The Wonderful World of Robert Sheckley

The most amazing introduction by the old master

"what else can I say to recommend mtself to you? Just that I am a member of the tribe that seaches for something indefinable and unattianable. And I know some of the recognition signals that are flashed between sould trapped in peculiar personality packages and looked into wired situations in an alien world they never made."

Indeholder "Seventh Victim", "Specialist", "Skulking Permit", "Shall We Have a Little Talk?", "The People Trap", "Ghost V", "A Wind Is Rising", "Gray Flannel Armor", "Pilgrimage to Earth", "The Prize of Peril", "The Store of the Worlds", "Fool's Mate".

"Seventh Victim" handler om at være morder og offer på skift.
"Specialist" handler om at skulle bevæge sig og andre.
"Skulking Permit" handler om en genopdaget koloniplanet der gerne vil være som jorden men har glemt en del.
"Shall We Have a Little Talk?" handler om en sprogspecialist der møder et sjovt sprog.
"The People Trap" handler om kapløb om jord i en overbefolket verden.
"Ghost V" handler om barndommens spøgelser.
"A Wind Is Rising" handler om hårdt blæsevejr.
"Gray Flannel show more Armor" handler om romantik som handelsvare.
"Pilgrimage to Earth" handler om kærlighed som handelsvare.
"The Prize of Peril" handler om realityshow med livet som indsats.
"The Store of the Worlds" handler om at kunne opleve utopia for en dyr pris.
"Fool's Mate" handler om en rationelt set tabt krig.

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