Robert Sheckley (1928–2005)
Author of Bring Me the Head of Prince Charming
About the Author
Image credit: Robert Sheckley, mid-1990s [source: John Henley]
Series
Works by Robert Sheckley
Das große Robert - Sheckley - Buch. ( Science Fiction Special). (Jubiläumsbibliothek). (1991) 16 copies
Five Star Science Fiction/Fantasy - Uncanny Tales (Five Star Science Fiction/Fantasy) (2003) 11 copies
Le concours du millénaire : Apportez-moi la tête du prince Charmant ; A Faust, Faust et demi ; Le démon de la farce (2007) — Author — 10 copies
The Status Civilization / Mind Swap 9 copies
Prospector's Special 6 copies
Maszyna Szeherezada 6 copies
The Lifeboat Mutiny 6 copies
The Battle (short story) 5 copies
Cordle to Onion to Carrot 5 copies
The Laxian Key [short story] 5 copies
Something for Nothing (short story) 5 copies
The Accountant [short story] 5 copies
The Native Problem 5 copies
The monsters 5 copies
A Sheckley Trilogy 4 copies
Triplication 4 copies
Holdout (short story) 4 copies
Ma che pianeta mi hai fatto? 4 copies
Citizen in Space [short story] 4 copies
Early Model (short story) 4 copies
A Thief in time (novelette) 4 copies
Hunting Problem 4 copies
Starting from Scratch [short story] 4 copies
Protection 4 copies
The Necessary Thing [short story] 4 copies
The Sweeper of Loray (short story) 4 copies
Giardiniere di uomini 3 copies
The demons 3 copies
The Skag Castle 3 copies
The Minimum Man [novelette] 3 copies
The deaths of Ben Baxter 3 copies
Milk Run (short story) 3 copies
The Last Weapon [short fiction] 3 copies
Science Fiction Omnibus 3 copies
Proof of the Pudding [short fiction] 3 copies
Fishing Season [short fiction] 3 copies
Five Minutes Early 2 copies
Le Temps meurtrier, suivi de Et quand je vous fais ça, vous sentez quelque chose ? (Club du livre d'anticipation) (1974) 2 copies
Užmiršti pasauliai 2 copies
Worlds of Robert Sheckley / Volume 2 2 copies
Paradise II [short story] 2 copies
Adieu douleur 2 copies
Budget Planet {short story} 2 copies
Aspects of Langranak [short story] 2 copies
LE ARMI DI MORTE 2 copies
Death of the Dreammaster 2 copies
The Joker's War 2 copies
Shoes 2 copies
Down the Digestive Tract and into the Cosmos with Mantra, Tantra and Specklebang [short story] 2 copies
Godzina próby 2 copies
Voyage To Eternity 2 copies
Ritorno nell'universo 2 copies
Magic Maples and Maryanne 2 copies
Sarkanger 2 copies
Dukakis and the Aliens (short story) 2 copies
Squirrel cage 2 copies
Redfern's Labyrinth [short fiction] 2 copies
The Eryx 2 copies
Allarme! Chiamate Stephen Dain 2 copies
The Altar [short story] 2 copies
The Luckiest Man in the World 2 copies
The Mnemone [short story] 2 copies
The Petrified World [short story] 2 copies
Restricted Area [short fiction] 2 copies
The Trap 2 copies
Hands Off 2 copies
Fear in the Night [short story] 2 copies
The Odor of Thought [short story] 2 copies
Potential 2 copies
The Mountain Without a Name 2 copies
Untouched by Human Hands 1 copy
Urania 0689 - OPZIONI 1 copy
Mayhem Party 1 copy
هیولاها 1 copy
The Homecoming 1 copy
A Imortalidade e Cª 1 copy
The Swamp [short story] 1 copy
Dreamworld [short fiction] 1 copy
Mañana será así 1 copy
Trampa svesti 1 copy
Tvekamp i kosmos 1 copy
NV Onsterfelijkheid : SF 1 copy
Chauds, les secrets 1 copy
2000x: The Watchbird 1 copy
Oméga 1 copy
Ritual [short story] 1 copy
Жертва из космоса 1 copy
Наконец-то один 1 copy
Спецраздел выставки 1 copy
Мусорщик на Лорее 1 copy
Лаксианский ключ 1 copy
Необходимая вещь 1 copy
Ловушка на человека 1 copy
Запах мысли 1 copy
Заповедная зона 1 copy
Застывший мир 1 copy
Поединок разумов 1 copy
Чумной район 1 copy
Предел желаний 1 copy
Бесконечный вестерн 1 copy
"Pokhmel'e" 1 copy
Особый Старательский 1 copy
Премия за риск 1 copy
Охотник 1 copy
In a land of clear colors 1 copy
Notions Unlimited 1 copy
Пушка, которая не бабахает 1 copy
Специалист 1 copy
Пиявка 1 copy
Где не ступала нога человека 1 copy
Билет на планету Транай 1 copy
Бухгалтер 1 copy
Битва 1 copy
Рейс молочного фургона 1 copy
Тело 1 copy
Паломничество на Землю 1 copy
Служба ликвидации 1 copy
Поднимается ветер 1 copy
Kenny 1 copy
Tripout [short story] 1 copy
Первая жертва 1 copy
The Humours 1 copy
Double Indemnity [novelette] 1 copy
Plague Circuit [short story] 1 copy
Hunger (short story) 1 copy
The Other Mars 1 copy
Morning After [novelette] 1 copy
Deadhead [short story] 1 copy
The Forest on the Asteroid 1 copy
The Refuge Elsewhere 1 copy
Alone at Last [short story] 1 copy
Legend of Conquistadors 1 copy
The Tales of Zanthias 1 copy
Sheckley Robert 1 copy
Sightseeing 2179 1 copy
Reborn Again 1 copy
The Quijote Robot 1 copy
Mirror Games 1 copy
The Academy [short story] 1 copy
Das 10. Opfer 1 copy
Computer grand-guignol 1 copy
Agamemnon's Run 1 copy
Arnold & Gregor 1 copy
Opruimingsdienst 1 copy
The Body [short story] 1 copy
Off-limits Planet 1 copy
A Trick Worth Two of That 1 copy
Myryx 1 copy
Prize of Peril 1 copy
Biglietto per Trenai 1 copy
Associated Works
The Norton Book of Science Fiction: North American Science Fiction, 1960-1990 (1993) — Contributor — 316 copies
Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction (1974) — Contributor — 294 copies
The Vintage Book of Amnesia: An Anthology of Writing on the Subject of Memory Loss (2000) — Contributor — 217 copies
Isaac Asimov's Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction, Volume 9: Robots (1989) — Contributor — 113 copies
They Came From Outer Space: 12 Classic Science Fiction Tales That Became Major Motion Pictures (1980) — Contributor — 95 copies
Isaac Asimov's Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction, Volume 2: The Science Fictional Olympics (1984) — Contributor — 89 copies
The Best Fantasy Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (1985) — Contributor — 70 copies
SF: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy: 4th Annual Volume (1958) — Contributor — 69 copies
Lovers & Other Monsters: A Collection of Amorous Tales of Fantasy, Old and New (1992) — Contributor — 57 copies
A Century of Science Fiction 1950-1959 : The Greatest Stories of the Decade (1996) — Contributor — 56 copies
Twenty Houses of the Zodiac: Anthology of International Science Fiction (1979) — Contributor — 44 copies
The Wild Years 1946-1955 (Amazing Science Fiction Anthology Series) (1987) — Contributor — 25 copies
Maailma mielen mukaan : yksitoista tieteisnovellia kolmeltatoista sci-fi -sarjan kirjailijalta (1986) — Contributor — 22 copies
The Ultimate Super-Villains: New Stories Featuring Marvel's Deadliest Villains (1996) — Contributor — 18 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 2000, Vol. 99, No. 3 (2000) — Contributor — 17 copies
Van Jules Verne tot Isaac Asimov de vijftig beste science fiction verhalen (1981) — Contributor — 15 copies
Fremde aus dem All. Lübbes Auswahlband. Science Fiction-Geschichten. (1982) — Contributor, some editions — 14 copies
Science fiction verhalen [1969] — Contributor, some editions — 13 copies
Galaxy Science Fiction 1973 November, Vol. 34, No. 2 (1973) — Contributor, some editions — 10 copies
Tider skal komme : 15 langtidsvarsler : en science fiction-antologi — Contributor — 4 copies
Fantastrenna — Contributor — 3 copies
Fantastic Universe October 1954 — Contributor — 2 copies
Times 4: Four Science Fiction Tales — Contributor — 2 copies
Μεγάλη Ανθολογία Ε.Φ. 1. (1934 - 1950) — Contributor — 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Other names
- Barbee, Phillips
O'Donnevan, Finn
Lang, Ned - Birthdate
- 1928-07-16
- Date of death
- 2005-12-09
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
- Cause of death
- brain aneurysm
- Places of residence
- Maplewood, New Jersey, USA
Ibiza, Spain
Red Hook, New York, USA - Education
- Columbia High School
New York University (BA|1951) - Occupations
- science fiction writer
- Relationships
- Kwitney, Alisa (daughter)
- Organizations
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
- Awards and honors
- Guest of Honour, Eastercon, UK (1978)
SFWA Author Emeritus (2001) - Short biography
- Der Amerikaner Robert Sheckley, geb. 1928, gilt als einer der intelligentesten und humorvollsten Erzähler in der SF. Darüber hinaus schreibt er auch Krimis und Thriller. Bekannt wurde er vor allem durch seine Kurzgeschichten, von denen viele verfilmt wurden. Unter anderem lieferte Sheckley die Vorlagen zu Wolfgang Menges Fernsehknüller "Das Millionenspiel" und den Kinoerfolg "Das zehnte Opfer". (aus: Endstation Zukunft)
Members
Discussions
Robert Sheckley--Will his work survive? in Science Fiction Fans (March 2013)
Reviews
Lists
Read in 2015 (1)
Awards
You May Also Like
Associated Authors
Statistics
- Works
- 381
- Also by
- 210
- Members
- 11,163
- Popularity
- #2,116
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 188
- ISBNs
- 531
- Languages
- 21
- Favorited
- 24
One of them is, possibly, the most uplifting sci-fi story ever. Imagine that Gene Roddenberry and [a:Adrian Tchaikovsky|1445909|Adrian Tchaikovsky|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1282303363p2/1445909.jpg] of [b:Children of Time|25499718|Children of Time (Children of Time, #1)|Adrian Tchaikovsky|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1431014197l/25499718._SY75_.jpg|45276208] fame have a literary child, and you will get an idea of it. Imagine an eco-system galaxy where every species is interconnected to the other. Imagine keeping your identity without any need to be ever isolated or misunderstood or scared anymore. One cannot but put down the story and start day-dreaming.
Writing the review few months after finishing the listen, few other stories come to mind. The title one, classic comedic sci-fi, presents quite the lame ending; however, the description of the various life-forms in the storage building is mind bending enough to lure one back again and again to the story. Sheckley had indeniably a wild imagination.
The best title, however, is the first one. It would be difficult to find modern, "woke" sci-fi able to describe in the same, poignant way the point of view of the irreducible other.
Worth listening to, although the thick accent of Master Sheckley himself reading one of the stories made it next to impossible to understand the plot for this poor, ignorant, tone deaf foreigner; in general, the readers did a decent job.
… (more)