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The Iron Star

Robert Silverberg

First published November 1987
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

Synopsis

"A man on a ship sent by a big Earth corporation conglomerate is supposed to harvest some mass from a neutron star. Things get complicated when an alien ship shows up and tries to communicate with them." — Dan Smyth

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1988 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Nominee/Finalist

Publications (24)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
November 1987 The Universe Bantam Spectra Anthology 115
November 1987 The Universe Bantam Spectra / QPBC Anthology 115
November 1987 The Universe Bantam Spectra / BCE Anthology 115
January 1988 Amazing Stories, January 1988 TSR MAGAZINE 10
December 1989 The Universe Bantam Spectra Anthology 115
November 1992 The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg, Volume 1: Secret Sharers Bantam Spectra Collection 329
November 1992 The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg, Volume 1: Secret Sharers Bantam Spectra Collection 329
May 1993 The Secret Sharer Grafton Collection 41
November 2009 The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg Volume 1 Secret Sharers Spectra / Ballantine Books Collection
September 2011 Multiples: 1983-87 Subterranean Press Collection 319
September 2011 Multiples: 1983-87 Subterranean Press Collection 319
December 2012 Multiples Gateway / Orion Collection
June 2013 Multiples: 1983-87 Subterranean Press Collection
June 2013 Multiples: 1983-87 Subterranean Press Collection
May 2016 The Robert Silverberg Science Fiction Megapack Wildside Press Collection
July 2016 The Robert Silverberg Science Fiction Megapack Wildside Press Collection
October 2016 Humanity 2.0 Phoenix Pick Anthology |173
November 2016 Humanity 2.0 Phoenix Pick / Arc Manor Anthology 173
October 2017 Infinite Stars: The Definitive Anthology of Space Opera and Military SF Titan Books Anthology 558
October 2017 Infinite Stars Titan Books Anthology 558
October 2017 Infinite Stars Titan Books Anthology
October 2017 First-Person Singularities Three Rooms Press Collection 283
October 2017 First-Person Singularities Three Rooms Press Collection
May 2018 Infinite Stars Titan Books Anthology