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The Robot Who Looked Like Me (original 1978; edition 1982)

by Robert Sheckley

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"If the Marx Brothers had been literary fantasists, they would have been Robert Sheckley." --Harlan Ellison   In "The Robot Who Looked Like Me," a busy man and a busy woman find a way to carve out time to romance each other--by having look-alike robots made to do the job--who then run away together. The twelve other stories in this collection are "Slaves of Time," "Voices," "A Supplicant in Space," "Sneak Previews," "Zirn Left Unguarded, the Jenghik Palace in Flames, John Westerly Dead," "Welcome to the Standard Nightmare," "The Never-Ending Western Movie," "What Is Life?", "I See a Man Sitting on a Chair, and the Chair Is Biting His Leg," "Is That What People Do?", "Silversmith Wishes," and "End City." 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."… (more)
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Title:The Robot Who Looked Like Me
Authors:Robert Sheckley
Info:Bantam (1982), Edition: 1St Edition, Paperback, 192 pages
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The Robot Who Looked Like Me [collection] by Robert Sheckley (1978)

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It was a gift, I hate book gifts from people who don't read and are not interested I what I read. So I sold it to a fan of the author who wanted this edition, he was very happy of the cheap price. I never attracted me.
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Sheckley, Robertprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Bergner, Wulf H.Translatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
della Frattina, BeataTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Görden, MichaelTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Hahn, Ronald M.Translatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Lundgren, CarlCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Platt, CharlesInterviewersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Thole, KarelCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Winheller, CharlotteTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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"If the Marx Brothers had been literary fantasists, they would have been Robert Sheckley." --Harlan Ellison   In "The Robot Who Looked Like Me," a busy man and a busy woman find a way to carve out time to romance each other--by having look-alike robots made to do the job--who then run away together. The twelve other stories in this collection are "Slaves of Time," "Voices," "A Supplicant in Space," "Sneak Previews," "Zirn Left Unguarded, the Jenghik Palace in Flames, John Westerly Dead," "Welcome to the Standard Nightmare," "The Never-Ending Western Movie," "What Is Life?", "I See a Man Sitting on a Chair, and the Chair Is Biting His Leg," "Is That What People Do?", "Silversmith Wishes," and "End City." 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."

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The Robot Who Looked Like Me is a collection of fantasy and space opera :
  • The Robot Who Looked Like Me (1973)
  • Slaves of Time (1974)
  • Voices (1973)
  • A Supplicant in Space (1973) aka A Suppliant in Space
  • Zirn Left Unguarded, the Jenghik Palace in Flames, Jon Westerley Dead (1972)
  • Sneak Previews (1977)
  • Welcome to the Standard Nightmare (1973)
  • End City (1974)
  • The Never-Ending Western Movie (1976)
  • What Is Life? (1976)
  • I See a Man Sitting on a Chair, and the Chair Is Biting His Leg (1968)
  • Is That What People Do? (1978)
  • Silversmith Wishes (1977)
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