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Silberstang, Edwin

(1930-2012) US lawyer and author, mostly of nonfiction books on gambling techniques; of sf interest is Sweet Land of Liberty (1972), a Near Future Political thriller in which the daughter of the American president after Richard Nixon is kidnapped, and treated very roughly. [JC]

Edwin Silberstang

born New York: 15 July 1930

died Henderson, Nevada: 17 April 2012

works (highly selected)

• Sweet Land of Liberty (New York: G P Putnam's Sons, 1972) [hb/]

links

• Internet Speculative Fiction Database

Entry from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (2011-current) edited by John Clute and David Langford.
Accessed 13:46 pm on 7 March 2026.
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