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(Robert Sheckley was a prolific short story writer beginning in 1952 with titles including "Specialist," "Pilgrimage to Earth," "Warm," "The Prize of Peril," and "Seventh Victim," collected in volumes from Untouched by Human Hands to Is That What People Do? and a five-volume set of Collected Stories. His first novel, Immortality, Inc., was followed by The Status Civilization, Journey Beyond Tomorrow, Mindswap, and several others. Sheckley served as fiction editor for Omni magazine from January 1980 through September 1981, and was named Author Emeritus by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2001.
Genres: Science Fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, Mystery
Series
Stephen Dain
Calibre .50 (1961)
Dead Run (1961)
Live Gold (1962)
White Death (1963)
Time Limit (1967)
Calibre .50 (1961)
Dead Run (1961)
Live Gold (1962)
White Death (1963)
Time Limit (1967)
Millenial Contest (with Roger Zelazny)
1. Bring Me the Head of Prince Charming (1991)
2. If at Faust You Don't Succeed (1993)
3. A Farce to Be Reckoned With (1995)
1. Bring Me the Head of Prince Charming (1991)
2. If at Faust You Don't Succeed (1993)
3. A Farce to Be Reckoned With (1995)
Novels
Immortality Inc (1958)
aka Immortality Delivered
The Status Civilization (1960)
aka Omega
Journey Beyond Tomorrow (1962)
aka Journey of Joenes
The Man in the Water (1962)
The Game of X (1965)
Mindswap (1966)
Dimension of Miracles (1968)
Options (1975)
The Alchemical Marriage of Alistair Crompton (1978)
aka Crompton Divided
Dramocles (1983)
Watchbird (1990)
Godshome (1998)
aka Immortality Delivered
The Status Civilization (1960)
aka Omega
Journey Beyond Tomorrow (1962)
aka Journey of Joenes
The Man in the Water (1962)
The Game of X (1965)
Mindswap (1966)
Dimension of Miracles (1968)
Options (1975)
The Alchemical Marriage of Alistair Crompton (1978)
aka Crompton Divided
Dramocles (1983)
Watchbird (1990)
Godshome (1998)
Omnibus
The Robert Sheckley Omnibus (1973)
Alien StarSwarm / Human's Burden (2010) (with Rory Barnes and Damien Broderick)
Alien StarSwarm / Human's Burden (2010) (with Rory Barnes and Damien Broderick)
Collections
Untouched by Human Hands (1954)
Citizen in Space (1955)
Pilgrimage to Earth (1957)
Notions: Unlimited (1960)
Store of Infinity (1960)
Shards of Space (1962)
The People Trap (1968)
Can You Feel Anything When I Do This? (1971)
aka Same to You Doubled
The Robot Who Looked Like Me (1978)
The Wonderful World of Robert Sheckley (1979)
Is THAT What People Do? (1984)
Feast of Sheckley (1989)
The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley (1991)
Dimensions of Sheckley (2002)
Uncanny Tales (2003)
The Masque Of Manana (2005)
Store of the Worlds (2012)
Science Fiction Gems, Volume 9 (2015) (with Ben Bova, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Mark Clifton, Randall Garrett, John Jakes, David H Keller, Frank Belknap Long, Rog Phillips, Jack Sharkey and Evelyn E Smith)
Fantastic Stories Presents: Science Fiction Super Pack 2 (2018) (with Poul Anderson, Jerome Bixby, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Algis Budrys, Brenda W Clough, Philip K Dick, Harry Harrison, Murry Leinster, Katherine MacLean, Judith Merril, C L Moore, Andre Norton, H Beam Piper, Frederick Pohl, Everlyn E Smith, Allen Steele and Jamie Wild)
The Fantasy Super Pack 2 (2018) (with Poul Anderson, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Brenda W Clough, Philip K Dick, Ron Gou, Ron Goulart, Robert E Howard, Laurence M Janifer, Nicole Givens Kurtz, Henry Kuttner, R A Lafferty, Warren Lapine, Fritz Leiber, Gene Mederos, C L Moore, Andre Norton, Alan E Nourse, Dorothy Quick, Mike Resnick, Evelyn E Smith, Steve Rasnic Tem, Sydney J Van Scyoc, Brea Viragh and Stanley G Weinbaum)
Citizen in Space (1955)
Pilgrimage to Earth (1957)
Notions: Unlimited (1960)
Store of Infinity (1960)
Shards of Space (1962)
The People Trap (1968)
Can You Feel Anything When I Do This? (1971)
aka Same to You Doubled
The Robot Who Looked Like Me (1978)
The Wonderful World of Robert Sheckley (1979)
Is THAT What People Do? (1984)
Feast of Sheckley (1989)
The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley (1991)
Dimensions of Sheckley (2002)
Uncanny Tales (2003)
The Masque Of Manana (2005)
Store of the Worlds (2012)
Science Fiction Gems, Volume 9 (2015) (with Ben Bova, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Mark Clifton, Randall Garrett, John Jakes, David H Keller, Frank Belknap Long, Rog Phillips, Jack Sharkey and Evelyn E Smith)
Fantastic Stories Presents: Science Fiction Super Pack 2 (2018) (with Poul Anderson, Jerome Bixby, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Algis Budrys, Brenda W Clough, Philip K Dick, Harry Harrison, Murry Leinster, Katherine MacLean, Judith Merril, C L Moore, Andre Norton, H Beam Piper, Frederick Pohl, Everlyn E Smith, Allen Steele and Jamie Wild)
The Fantasy Super Pack 2 (2018) (with Poul Anderson, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Brenda W Clough, Philip K Dick, Ron Gou, Ron Goulart, Robert E Howard, Laurence M Janifer, Nicole Givens Kurtz, Henry Kuttner, R A Lafferty, Warren Lapine, Fritz Leiber, Gene Mederos, C L Moore, Andre Norton, Alan E Nourse, Dorothy Quick, Mike Resnick, Evelyn E Smith, Steve Rasnic Tem, Sydney J Van Scyoc, Brea Viragh and Stanley G Weinbaum)
Chapbooks
Novellas
Cost of Living (1952)
Beside Still Waters (1953)
The Hour of Battle (1953)
Keep Your Shape (1953)
Warm (1953)
Bad Medicine (1956)
Minotaur Maze (1990)
Beside Still Waters (1953)
The Hour of Battle (1953)
Keep Your Shape (1953)
Warm (1953)
Bad Medicine (1956)
Minotaur Maze (1990)
Series contributed to
Aliens Omnibus
Aliens Omnibus 3 (omnibus) (1997) (with Sandy Schofield)
The Complete Aliens Omnibus: Volume Two (omnibus) (2016) (with David Bischoff)
Aliens Omnibus 3 (omnibus) (1997) (with Sandy Schofield)
The Complete Aliens Omnibus: Volume Two (omnibus) (2016) (with David Bischoff)
Black Cat Weekly (with Jayme Lynn Blaschke, Hal Charles, Wil A Emerson, Mel Gilden, Edmond Hamilton, Malcolm Jameson, Henry Slesar, Don Webb and Stacy Woodson)
32. Black Cat Weekly #32 (2022)
32. Black Cat Weekly #32 (2022)
Anthologies edited
Non fiction
Anthologies containing stories by Robert Sheckley
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction 4th Series (1955)
Six and the Silent Scream (1958)
Spectrum (1962)
Best SF 5 (1963)
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales (1963)
The Playboy Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy (1966)
Tomorrow's Children (1966)
New Worlds of Fantasy (1967)
aka Step Outside Your Mind
This Day's Evil (1967)
The Future Makers (1968)
Legends for the Dark (1968)
Best SF: 1969 (1969)
aka The Year's Best Science Fiction 3
Robert Silverberg's Worlds of Wonder (1969)
A Sea of Space (1970)
A Wilderness of Stars (1970)
Partners in Wonder (1971)
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1973)
Nova 3 (1973)
aka The Outdated Man
Space Opera (1974)
The Best from Galaxy, Volume III (1975)
Tales of Terror From Outer Space (1975)
Best SF: 1974 (1975)
aka The Year's Best Science Fiction 8
The Penguin World Omnibus of Science Fiction (1977)
Trips in Time (1977)
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories (1978)
Anticipations (1978)
Science Fiction of the Fifties (1979)
The Science Fictional Solar System (1979)
After the Fall (1980)
A Century of Science Fiction 1950-1959 (1981)
The Giant Book of Horror Stories (1981)
The Golden Age of Science Fiction (1981)
100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories (1984)
Machines That Kill (1984)
Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century (1987)
Robots (1989)
Quest to Riverworld (1993)
Christmas Forever (1993)
The Norton Book of Science Fiction (1993)
Deals with the Devil (1994)
Reel Future (1994)
Angels of Darkness (1995)
Peter S Beagle's Immortal Unicorn 2 (1995)
New Legends (1995)
Tales of the Batman (1995)
Peter S Beagle's Immortal Unicorn (1995)
Year's Best SF (1996)
The Ultimate Super-Villains (1996)
Cyber-Killers (1997)
The Flying Sorcerers (1997)
The Playboy Book of Science Fiction (1998)
Dangerous Vegetables (1998)
Don't Open This Book! (1998)
My Favorite Science Fiction Story (1999)
Moon Shots (1999)
Bangs and Whimpers (1999)
100 Hilarious Little Howlers (1999)
Civil War Fantastic (2000)
Six and the Silent Scream (1958)
Spectrum (1962)
Best SF 5 (1963)
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales (1963)
The Playboy Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy (1966)
Tomorrow's Children (1966)
New Worlds of Fantasy (1967)
aka Step Outside Your Mind
This Day's Evil (1967)
The Future Makers (1968)
Legends for the Dark (1968)
Best SF: 1969 (1969)
aka The Year's Best Science Fiction 3
Robert Silverberg's Worlds of Wonder (1969)
A Sea of Space (1970)
A Wilderness of Stars (1970)
Partners in Wonder (1971)
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1973)
Nova 3 (1973)
aka The Outdated Man
Space Opera (1974)
The Best from Galaxy, Volume III (1975)
Tales of Terror From Outer Space (1975)
Best SF: 1974 (1975)
aka The Year's Best Science Fiction 8
The Penguin World Omnibus of Science Fiction (1977)
Trips in Time (1977)
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories (1978)
Anticipations (1978)
Science Fiction of the Fifties (1979)
The Science Fictional Solar System (1979)
After the Fall (1980)
A Century of Science Fiction 1950-1959 (1981)
The Giant Book of Horror Stories (1981)
The Golden Age of Science Fiction (1981)
100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories (1984)
Machines That Kill (1984)
Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century (1987)
Robots (1989)
Quest to Riverworld (1993)
Christmas Forever (1993)
The Norton Book of Science Fiction (1993)
Deals with the Devil (1994)
Reel Future (1994)
Angels of Darkness (1995)
Peter S Beagle's Immortal Unicorn 2 (1995)
New Legends (1995)
Tales of the Batman (1995)
Peter S Beagle's Immortal Unicorn (1995)
Year's Best SF (1996)
The Ultimate Super-Villains (1996)
Cyber-Killers (1997)
The Flying Sorcerers (1997)
The Playboy Book of Science Fiction (1998)
Dangerous Vegetables (1998)
Don't Open This Book! (1998)
My Favorite Science Fiction Story (1999)
Moon Shots (1999)
Bangs and Whimpers (1999)
100 Hilarious Little Howlers (1999)
Civil War Fantastic (2000)
Short stories
| Aspects of Langranak | |||
| Doctor Zombie and His Little Furry Friends | |||
| Down the Digestive Tract and Into the Cosmos with Mantra, Ta | |||
| Game: First Schematic | |||
| The Impacted Man | |||
| Love, Incorporated | |||
| Notes on the Perception of Imaginary Differences | |||
| Pas de Trois of the Chef and the Waiter and the Customer | |||
| Plague Circuit | |||
| The Same to You Doubled | |||
| Spy Story | |||
| Starting from Scratch | |||
| Tailpipe to Disaster | |||
| Tripout | |||
| Fear in the Night (1952) | |||
| Untouched By Human Hands [short story] (1952) | |||
| The Altar (1953) | |||
| Ask a Foolish Question (1953) | |||
| Feeding Time (1953) | |||
| Fishing Season (1953) | |||
| Fool's Mate (1953) | |||
| The King's Wishes (1953) | |||
| The Monsters (1953) | |||
| The Perfect Woman (1953) | |||
| Restricted Area (1953) | |||
| Seventh Victim (1953) | |||
| Shape (1953) | |||
| Specialist (1953) | |||
| Watchbird [short story] (1953) | |||
| Wild Talents, Inc. (1953) | |||
| The Academy (1954) | |||
| The Accountant (1954) | |||
| The Battle (1954) | |||
| Carrier (1954) | |||
| Hands Off (1954) | |||
| Something for Nothing (1954) | |||
| Hunting Problem (1955) | |||
| The Lifeboat Mutiny (1955) | |||
| A Ticket to Tranai (1955) | |||
| All the Things You Are (1956) | |||
| The Native Problem (1956) | |||
| Pilgrimage to Earth [short story] (1956) | |||
| The Skag Castle (1956) | |||
| The Deaths of Ben Baxter (1957) | |||
| Ghost V (1957) | |||
| The Language of Love (1957) | |||
| A Wind Is Rising (1957) | |||
| The Gun Without a Bang (1958) | |||
| The Humours (1958) | |||
| The Minimum Man (1958) | |||
| The Prize of Peril (1958) | |||
| If the Red Slayer (1959) | |||
| Immortality Inc. (1959) | |||
| Pousse Cafe (1959) | |||
| Prospector's Special (1959) | |||
| The Store of the Worlds (1959) | |||
| Triplication (1959) | |||
| Meanwhile, Back at the Bromide (1962) | |||
| Shall We Have a Little Talk? (1965) | Nebula Awards (nominee) | ||
| Budget Planet (1968) | |||
| I See a Man Sitting on a Chair, and the Chair is Biting His Leg (1968) (with Harlan Ellison) | |||
| The Petrified World (1968) | |||
| Can You Feel Anything When I Do This? [short story] (1969) | |||
| Cordle to Onion to Carrot (1969) | |||
| The Cruel Equations (1971) | |||
| The Mnemone (1971) | |||
| Zirn Left Unguarded, the Jenghik Palace in Flames, Jon Westerley Dead (1972) | |||
| The Robot Who Looked Like Me [short story] (1973) | |||
| Welcome to the Standard Nightmare (1973) | |||
| End City (1974) | |||
| What Is Life? (1976) | World Fantasy (nominee) | ||
| Silversmith Wishes (1977) | |||
| Is That What People Do? [short story] (1978) | |||
| Good-Bye Forever to Mr Pain (1979) | |||
| The Shaggy Average American Man Story (1979) | |||
| The Future Lost (1980) | |||
| The Last Days of (Parallel?) Earth (1980) | |||
| The Helping Hand (1981) | |||
| The Shootout in the Toy Shop (1981) | |||
| The Swamp (1981) | |||
| The Eye of Reality (1982) | |||
| Five Minutes Early (1982) | |||
| The Future of Sex: Speculative Journalism (1982) | |||
| Miss Mouse and the Fourth Dimension (1982) | |||
| The Life of Anybody (1984) | |||
| 'Juleeeeeeeeeeen!' (1986) (with Jay Sheckley) | |||
| Message from Hell (1988) | |||
| Death of the Dreammaster (1989) | |||
| Love Song from the Stars (1989) | |||
| The Joker's War (1990) | |||
| Diaghilev Plays Riverworld (1993) | |||
| A New Christmas Carol (1993) | |||
| Devildeal (1994) | |||
| The Day the Aliens Came (1995) | |||
| A Plague of Unicorns (1995) | |||
| Mayhem Party (1996) | |||
| Emissary from a Green And Yellow World (1998) | |||
| The Three Cigars (2000) |
Awards
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Robert Sheckley recommends
The Wall Around Eden (1989)
Joan Slonczewski
"Somber, beautiful, compelling reading. I couldn't put it down."
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