in a Timestack

Intelligent, inventive, and visionary - Needle in a Timestack is a short story collection that showcases Robert Silverberg at his very best!

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Needle in a Timestack is Robert Silverberg at his very best — intelligent, inventive, and visionary. This collection showcases his talent for thought-provoking science fiction, ranging in themes from time travel to space travel, the media to mortality.

In the titular story — now a feature film by Oscar-winning screenwriter John Ridley — a jealous ex-husband warps time in a vindictive attempt to destroy his former wife's new marriage.

Thirty-one identical sons have a shocking surprise for their mother in "There Was an Old Woman".

The prophetic "The Pain Peddlers" depicts reality TV in a way that allows viewers to revel in a voyeuristic, adrenaline-fuelled rush.

Also included are Silverberg's Hugo Award-winning "Enter a Soldier. Later: Enter Another", and the Locus Award winner "The Secret Sharer", a Joseph Conrad-inspired tale of a ship captain drawn into a strange alliance with a stowaway.

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Needle in a Timestack by Robert Silverberg is praised for its intriguing and unique take on time travel, weaving a complex narrative that explores themes of love, fate, and choice. The storytelling is often highlighted as thought-provoking and engaging, though some readers feel the narrative can be dense at times. Overall, it offers a fascinating journey into speculative fiction, appealing to fans of the genre.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781473229204

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 June 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Gollancz

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 42.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 409g

Pages: 592

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Fiction General Fiction Robert Silverberg Sci-Fi & Fantasy Science Fiction

About the Author

Robert Silverberg (1935 - )

Robert Silverberg has been a professional writer since 1955, widely known for his science fiction and fantasy stories. He is a many-time winner of the Hugo and Nebula awards, was named to the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 1999, and in 2004 was designated as a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America. His books and stories have been translated into forty languages. Among his best known titles are Nightwings, Dying Inside, The Book Of Skulls, and the three volumes of the Majipoor Cycle: Lord Valentine's Castle, Majipoor Chronicles and Valentine Pontifex. His collected short stories, covering nearly sixty years of work, are being published in nine volumes by SF Gateway and Subterranean Press. His most recent book is Tales Of Majipoor (2013), a new collection of stories set on the giant world made famous in Lord Valentine's Castle.

He and his wife Karen and an assorted population of cats, live in the San Francisco Bay Area in a sprawling house surrounded by exotic plants.

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