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The Status Civilization is a science fiction novel by Robert Sheckley, first published in 1960. The story is set in a future society where crime and punishment are quite different from our contemporary understanding. The novel follows the journey of Will Barrent, a man who wakes up with no memory and is informed that he is a criminal who has been convicted of a terrible crime. As Barrent tries to understand his predicament and piece together his past,...
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The backward planet of Loray is being studied by a famous anthropologist to complete his major opus. But much to his surprise these primitive people are found to have a universal panacea that heals all wounds and diseases. First shock, then disbelief and finally greed for this wonderful berry juice cause problems for the natives and his safe return.
11) Watchbird
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This is a classic science fiction short story by Robert Sheckley, a Hugo and Nebula Award nominated author. The story deals with the subject of artificial intelligence and the questions that arise from allowing them to have the power to decide right from wrong. This work is part of our Vintage Sci-Fi Classics Series, a series in which we are republishing some of the best stories in the genre by some of its most acclaimed authors, such as Isaac Asimov,...
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The Robert Sheckley Megapack presents 14 short stories and 1 novel by the author Neil Gaiman. Here are tales of adventure in strange futures, full of the wry wit and piercing characterizations that made Sheckley one of the great writers working in science fiction!
Included in this volume are:
• WATCHBIRD.
• THE STATUS CIVILIZATION.
• ASK A FOOLISH QUESTION.
• COST OF LIVING.
• BAD MEDICINE.
• DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY.
• WARRIOR RACE.
•...
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It's well established now that the way you put a question often determines not only the answer you'll get, but the type of answer possible. So ... a mechanical answerer, geared to produce the ultimate revelations in reference to anything you want to know, might have unsuspected limitations.
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If you saw the stars in the sky vanishing by the millions, and knew you had but five days to prepare for your judgment-what would you do? Robert Sheckley's off beat imagination takes us to, well, the Final Judgment. Or at least the 5 days before it, when every person in it, is told personally that the ""Judgment of the inhabitants of the planet Earth will be held in five days. Please prepare yourselves for final examination and departure. This announcement...
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This is a classic science fiction short story by Robert Sheckley and illustrated by Ashman that first appeared in Galaxy Science Fiction magazine. The following passage is part of its intriguing intro: 'He said he wasn't immortal-but nothing could kill him. Still, if the Earth was to live as a free world, he had to die. ' This work is part of our Vintage Sci-Fi Classics Series, a series in which we are republishing some of the best stories in the...
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