"Enter a Soldier. Later: Enter Another" is a 1989 science fiction story by Robert Silverberg. It was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction.
Synopsis When AI researchers attempt to replicate the minds of historical figures, their first success is Francisco Pizarro... who they then introduce to their second success, Socrates.
Reception "Enter a Soldier. Later: Enter Another" won the 1990 Hugo Award for Best Novelette,1990 Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved April 9, 2024 and was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Novelette in 1990.Enter a Soldier. Later: Enter Another, at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved April 9, 2024
The Spanish translation won the 2001 Premio Ignotus for Best Foreign Short Story.
Steven H Silver noted that the story has "little action", but nonetheless raises questions about the philosophical issues discussed not only by Pizarro and Socrates, but also by the researchers.The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg, Volume 7: We Are For the Dark (1987-90), reviewed by Steven H Silver, at the SF Site; published 2012; retrieved April 9, 2024
Sequels "Enter a Soldier. Later: Enter Another" served as the basis for Time Gate, an anthology of stories by other authors using Silverberg's setting.
References
External links Text of the story at the Baen Free Library