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Nightwings by Robert Silverberg

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Ted Gioia
Jan 01, 2000
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The circumstances that led to the writing of Robert Silverberg’s Nightwings were hardly conducive to creating a masterpiece. A fire had destroyed most of the author’s house, and he was living out of crates and cartons in improvised quarters. He desperately needed money to pay bills and cover the cost of rebuilding. He was exhausted and stressed out from…

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