Universe 3 (Silverberg anthology)

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Universe 3
Universe 3-1994 cover.jpg
Cover of first edition
Editors Robert Silverberg and Karen Haber
Cover artist Michael David Ward
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Series Universe
Genre Science fiction
Publisher Bantam Books
Publication date
1994
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pagesxii, 419
ISBN 0-553-56580-X
Preceded by Universe 2  

Universe 3 is an anthology of original science fiction short stories edited by Robert Silverberg and Karen Haber, the third and last volume in a series of three, continuing an earlier series of the same name edited by Terry Carr. It was first published in paperback by Bantam Books in April 1994. [1]

Contents

The book collects fifteen novellas, novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, together with an introduction by Silverberg.

Contents

Awards

The anthology placed eighth in the 1995 Locus Poll Award for Best Anthology.

"The Madonna of Futurity" was nominated for the 1995 Hugo Award for Best Novella and placed sixteenth in the 1995 Locus Poll Award for Best Novella.

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