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Needle in a Timestack is Robert Silverberg at his very best - intelligent, inventive, and visionary. This collection showcases his talent for thought-provoking science fiction, ranging in themes from time travel to space travel, the media to mortality.In the titular story - now a feature film by Oscar-winning screenwriter John Ridley - a jealous ex-husband warps time in a vindictive attempt to destroy his former wife's new marriage. Thirty-one identical sons have a shocking surprise for their mother in "e;There Was an Old Woman"e;. The prophetic "e;The Pain Peddlers"e; depicts reality TV in a way that allows viewers to revel in a voyeuristic, adrenaline-fueled rush. Also included are Silverberg's Hugo Award-winning "e;Enter a Soldier. Later: Enter Another"e;, and the Locus Award winner "e;The Secret Sharer"e;, a Joseph Conrad-inspired tale of a ship captain drawn into a strange alliance with a stowaway.