Shards of Space
by Robert Sheckley
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In "Fool's Mate," it takes a crazy man and a set of fake orders to break a deadly battle stalemate in deep space. The ten other stories in this collection are "Prospector's Special," "The Girls and Nugent Miller," "Meeting of the Minds," "Potential," "Subsistence Level," "The Slow Season," "Alone at Last," "Forever," "The Sweeper of Loray," and "The Special Exhibit." From the very beginning of his career, Robert Sheckley was recognized by fans, reviewers, and fellow authors as a master show more 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." show lessTags
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A great collection of short sci-fi stories! I liked most of them, there was always some unexpected twist.
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- Original publication date
- 1962
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- 205
- Popularity
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- Reviews
- 2
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- (4.08)
- Languages
- English, Polish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 5
- ASINs
- 13
