β Scribed by Silverberg, Robert
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
I wrote this one in October, 1987 for an anthology I was editing myself, the basic idea of which involved using computer-generated simulacra of actual historical figures set in conflict against one another. The ones I chose were Socrates and Francisco Pizarro, and the story very quickly became an exciting thing to write as these two powerful personalities began to clash. I think its one of the major achievements of my career.
It was published in ASIMOVS SCIENCE FICTION and then in TIME GATE, my anthology, and it was picked for Gardner Dozois 1989 YEARS BEST SCIENCE FICTION anthology. And at the World Science Fiction Convention in Holland in August, 1990, it brought me the Hugo award for Best Novelet.
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