Robert Silverberg books in order
American speculative fiction writer and editor
- Born
- 1935
- Country
- United States
- Books
- 154
- Series
- 1
- Also writes as
- Paul Hollander, John Dexter, Robert Randall, Calvin M. Knox
Robert Silverberg has published 97 novels, 14 novellas, 23 short story collections, 5 non-fiction books, 12 children's books and 3 other books, beginning with The Gate of Worlds (1967). The series is Majipoor (4 books, starting with Lord Valentine's Castle). 3 feature Prestimion. The best-known is The Positronic Man (1992). The latest is This Way to the End Times (2016).
Updated September 2026
Majipoor books in order (4)Series page
Reading order: 1 Lord Valentine's Castle (1980) · 2 Majipoor Chronicles (1982) · 3 Valentine Pontifex (1983) · 8 Tales of Majipoor (2013)
- 1.
Lord Valentine's Castle (Apr 1980)
- 2.
Majipoor Chronicles (1982)
- 3.
Valentine Pontifex (Oct 1983)
- 8.
Tales of Majipoor (Feb 2013)
Where to start with Robert Silverberg
Start here
The Positronic Man
Robert Silverberg's most-read book.
Shortest way in
Downward to the Earth
One of the most-read, at about 190 pages.
Newest
This Way to the End Times
Published 2016.
Standalone novels in order
Naked Holiday (1960)
Party Girl (1960)
The Venus Affair (1961)
Sunken History (1963)
Orgy Maid (1964)
Time of the Great Freeze (1964)
Conquerors from the Darkness (1965)
The Crusades (1965)
To Worlds Beyond (1965)
Needle in a Timestack (1967)
Registered Nympho (1967)
The Gate of Worlds (1967)
The Time Hoppers (1967)
To Open the Sky (1967)
Thorns (Aug 1967)
Hawksbill Station (1968)
Men and Machines (1968)
The Masks of Time (May 1968)
Across A Billion Years (1969)
The Man in the Maze (1969)
To Live Again (1969)
Up the Line (Jul 1969)
Downward to the Earth (Nov 1969)
If I Forget Thee, O Jerusalem (1970)
Parsecs and Parables (1970)
The Mirror of Infinity (1970)
World's Fair, 1992 (1970)
Worlds of Maybe (1970)
Tower of Glass (Apr 1970)
Clocks for the Ages (1971)
Moonferns and Starsongs (1971)
Science Fiction Bestiary (1971)
A Time of Changes (Mar 1971)
Son of Man (Jun 1971)
The World Inside (Jul 1971)
The Book of Skulls (Dec 1971)
Beyond Control (1972)
Recalled to Life (1972)
The Realm of Prester John (1972)
Dying Inside (Oct 1972)
The Second Trip (Oct 1972)
An Exaltation of Stars (1973)
The Silent Invaders (1973)
New Dimensions Iv (1974)
Threads of Time (1974)
Windows into Tomorrow (1974)
Epoch (1975)
Strange Gifts (1975)
The Stochastic Man (Sep 1975)
Shadrach in the Furnace (1976)
The Best of Robert Silverberg (Feb 1976)
New Dimensions Science Fiction (1977)
The Seed of Earth (1977)
The Androids Are Coming (1979)
The Songs of Summer and Other Stories (1979)
Triax (1979)
The Shrouded Planet (1981)
Collision Course (1982)
Lord of Darkness (1983)
Sunrise on Mercury (1983)
The Conglomeroid Cocktail Party (1984)
Gilgamesh the King (Oct 1984)
Tom O'Bedlam (Jul 1985)
Star of Gypsies (Sep 1986)
At Winter's End (Apr 1988)
The Queen of Springtime (1989)
To the Land of the Living (Apr 1989)
The New Springtime (Nov 1989)
Dangerous Interfaces (1990)
UNIVERSE 1 (Universe) (1990)
Nightfall (Jun 1990), with Isaac Asimov
Robert Silverberg (1991)
The Face of the Waters (1991)
The Ugly Little Boy (1991), with Isaac Asimov
Kingdoms of the Wall (Sep 1992)
The Positronic Man (Oct 1992), with Isaac Asimov
Hot Sky at Midnight (1994)
The Mountains of Majipoor (1995)
Starborne (Jun 1996)
The Alien Years (1998)
the Seventh Shrine (2000)
Science Fiction 101 (2001)
The Longest Way Home (2002)
Roma Eterna (2003)
Science Fiction (2003)
The 13th Immortal (2004)
To the Dark Star (2007)
Irrational Numbers (2008)
Starman's Quest (2009)
Blood On The Mink (2012)
Beyond the Doors of Death (2013)
Early Days (2016)
Novellas in order
Revolt on Alpha C (1955)
The Dawning Light (1959), with Randall Garrett
Planet of Death (1960)
Those Who Watch (1967)
Nightwings (Sep 1968)
Born with the Dead (Apr 1974)
Invaders from Earth (1977)
Master of Life and Death (1977)
Next Stop the Stars (1977)
Gilgamesh in the Outback (Jul 1986)
The Secret Sharer (1988)
Letters from Atlantis (1990)
Thebes of the Hundred Gates (1991)
The Last Song of Orpheus (Oct 2010)
Short story collections in order
Earthmen and Strangers (1966)
Mind to Mind (1971)
Earth's Other Shadow (1973)
New Dimensions 3 (1973)
Unfamiliar Territory (1973)
Mutants (1974)
Sundance, and Other Science Fiction Stories (1974)
Explorers of Space (1975)
The Feast of St Dionysus (1975)
Capricorn Games (1976)
Shores of Tomorrow (1976)
Beyond the Safe Zone (1986)
Worlds of Wonder (1988)
Legends (1998)
Far Horizons (1999)
Lion Time Collected Stories 6 (2000)
Sailing to Byzanthium (2000)
Legends II (2003), with George R. R. Martin and Neil Gaiman
Phases of the Moon (2004)
In the Beginning (2006)
This Way to the End Times (2016)
Non-fiction in order
Lost Cities and Vanished Civilizations (1962)
Great Adventures in Archaeology (1964)
Scientists and Scoundrels (1965)
The Pueblo Revolt (1970)
The Longest Voyage (1972)
Children's books in order
Treasures Beneath the Sea (1960)
15 Battles That Changed the World (1963)
Home of the Red Man (1963)
The Man Who Found Nineveh (1964)
The Dodo, the Auk and the Oryx (1967)
The Morning of Mankind (1967)
Ghost Towns of the American West (1968)
Mound Builders of Ancient America (1968)
The World of the Ocean Depths (1968)
Mammoths, Mastodons and Man (1970)
The Mound Builders (1974)
Project Pendulum (1987)
Other books in order
Gang Girl (1959)
First American into Space (1961)
The Nebula Awards #18 (1983)
Film and TV adaptations
- Bicentennial Man (1999)Film · from The Positronic Man
Free to read
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About Robert Silverberg
Robert Silverberg 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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Robert Silverberg FAQ
- How many books has Robert Silverberg written?
- Robert Silverberg has published 97 novels, 14 novellas, 23 short story collections, 5 non-fiction books, 12 children's books and 3 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Robert Silverberg's books in?
- Read each series in its own order: start Majipoor with Lord Valentine's Castle. The other books stand alone and can be read in any order.
- What is Robert Silverberg's latest book?
- This Way to the End Times (2016).
- What is Robert Silverberg's most famous book?
- The Positronic Man (1992) is Robert Silverberg's most widely read book.
- Are Robert Silverberg's books connected?
- 4 books belong to 1 series (Majipoor); the other 150 books stand alone.
- Does Robert Silverberg write under a pen name?
- Yes: Robert Silverberg has also published as Paul Hollander, John Dexter, Robert Randall and Calvin M. Knox.
- Which Robert Silverberg books have been adapted?
- 1 book has been adapted for film or TV, including The Positronic Man (as Bicentennial Man, film, 1999).
- Can I read Robert Silverberg's books for free?
- Yes. 40 books by Robert Silverberg are in the public domain in the US and free to read online or download here.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers, free texts from Project Gutenberg. Last updated September 2026.