The Cube Root of Uncertainty

The Cube Root of Uncertainty is a collection of science fiction short stories by American writer Robert Silverberg, published in hardcover by Macmillan in 1970 and issued in paperback by Collier Books in 1971. No further editions have been issued.

Contents

"Introduction"
"Passengers"
"Double Dare"
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"Translation Error"
"The Shadow of Wings"
"Absolutely Inflexible"
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"To the Dark Star"
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"Halfway House"
"Sundance"

"Passengers" won the Nebula Award for Best Short Story and was nominated for the Hugo Award.

Reception

Joanna Russ gave the collection a mixed review, noting its division between early work and more recent efforts. She noted that even the better stories were marked by "the sophomoric dark doom that most of us -- far less technically expert -- dealt with during our apprenticeships."