1960
First Published
4.00
Average Rating
170
Number of Pages
Human beings wired for spontaneous romance... machines intercepting murderers before they kill... an organization that makes hangover nightmares come true... a killer organism that feeds on atom bombs and thrives on being blown up from time to time! Notions: Unlimited, a fantastic exploration into the galaxies of probability. Contents: Gray Flannel Armor The Leech Watchbird A Wind is Rising Morning After The Native Problem Feeding Time Paradise II Double Indemnity Holdout Dawn Invader The Language of Love
Avg Rating
4.00
Number of Ratings
165
5 STARS
30%
4 STARS
44%
3 STARS
24%
2 STARS
2%
1 STARS
1%
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Author
Robert Sheckley
Author · 78 books
One of science fiction's great humorists, Sheckley was a prolific short story writer beginning in 1952 with titles including "Specialist", "Pilgrimage to Earth", "Warm", "The Prize of Peril", and "Seventh Victim", collected in volumes from Untouched by Human Hands (1954) to Is That What People Do? (1984) and a five-volume set of Collected Stories (1991). His first novel, Immortality, Inc. (1958), was followed by The Status Civilization (1960), Journey Beyond Tomorrow (1962), Mindswap (1966), and several others. Sheckley served as fiction editor for Omni magazine from January 1980 through September 1981, and was named Author Emeritus by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2001.
