I've always leaned more towards fantasy than science fiction -- stories that can be traced back to myths, legends, and fairy tales. So reading Silverberg's essays is a little like a peek into a foreign culture, with names and publishers and stories that I know very little or nothing about. And because I am not a huge sci-fi fan, many of his references and allusions I do not get, which is nothing to say about the author, only that it is not precisely my cup of tea. ( )

Good stuff to be savored slowly. Two or three essays a day worked for me. ( )