Robert Silverberg
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| Born | January 15, 1935 New York City, U.S. |
| Pen name | Various |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (BA) |
| Period | 1955–present |
| Genre | Science fiction, fantasy, anthologies (as editor) |
| Subject | Geography, history, nature |
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Robert Silverberg (born January 15, 1935) is a prolific American science fiction author and editor. 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 since 2004.
Especially noted Silverberg works include the novella Nightwings (1969) and the novels Downward to the Earth (1970), The World Inside (1971), Dying Inside (1972), and Lord Valentine's Castle (1980; the first of the Majipoor series).
Silverberg has attended every Hugo Award ceremony since the inaugural event in 1953.