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Sailing to Byzantium

Robert Silverberg
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Sailing to Byzantium

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1967

Book Brief

Robert Silverberg

Sailing to Byzantium

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1967
Book Details
Pages

432

Format

Short Story Collection • Fiction

Publication Year

1967

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

Reviews & Readership

4.0

1,290 ratings

71%

Loved it

22%

Mixed feelings

7%

Not a fan

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Reviews for Robert Silverberg's Sailing to Byzantium highlight its imaginative world-building and philosophical depth, praising the author's exploration of immortality and cultural decay. The narrative's pacing and some character development are noted as weaknesses. Overall, it's seen as a thought-provoking work with impressive, albeit occasionally uneven, storytelling.

Who should read this

Who Should Read Sailing to Byzantium?

A reader who enjoys Sailing to Byzantium by Robert Silverberg likely appreciates contemplative science fiction that explores themes of immortality, culture, and human existence. Similar readers may also enjoy works like The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin or The City and the Stars by Arthur C. Clarke.

4.0

1,290 ratings

71%

Loved it

22%

Mixed feelings

7%

Not a fan

Book Details
Pages

432

Format

Short Story Collection • Fiction

Publication Year

1967

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

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