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The Hugo and Nebula Awardâwinning author delivers a prescient tale that âexplores the inanity of conformity with a hopelessly superficial future humankindâ (Publishers Weekly, starred review).  He was revived, somehow, and thrust into a brand-new world, one in which humans have evolved to breathe underwater, reproduction is quite uncommon, and everyone has standardized their appearance to conform to the presently favored model.  He is a rarity, a throwback, with his short legs, hairy body, lopsided face, and scars. He remembers automobiles, tax returns, a familyâall the components of an imperfect world. But here and now, he is an object of fascination to be studied by doctors and politicians, and to be wanted by adventurous women.  He keeps telling himself that in a country of the beautiful, the ugly man is king. If only heâd listen . . .  Praise for Robert Silverberg and his short stories  âWhen Silverberg is at the top of his form, no one is better.â âGeorge R. R. Martin, #1 New York Timesâbestselling author  âSilverbergâs creative story premises are matched by a remarkable ability to make his characters sympathetic, whether human or not.â âPublishers Weekly (starred review)  âThe short stories in Robert Silverbergâs First-Person Singularities are inventive, sublime, and endlessly entertaining.â âForeword Reviews  âDecades after being originally published, most of these stories are still just as entertaining and powerful as they were when first released. A singularly unique collection.â âKirkus Reviews |
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