Sailing to Byzantium

In his illustrious forty-five-year career as a novelist and author of short fiction, Robert Silverberg has belonged in the company of the best writers of the twentieth century. In this extraordinary Nebula Award-winning story, Silverberg builds on a literary allusion from Yeats to create a complex science fiction scenario of worlds lost and dreams fulfilled.

It is the fiftieth century on Earth, and ancient historical cities such as Byzantine Constantinople can now be created on a whim for vi...