Author: | Robert Sheckley | ISBN: | 9781497650695 |
Publisher: | Open Road Media | Publication: | May 13, 2014 |
Imprint: | Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy | Language: | English |
Author: | Robert Sheckley |
ISBN: | 9781497650695 |
Publisher: | Open Road Media |
Publication: | May 13, 2014 |
Imprint: | Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy |
Language: | English |
Marvin Goodman thinks he has discovered an unknown paradise and buys “A Ticket to Tranai.” What starts as Utopia ends up becoming a death trap.
The eleven other stories included in this collection are “The Mountain Without a Name,” “The Accountant,” “Hunting Problem,” “A Thief in Time,” “The Luckiest Man in the World,” “Hands Off,” “Something for Nothing,” “The Battle,” “Skulking Permit,” “Citizen in Space,” and “Ask a Foolish Question.”
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 “a precursor to Douglas Adams.”
Marvin Goodman thinks he has discovered an unknown paradise and buys “A Ticket to Tranai.” What starts as Utopia ends up becoming a death trap.
The eleven other stories included in this collection are “The Mountain Without a Name,” “The Accountant,” “Hunting Problem,” “A Thief in Time,” “The Luckiest Man in the World,” “Hands Off,” “Something for Nothing,” “The Battle,” “Skulking Permit,” “Citizen in Space,” and “Ask a Foolish Question.”
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 “a precursor to Douglas Adams.”