Son of Man (novel)

First edition (publ. Ballantine Books)
Cover art by Gene Szafran

Son of Man is a 1971 novel written by Robert Silverberg, most known for his science fiction writing. The book is about Clay, a 20th-century man, who travels billions of years into the future and meets humanity in its future forms.^[1]^[2] Some of the issues discussed in the book are sexuality, telepathic communication between people, physical prowess or frailty, division of humans by caste or ability, and the preservation of ancient wisdom, among other things.

References

↑ "Review of the Robert Silverberg SF novel Son of Man". Concatenation.org. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
↑ "Son of Man by Robert Silverberg". Fantasticfiction.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-06-02.

External links

Description of the book on the Quasi-Official Site for Robert Silverberg's works

Bibliography of Robert Silverberg

Novels	Revolt on Alpha C The Shrouded Planet Starman's Quest The Dawning Light Collision Course The Seed of Earth Time of the Great Freeze Conquerors from the Darkness The Gate of Worlds Planet of Death Thorns Those Who Watch The Time Hoppers The Man in the Maze Hawksbill Station The Masks of Time Downward to the Earth Across a Billion Years Nightwings To Live Again Up the Line Tower of Glass Son of Man The Second Trip The World Inside A Time of Changes The Book of Skulls Dying Inside Shadrach in the Furnace Gilgamesh the King Gilgamesh in the Outback Nightfall The Face of the Waters Kingdoms of the Wall The Positronic Man Starborne Roma Eterna

Short story collections	Lest We Forget Thee Earth The Cube Root of Uncertainty

Anthologies edited	The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume One, 1929-1964 New Dimensions 1 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two Epoch Strange Gifts Alpha 9 Dawn of Time The Best of Randall Garrett Legends Legends II Far Horizons Deep Space: Eight Stories of Science Fiction

Non-fiction	Lost Cities and Vanished Civilizations

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