Nightwings Gateway Essentials eBook Robert Silverberg
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Old Earth has reached its Third Cycle, a tired planet basking in the faded glories of a lost civilisation. Long ago it had been great - but the pride and greed of its rulers had brought about a terrible downfall.
And now Earth was threatened. Far out in space an alien race waited. Once they had been the victims of a crime perpetrated by the human race - now they were ready to return as conquerors. As a Watcher, Tomis had spent his life searching the skies for signs of the impending invasion. And when it finally came, it was to disrupt not only his world but his whole life in a way he had never dreamed was possible.
(First published 1969)
Nightwings Gateway Essentials eBook Robert Silverberg
Night SweatsBy Bob Gelms
In science fiction circles, Robert Silverberg is something close to a force of nature. He won a prestigious Hugo Award for the book I am writing about in this issue, Nightwings.
After the first Hugo, he still had a bit more in him. Mr. Silverberg managed to win four more Hugo Awards for a total of five and still he wasn’t done. He also accumulated five Nebula Awards. (Nebula Awards are to the Pulitzer Prize, as the Hugo is to the National Book Award.)
He was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame and, believe it or not, there was more to come. In 2004, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America honored Mr. Silverberg with the ultimate award, the Damon Knight Grand Master Award, a life achievement award, richly deserved. There are very few in that club and amongst the members fewer still who can equal Robert Silverberg’s astonishingly consistent high level of quality book after book after book.
Nightwings had something of a tortuous birth. Mr. Silverberg wrote a novella he called Nightwings, published under that title in the September, 1968, issue of Galaxy Magazine. The second related novella, Among the Rememberers, was published in November of 1968 and the third installment, The Road to Jorslem, in February of 1969.
At that point, he brought all three together, punched-up the plot and characters and combined them by writing connecting text between the three parts. Nightwings was published as a novel by Avon Books in September of 1969. BINGO, instant classic. Very often writing and publishing don’t travel in straight lines. In this case, everything just got better. It really was an instant classic.
The third cycle reveals that the people of Earth achieved interstellar flight. They met many other races, some of whom they captured and studied. A few were put on display like animals in a zoo. These were sentient beings just like Earthlings.
As it happens, Earth ran into planet-wide financial problems. They borrowed gigantic amounts of money from some of their extra-terrestrial friends. Eventually these folks wanted their money back and Earth could not pay. A planet in another star system bought up all of Earth’s debt. In a manner of speaking, they now owned Earth.
It came to pass that this race had been captured by Earthlings and put on display. They vowed that someday they would get their revenge. But first their society had to make considerable scientific leaps because they didn’t even have vehicles that could fly to another planet in their system.
So, Earth lived with the fear that someday they would be invaded. It took about a thousand years but now the invasion was nigh. Politicians and scientists tried to control Earth's weather making catastrophic decisions that led to massive death around the world. The oceans rose precipitously, completely altering the shape of the continents. The population took on a very medieval feeling. Guilds were formed just like in the middle ages.
Our hero was a Watcher. His job was to scan the skies four times a day looking for anything unusual like, maybe, an invasion force. He was also a wanderer. On his way from Roum (Rome) to Perris (Paris), he acquired a few fellow travelers including the Prince of Roum who had been kicked out, blinded and now traveled as a Pilgrim, wearing a mask so no one could identify him.
The Watcher also invited Gormon to travel with the group. He was mighty odd and sometimes could be big trouble. Little did they know. Last but not least, a sentient being who will remind you of Tinker Bell. Avluela is quite the piece of work. Wings, of course, because she can fly and she is quite small. She can talk and when she wears clothes she appears somewhat child-like. She is kind and generous.
As they marched toward Perris (Paris) they encounter a few adventures. One night, Watcher sees an invasion force flying rapidly toward Earth. He sets off the alarm but it is too late. Apparently, all of Earth had been conquered in one night. The invaders are indeed the race who swore revenge. It just took them a thousand years to get here. I guess you could say that this was when the sparks begin to fly. There are many surprises ahead.
Robert Silverberg’s writing style is crystal clear and sometimes beautiful. Underneath all the action is a layer of meaning springing from the characters and the way they interact with each other and the aliens. It approaches philosophy but if you’re not interested you can always just pay attention to the riveting plot.
I find Robert Silverberg to be a little bit of Robert Heinlein blended with Arthur C. Clarke and a big dollop of an engaged reader. Enjoy.
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Nightwings Gateway Essentials eBook Robert Silverberg Reviews
This was such a touching story. I was invested from page one.
The characters are so well developed and how they react to the event and how they change through the story is amazing. I love the way Silverberg can get inside human and alien heads to divine what changes their lives endure as they go through monumental events.
Well deserved Hugo.
I have been reading science fiction for a VERY long time. Robert Silverberg has been writing science fiction for a very long time. And when I get a surfeit of younger writers who simply don't have a tenth of Silberberg's talent, I go back and re-read a Silverberg work to remember how good science fiction can be. If I could give this novella 10 stars I would because it's simply that good. The ways that he weaves words, plays with them, and puts these incredibly poetic visions down on paper is art. He revels in using language in ways that only a master craftsman can. And he lets us know that his visions are more than to just entertain, that they have messages and commentary to them as well. But the messages never obscure the artistry of the stories he tells; they are not heavy-handed or preachy.
For all the emerging sf writers out there with their self-published books, Silverberg should be required reading because along with a few others (Ellison, Farmer, Aldiss, et al), he is one of the true masters of the genre. And brief as this lyrical novella is, it is a masterful work of storytelling. Thanks to whoever had the to bring it out in an e-edition and then practically give it away as a bargain download.
This began well enough but lost my interest halfway through. Days would go by before I picked it up again. Maybe during its initial publication it was groundbreaking, but today it seems like a trite, predictable ending. Most annoying was the random placement of commas and the misspelling of one character's name from Bernalt to Bernait, sometimes on the same page. Rarely do I ever encounter the same typos and mistakes in paperback books as I do regularly in kindle versions. I pay good money for kindle books. I should be able to expect the same quality.
This is a novella divided into three parts, about a future earth that has passed its technological heyday and is now a backwater planet. It took me a while to get into the book. It is very philosophical, and most action happens off-screen. That's okay, but it made it harder to maintain interest. By the middle section I was very curious about what happened next (though the middle section was probably my least favorite, overall), and the third section was the most interesting for me. It felt like it ended a bit abruptly, but the ideas were still interesting.
Good Interesting characters, world-building, and future-history.
Possibly Problematic Slow to start, off-screen action, and a few prominent but extremely unlikable characters
Overall, I'd recommend it.
It is all at once strange, surprising, and disappointing to read a story written almost 50 years ago containing topics concerning such strong commentary on what we consider failings in our society today. This timelessness inspires reflection as well as introspection - a very good story. The Watcher's struggles with moral issues and self doubt mark him as very human and an endearing protagonist. His desire to do the right thing, sometimes despite his true feelings are very honorable yet the love conquers all solution is a little simplistic and ultimately disappointing. Overall, a very enjoyable story you'll find yourself thinking about days later.
Night Sweats
By Bob Gelms
In science fiction circles, Robert Silverberg is something close to a force of nature. He won a prestigious Hugo Award for the book I am writing about in this issue, Nightwings.
After the first Hugo, he still had a bit more in him. Mr. Silverberg managed to win four more Hugo Awards for a total of five and still he wasn’t done. He also accumulated five Nebula Awards. (Nebula Awards are to the Pulitzer Prize, as the Hugo is to the National Book Award.)
He was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame and, believe it or not, there was more to come. In 2004, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America honored Mr. Silverberg with the ultimate award, the Damon Knight Grand Master Award, a life achievement award, richly deserved. There are very few in that club and amongst the members fewer still who can equal Robert Silverberg’s astonishingly consistent high level of quality book after book after book.
Nightwings had something of a tortuous birth. Mr. Silverberg wrote a novella he called Nightwings, published under that title in the September, 1968, issue of Galaxy Magazine. The second related novella, Among the Rememberers, was published in November of 1968 and the third installment, The Road to Jorslem, in February of 1969.
At that point, he brought all three together, punched-up the plot and characters and combined them by writing connecting text between the three parts. Nightwings was published as a novel by Avon Books in September of 1969. BINGO, instant classic. Very often writing and publishing don’t travel in straight lines. In this case, everything just got better. It really was an instant classic.
The third cycle reveals that the people of Earth achieved interstellar flight. They met many other races, some of whom they captured and studied. A few were put on display like animals in a zoo. These were sentient beings just like Earthlings.
As it happens, Earth ran into planet-wide financial problems. They borrowed gigantic amounts of money from some of their extra-terrestrial friends. Eventually these folks wanted their money back and Earth could not pay. A planet in another star system bought up all of Earth’s debt. In a manner of speaking, they now owned Earth.
It came to pass that this race had been captured by Earthlings and put on display. They vowed that someday they would get their revenge. But first their society had to make considerable scientific leaps because they didn’t even have vehicles that could fly to another planet in their system.
So, Earth lived with the fear that someday they would be invaded. It took about a thousand years but now the invasion was nigh. Politicians and scientists tried to control Earth's weather making catastrophic decisions that led to massive death around the world. The oceans rose precipitously, completely altering the shape of the continents. The population took on a very medieval feeling. Guilds were formed just like in the middle ages.
Our hero was a Watcher. His job was to scan the skies four times a day looking for anything unusual like, maybe, an invasion force. He was also a wanderer. On his way from Roum (Rome) to Perris (Paris), he acquired a few fellow travelers including the Prince of Roum who had been kicked out, blinded and now traveled as a Pilgrim, wearing a mask so no one could identify him.
The Watcher also invited Gormon to travel with the group. He was mighty odd and sometimes could be big trouble. Little did they know. Last but not least, a sentient being who will remind you of Tinker Bell. Avluela is quite the piece of work. Wings, of course, because she can fly and she is quite small. She can talk and when she wears clothes she appears somewhat child-like. She is kind and generous.
As they marched toward Perris (Paris) they encounter a few adventures. One night, Watcher sees an invasion force flying rapidly toward Earth. He sets off the alarm but it is too late. Apparently, all of Earth had been conquered in one night. The invaders are indeed the race who swore revenge. It just took them a thousand years to get here. I guess you could say that this was when the sparks begin to fly. There are many surprises ahead.
Robert Silverberg’s writing style is crystal clear and sometimes beautiful. Underneath all the action is a layer of meaning springing from the characters and the way they interact with each other and the aliens. It approaches philosophy but if you’re not interested you can always just pay attention to the riveting plot.
I find Robert Silverberg to be a little bit of Robert Heinlein blended with Arthur C. Clarke and a big dollop of an engaged reader. Enjoy.
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