Science fiction tales from âone of the genre's leading humoristsâ (The New York Times Book Review).
In âPilgrimage to Earth,â on a long-desired trip to the home planet, a young man finds a perfectly developed society and, finally, deep, true loveâwhich, sadly, only lasts for a very limited time before the reset button removes all trace of it.
The fourteen other stories in this collection are âAll the Things You Are,â âTrap,â âThe Body,â âEarly Model,â âDisposal Service,â âHuman Manâs Burden,â âFear in the Night,â âBad Medicine,â âProtection,â âEarth, Air, Fire, and Water,â âDeadhead,â âThe Academy,â âMilk Run,â and âThe Lifeboat Mutiny.â
From the very beginning of his career, Robert Sheckley was recognized by fans, reviewers, and fellow authors as a master storyteller and the wittiest satirist working in the science fiction field. Open Road is proud to republish his acclaimed body of work, with nearly thirty volumes of full-length fiction and short story collections. Rediscover, or discover for the first time, a master of science fiction who, according to the New York Times, was âa precursor to Douglas Adams.â
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