Title: The Sixth Palace
Title Record # 52448
Author: Robert Silverberg
Date: 1965-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Current Tags: science fiction (1), robots (1), treasure (1), riddles (1) Add Tags
Author: Robert Silverberg
Date: 1965-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: A legendary collection of treasure is guarded by a robot that asks game-show-style questions to visitors to decide if they're allowed in. So far, everyone who tried has been killed, but one man decides to risk a novel approach.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galaxy Magazine, February 1965 | 1965-02-00 | ed. Frederik Pohl | Galaxy Publishing Corporation | $0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
196 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | Wright |  |
|
| Urania #388 | 1965-06-13 | ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini | Mondadori | 388 | Lit 200?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
128 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | Karel Thole | |
| Galaxie (2ème série), #20 | 1965-12-00 |
ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux |
OPTA | F2.50?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
164 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | Dember | |
|
| Needle in a Timestack | 1966-11-00 | Robert Silverberg | Ballantine Books | U2330 | $0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
190 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Richard Powers | |
| Needle in a Timestack | 1967-00-00 | Robert Silverberg | Sphere Books | 78417 | 5/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
190 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | David Davies (artist) | |
| Needle in a Timestack | 1967-00-00 | Robert Silverberg | Sphere | 78433 | 5/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
190 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | |
|
| The Cube Root of Uncertainty | 1970-00-00 | Robert Silverberg | Macmillan | $5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xi+ 239 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Anthony Sini | |
|
| Needle in a Timestack | 1970-09-00 | Robert Silverberg | Ballantine Books | 0-345-02024-3 | $0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
190 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Tom Adams | |
| The Cube Root of Uncertainty | 1971-00-00 | Robert Silverberg | Collier Books | 02539 | $1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xi+ 239 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Anthony Sini | |
| Deep Space: Eight Stories of Science Fiction | 1973-03-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Thomas Nelson | 0-8407-6264-X | $5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
223 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Edward Bonner | |
| Deep Space: Eight Stories of Science Fiction | 1973-07-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Thomas Nelson / SFBC | 5791 | $1.49?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
viii+ 183 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Edward Bonner | |
Rumo à estrela negra?Rumo a estrela negra |
1974-00-00 | Robert Silverberg | Editôra Expressão e Cultura | 230 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | ||||
| Valence and Vision: A Reader in Psychology | 1974-00-00 | ed. Rich Jones, Richard L. Roe | Rinehart Press | 0-03-008416-4 |
xiii+ 482 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | |||
| Histoires de robots | 1974-04-16 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3764) | 2-253-00061-2 | 486 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Pierre Faucheux | |
|
| Histoires de robots | 1974-06-11 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3764) | 2-253-00061-2 | 486 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Pierre Faucheux | ||
| Deep Space | 1974-11-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Dell Laurel | 0-440-03264-4 / 3264 | $0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
221 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | John Berkey | |
Die Schatten dunkler Flügel?Die Schatten dunkler Fluegel |
1975-00-00 | Robert Silverberg | Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #0203) | 3-442-23203-1 | DM 4.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
159 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | F. Jürgen Rogner | |
| Histoires de robots | 1975-02-26 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3764) | 2-253-00061-2 | 486 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Pierre Faucheux | ||
| Deep Space: Eight Stories of Science Fiction | 1976-00-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Abelard-Schuman | 0-200-72471-1 | £3.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
223 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Graham Tucker | |
| Histoires de robots | 1976-00-00 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3764) | 2-253-00061-2 | 486 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Pierre Faucheux | |
|
| The Best of Robert Silverberg | 1976-02-00 | Robert Silverberg | Pocket Books | 0-671-80282-8 | $1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xiv+ 258 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Alan Magee | |
| Deep Space | 1976-05-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Dell Laurel | 3264 | $1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
221 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | John Berkey | |
| Lo mejor de Silverberg | 1977-00-00 | Robert Silverberg | Bruguera (Libro Amigo #463) | 84-02-05003-4 | 317 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Chris Foss | ||
| The Best of Robert Silverberg | 1977-08-00 | Robert Silverberg | Sidgwick & Jackson | 0-283-98400-7 | £3.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xiv+ 258 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
|
| Deep Space | 1977-09-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers | 0-552-10551-1 | £0.70?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
172 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Peter Jones | |
| Histoires de robots | 1978-00-00 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3764) | 2-253-00061-2 | 486 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Pierre Faucheux | |
|
| The Best of Robert Silverberg, Volume I | 1978-06-00 | Robert Silverberg | Gregg Press | 0-8398-2445-9 | $13.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xiv+ 258 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
|
| The Best of Robert Silverberg | 1978-08-00 | Robert Silverberg | Orbit / Futura | 0-86007-950-3 | £0.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xiv+ 258 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Peter Jones | |
| Het verre Centaurus | 1980-00-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Bruna (Bruna SF #110) | 90-229-9110-5 | ƒ7.00?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999 |
188 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Karel Thole | |
| The Best of Robert Silverberg | 1980-09-00 | Robert Silverberg | Pocket Books | 0-671-83497-5 | $2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
vii+ 258 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Gerry Daly | |
| The Best of Robert Silverberg | 1980-09-00 | Robert Silverberg | Pocket Books | 0-671-83497-5 | C$2.75?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
vii+ 258 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Gerry Daly | |
| Weekend Book of Science Fiction | 1981-00-00 | ed. Stuart Gendall | Harmsworth Publications Ltd. for Assoc. Newspapers Group Ltd. | 0-85144-180-7 | £1.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
127 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Reginald Gray | |
| Sirius, #74 | 1982-08-05 |
ed.
Borivoj Jurković?Borivoj Jurkovic Borivoj Jurkovich |
Vjesnik | Din 40?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar. ISO codes: YUF in 1945-1966, YUD in 1966-1989, YUN in 1990-1992, YUR in July 1992-September 1993, YUO in October-December 1993, YUG in early January 1994, YUM in 1994-2003, CSD in 2003-2006, RSD since 2006 |
148 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
mag | Vicente Segrelles | |
|
| Histoires de robots | 1985-02-00 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3764) | 2-253-00061-2 | 486 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth |
Éric Seigaud?Eric Seigaud
|
||
| The Best of Robert Silverberg | 1986-08-00 | Robert Silverberg | Baen Books | 0-671-65586-8 | $2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
viii+ 277 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Tom Kidd | |
| The Best of Robert Silverberg | 1986-08-00 | Robert Silverberg | Baen Books (Baen Science Fiction Books) | 0-671-65586-8 | C$3.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
viii+ 277 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Tom Kidd | |
| Mutantes | 1991-00-00 | Robert Silverberg | Melhoramentos | 85-06-01336-4 | 235 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | |||
Anticipația CPSF 489?Anticipatia CPSF 489 |
1992-07-00 |
ed.
Viorica Podină?Viorica Podinah Viorica Podina |
Știință & Tehnică?Shtiintsa & Tehnicah |
Lei 25?Lei: Romanian leu. ISO codes: ROK in 1947-1952, ROL in 1952-2005, RON since 2005 |
32 | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
mag | Marian Leonida | ||
| Histoires de robots | 1993-10-00 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3764) | 2-253-00061-2 | 486 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Seigaud | ||
| Pasagerii | 1994-00-00 | Robert Silverberg | Editura Nemira (Nautilus #019) | 973-36-9002-3 | Lei 1,500?Lei: Romanian leu. ISO codes: ROK in 1947-1952, ROL in 1952-2005, RON since 2005 |
252 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | ||
| Histoires de robots | 1997-00-00 |
ed.
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche ( Les maîtres de la science-fiction?Les maitres de la science-fiction ) |
2-253-07195-1 | 119 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | |
||
| Histoires de robots | 1997-04-00 |
ed.
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche ( Les maîtres de la science-fiction?Les maitres de la science-fiction #7195) |
2-253-07195-1 | 119 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | |||
| Ringing the Changes | 1997-07-21 | Robert Silverberg | Voyager / HarperCollins (The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg #5) | 0-586-21373-2 | £6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
359 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Fred Gambino | |
| Le chemin de la nuit | 2002-03-00 | Robert Silverberg | Flammarion (Imagine) | 2-080-68235-2 | €24.00?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
726 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Pictor | |
| The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg, Volume Two: To the Dark Star: 1962-69 | 2007-06-00 | Robert Silverberg | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-089-0 | $35.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
391 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
|
| The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg, Volume Two: To the Dark Star: 1962-69 | 2007-06-00 | Robert Silverberg | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-089-0 | $65.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
391 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| To the Dark Star | 2011-09-29 | Robert Silverberg | Gateway / Orion | 978-0-575-10665-9 | £2.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg, Volume Two: To the Dark Star: 1962-69 | 2012-04-30 | Robert Silverberg | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-508-6 | $18.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
392 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | ||
| Needle in a Timestack and Other Stories | 2019-08-20 | Robert Silverberg | Open Road Integrated Media | 978-1-5040-5866-7 | $9.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| Galaxy's Edge, January 2020 | 2020-01-00 | ed. Mike Resnick | Arc Manor/Phoenix Pick | 978-1-61242-488-0 | $4.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
mag | |||
| Galaxy's Edge, January 2020 | 2020-01-00 | ed. Mike Resnick | Arc Manor/Phoenix Pick | 978-1-61242-487-3 | $7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
108 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
mag | |
|
| Voyagers: Twelve Journeys Through Space and Time | 2021-04-20 | Robert Silverberg | Three Rooms Press | 978-1-953103-04-8 | $16.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xvii+ 414 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | |
|
| Voyagers: Twelve Journeys Through Space and Time | 2021-04-20 | Robert Silverberg | Three Rooms Press | $9.49?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | ||||
| Needle in a Timestack | 2021-06-10 | Robert Silverberg | Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) | 978-1-4732-2920-4 | £10.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
ix+ 579 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | |
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| Needle in a Timestack | 2021-06-10 | Robert Silverberg | Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) | 978-1-4732-2921-1 | £10.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |