The Original Classic Sci-Fi Stories with ROBERT SHECKLEY Full Biography
Compared with a spaceship in distress, going to hell in a handbasket is roomy and slow!
Opinions on Sheckley's work
"Robert Sheckley: the best short-story writer the field has produced." — Alan Dean Foster
"I had no idea the competition was so terrifyingly good." — Douglas Adams
"Sheckley at his best is Voltaire and Soda." — Brian W. Aldiss
"Probably the best short-story writer during the 50s to the mid-1960s working in any field." — Neil Gaiman
"Always he crackles with ideas." — Kingsley Amis
"[Robert Sheckley is] witty and ingenious... a draught of pure Voltaire and tonic." — J. G. Ballard
Contents
1
THE space freighter Queen Dierdre was a great,
2
HIS instructions read true. And yet he sensed something wrong.
3
SOMERS activated the engines. Acceleration pressed the three men back into their couches,
4
RAJCIK smiled, a courageous,
5
SOMERS frowned at the engineer.
6
THERE was a confusion of voices from the other end.
7
THEY stared at him in vacant astonishment.
8
"I'M A pretty morbid fellow," Rajcik said carelessly.
9
A LIGHT on the computer's panel was flashing green.
10
SOMERS said, "You figured a few thousand years to return to the Solar System, Rajcik? Well,
Robert Sheckley
Biography
Works
Film and TV adaptations
Opinions on Sheckley's work
Bibliography
Science fiction and fantasy
My Editor Page :
http://amazon.com/author/lovelyporch
Other book please search "lovelyporch" or "lovely porch"
The Original Classic Sci-Fi Stories with ROBERT SHECKLEY Full Biography
Compared with a spaceship in distress, going to hell in a handbasket is roomy and slow!
Opinions on Sheckley's work
"Robert Sheckley: the best short-story writer the field has produced." — Alan Dean Foster
"I had no idea the competition was so terrifyingly good." — Douglas Adams
"Sheckley at his best is Voltaire and Soda." — Brian W. Aldiss
"Probably the best short-story writer during the 50s to the mid-1960s working in any field." — Neil Gaiman
"Always he crackles with ideas." — Kingsley Amis
"[Robert Sheckley is] witty and ingenious... a draught of pure Voltaire and tonic." — J. G. Ballard
Contents
1
THE space freighter Queen Dierdre was a great,
2
HIS instructions read true. And yet he sensed something wrong.
3
SOMERS activated the engines. Acceleration pressed the three men back into their couches,
4
RAJCIK smiled, a courageous,
5
SOMERS frowned at the engineer.
6
THERE was a confusion of voices from the other end.
7
THEY stared at him in vacant astonishment.
8
"I'M A pretty morbid fellow," Rajcik said carelessly.
9
A LIGHT on the computer's panel was flashing green.
10
SOMERS said, "You figured a few thousand years to return to the Solar System, Rajcik? Well,
Robert Sheckley
Biography
Works
Film and TV adaptations
Opinions on Sheckley's work
Bibliography
Science fiction and fantasy
My Editor Page :
http://amazon.com/author/lovelyporch
Other book please search "lovelyporch" or "lovely porch"