Up the line robert silverberg book

His first fictional piece would be called gorgon planet, as it would help establish his name as a writer, quickly allowing him to grow in prominence. Up the line 1969 is a time travel novel by american science fiction author robert silverberg. The plot revolves mainly around the paradoxes brought about by time travel. Shuttling backwards and forwards over the centuries t. Robert silverberg s up the line is a time travel story from the 1960s. It tells the story in first person of jud, a wayward soul who decides to take employment as a time courier.

Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It was nominated for a nebula award for best novel in 1969, and a hugo award for best novel in 1970, finishing behind ursula k. Robert silverberg is one of science fictions most beloved writers, and the author of such contemporary classics as dying inside, downward to the earth, and lord valentines castle. It was originally serialized in amazing stories in 1969, then issued as a paperback ori. He tends to keep his personal life to himself, but he has made allusions to being a lonely and bitter child who found a sort of release in science fiction and fantasy. Download up the line by robert silverberg in pdf epub format complete free.

Robert silverberg was clearly a big fan of sex back in the. The novel, published in 1969, has lots of sexual and drug encountersa reflection of the counter culture of the 1960s. Written in 1968 and published the following year theres an element of late 60s hippy counterculture about it, even though its set in the middle of the 21st century, when time travel is common and a time courier is a popular career as long as you dont run foul of. Buy a cheap copy of roma eterna book by robert silverberg.

Up the line ebook by robert silverberg 9781504058643. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading up the line. Up the line, gollancz mass market paperback, 250 pp. Time travel spelled problems for the couriers of the time service. New york, et al a del ray book published by ballantine books, 1978. Up the line silverberg, robert 9780722178355 amazon. He learns how to become a great guide, while breaking the time services rule not to have sexual encounters with past women. In 1972, robert silverberg, even then an acknowledged leader in the science fiction field, published a book that was immediately hailed as a masterpiece. Robert silverberg is an american science fiction author and editor.

Hes a legend in the science fiction industry and won his first hugo award in 1956 for best new writer. Its 2059, and former law clerk jud elliott finds himself at loose endsuntil a chance meeting with a time courier gives him the inspiration to become one himself. Up the line by robert silverberg robert silverberg. Instead of focusing on time police, as many tales do, it has a time tour guide as its protagonist. Robert silverberg books list of books by robert silverberg. Robert silverberg born january 15, 1935 is an american author and editor, best known for writing science fiction.

Buy a cheap copy of up the line book by robert silverberg. Up the line is a time travel novel by american science fiction author robert silverberg. The jobas a timetraveling guidegives him the opportunity to indulge his love of byzantine history, in between shuttling tourists to such monumental events as the crucifixion and the assassination. All e books are loaned without any drm and can be borrowed for as long as you require. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Feb 25, 2021 of silverbergs time travel stories, up the line is an example of the most complex type, about the potential paradoxes inherent in time travel, how to avoid them or deal with them. A haunting, evocative look at a crumbling earth of the far future and a human race struggling to survive amidst the ruins, full of memorable characters and images that will long linger in your memory, this is one of the enduring classics of science fiction. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. View all covers for up the line logged in users can change user preferences to always display covers.

It was written in 1969, so sex and drugs are woven throughout the tale. He is a multiple winner of both hugo and nebula awards, a member of the science fiction and fantasy hall of fame, and a grand master of sf. Up the line 1969 is a time travel novella by american science fiction author robert silverberg. Robert silverberg was born in new york city on 15 january 1935 to michael and helen silverberg, an only child.

Robert silverberg archives page 3 of 14 getbestbooks. Being a time courier was one of the best jobs judson daniel elliott iii ever had. Visit the free book library and check out robert silverberg. Quotes from book up the line robert silverberg quotes of. Fornicating in ancient byzantium shameless time travel porn originally posted at fantasy literature robert silverberg was clearly a big fan of sex back in the late 1960s, and im sure he wasnt the only one. Trying to catch your eye up the line by robert silverberg. Le guins the left hand of darkness for both awards. Quotes from book up the line robert silverberg quotes. He was known for his speed as a writer and in 1965 was said to have wrote and sold at least 50,000 words per week. That was one of the several things i thoroughly enjoyed about this book, even as several other elements were frustrating. Books with nerdy, geeky, or genius main characters.

Silverberg received a nebula award in 1986 for his novella sailing to byzantium, which takes its name from yeats poem. The plot revolves mainly around the paradoxes brought about by time travel, though it is also notable for the liberal dosage of sex and humor. Up the line by robert silverberg book the fast free shipping. Silverberg s writing is bright and fun, full of positive reading energy which swept me along.

Robert silverbergs up the line is a time travel story from the 1960s. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read up the line. Up the line robert silverberg, fantasy books, science. Robert silverberg is one of science fictions most beloved writers. He is the hugo and nebula awardwinning author of such contemporary classics. It was tricky, though, taking group after group of tourists back to the same.

Up the line by robert silverberg book the fast free. Jan 04, 2021 robert silverberg is an american author, best known for writing science fiction. A wrinkle in time madeleine lengle page 2 of 2 previous next page. The plot revolves mainly around the paradoxes brought about by. He is a past president of the science fiction and fantasy writers of america and the winner of five nebula awardsincluding one for the short story passengersand five hugo awards. He is a multiple winner of both the hugo and nebula awards. Since his special area of study is byzantine culture, he gets a job as a time courier, taking time tourists up the line to byzantium. Up the line by robert silverberg rakuten kobo new zealand.

Selling his first sciencefiction novel, robert silverberg would release his debut story, making his arrival onto the literary scene in 1954. The plot revolves mainly around the paradoxes brought about by time travel, though it is also notable for its liberal dosage of sex and humor. Up the line is an earthy, rather pessimistic tale for adults. A ribald, byzantine tale of timetourism from the multiple nebula and hugo awardwinning author. Time couriers are basically timetraveling tour guides, and are responsible for ferrying and watching over groups of tourists to famous historical events. Syn chelovecheskii uniraiushchii iznutri stekliannaia bashnia, egos hard cover book, isbn 5854760177, 700 pp. Up the line by robert silverberg and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.

Read up the line by robert silverberg available from rakuten kobo. Up the line, del rey mass market paperback, isbn 0345325850, 250 pp. Having discussed isaac asimovs the end of eternity last time, i thought to move forward a decade or so and look back at a similarly recomplicated tale of time travel and time paradoxes. Up the line by robert silverberg fantastic fiction. Being a time courier was one of the best jobs judson daniel elliott ii. An illustration of a horizontal line over an up pointing arrow. Up the line by robert silverberg nook book ebook barnes.

It was nominated for a hugo award for best novel in 1970. From the hugo and nebulaaward winning authorhailed by roger zelazny as one of the greatest storytellers of the centurya powerful, heady epic of alternate. He is a past president of the science fiction and fantasy writers of america and the winner of five nebula awards and five hugo awards. View all covers for up the line logged in users can change user preferences to always display covers on this page. From the first page of this book i was caught up in its oddball action and energy. Nightwings is robert silverberg at the top of his form, and when silverberg is at the top of his form, no one is better. Robert silverberg is one of science fictions most beloved writers, and the author of such classic books such as gilgamesh the king, dying inside, nightwings, and lord valentines castle.

Up the line by robert silverberg robert silverberg, fantasy. And so its his one novel most directly comparable to asimovs the end of eternity. He has attended every hugo awards ceremony since the inaugural event in 1953. More than three decades later, dying inside has stood the test of time and has been recognized as one of the finest novels the field has ever produced. Writing career selling his first sciencefiction novel, robert silverberg would release his debut story, making his arrival onto the literary scene in 1954. He doesnt miss a chance for his all male characters to fornicate with women at every possible opportunity both in.

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