The Stochastic Man

Silverberg, Robert

Published by Readers Union / Science Fiction Book Club / SFBC, 1976

About this Item

© 1975: A stand-alone novel by Robert Silverberg. 1st printing of 1976 hardback edition. UK SFBC #1119. Tanning to text block:- Synopsis: Lew Nichols is in the business of stochastic prediction. A mixture of sophisticated analysis and informed guesswork, it is the nearest approach late-twentieth-century man can make to predicting the future. In Nichols' hands, it is a tool of almost uncanny accuracy, and his expertise gains him an important place in the entourage of Paul Quinn, the ambitious and charismatic Mayor of the virtually ungovernable city of New York, whose sights are set on the Presidency in 2004. Effective though it is, there is nothing paranormal about stochastic prediction. Nichols guesses the future; he cannot actually see it. That's the extraordinary gift the reclusive Martin Carvajal offers to teach him - total clairvoyant knowledge of the future. Caught up in an obsessive desire to help Quinn into the White House, it is a chance Nichols is unable to resist, even though he can clearly see the effect on Carvajal of knowing in advance every act of his life, up to and including the moment of death:- Review(s): "'The Stochastic Man' is a characteristically thorough and satisfying exploration of an sf concept; strongly plotted, well-written and thoughtful, it shows Robert Silverberg at his brilliant best":- (original cost unmarked).

Seller Inventory # 22.095.00034

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Stochastic Man
• Publisher: Readers Union / Science Fiction Book Club / SFBC
• Publication Date: 1976
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback: 8" x 5¼"
• Illustrator: Cover Art: Uncredited
• Edition: UK SFBC Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good: Light signs of wear
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 0.29 kilograms
• Seller catalogs:
  • UK SFBC
  • Science Fiction