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by Robert Sheckley
2020-12-29 12:26:22
Tom Mishkin is piloting another routine supply flight when he hears an unusual noise and gets the distressing news: Heâs about to be stranded on a backward planet and forced to hike across unknown and probably hostile terrain to find a cache of ...
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Tom Mishkin is piloting another routine supply flight when he hears an unusual noise and gets the distressing news: Heâs about to be stranded on a backward planet and forced to hike across unknown and probably hostile terrain to find a cache of spare parts and get going again. Mishkinâs journey introduces him to strange aliens like a five-headed man-eating snake with Mob connections as his trek slowly warps into a metaphysical search for his soul and the meaning of human existence . . . 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 âa precursor to Douglas Adams.â
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