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Robert Sheckley

    16 de julio de 1928 – 9 de diciembre de 2005

    Robert Sheckley fue un titán del humor de la ciencia ficción, reconocido como un prolífico escritor de cuentos cortos. Sus obras a menudo profundizaban en la ironía y las situaciones absurdas, explorando los aspectos peculiares e impredecibles de la naturaleza humana y del futuro. El estilo de Sheckley se caracterizó por su toque ligero y su ingenio, lo que hizo que sus narrativas fueran accesibles y atractivas para los lectores. Su extenso catálogo de cuentos y novelas dejó un legado duradero dentro del género de la ciencia ficción.

    Robert Sheckley
    The Status Civilization
    Bring me the head of Prince Charming
    Alone at last
    Untouched by Human Hands
    Futuropolis
    El Precio del peligro
    • These surreal, elegantly witty tales from one of the most esteemed writers of science fiction encompass indignant aliens, stranded space explorers, shapeshifters, a company that manufactures designer planets and a deadly hunting game in far-future New York.

      Untouched by Human Hands
    • Bring me the head of Prince Charming

      • 310 páginas
      • 11 horas de lectura

      Azzy Elbub, demon, has his sights set on the Millenial Evil Deeds Award, given to the being whose acts do the most toward reshaping the world. But his evil plans go far astray. ...

      Bring me the head of Prince Charming
    • The Status Civilization

      • 144 páginas
      • 6 horas de lectura

      This classical work has been preserved and republished in a modern format to ensure its significance endures for future generations. The book has been meticulously reformatted, retyped, and designed, resulting in a clear and readable text that is not derived from scanned copies of the original.

      The Status Civilization
    • In "Essef - Earth Hunt," Carmody searches for his version of Earth in a galaxy filled with diverse planets. He must visit each one quickly, as his quest for home has become a desperate race against death.

      Dimension of Miracles
    • This is it. Over. Don. Through. FINI. Boom. Kaput: The End of the World and how to Enjoy it. Contents The Last Days of (Parallel?) Earth by Robert Sheckley The Day After the End of the World by Harry Harrison A Very Good Year Roger Zelazny Fire And/or Ice Roger Zelazny Exeunt Omnes Roger Zelazny Sungrab William F. Nolan Where are you now, Erik Scorbic? K. Copeland Shea Bud Ian Watson The Making of Revelation, Part I Philip Jose' Farmer Rebecca Rubinstein's Seventeenth Birthday Simon Gandolfi The Revelation Thomas M. Disch Nirvana is a Nowhere Place Joel Schulman Heir J. A. Lawrence The Kingom of O'Ryan Bob Shaw Just Another End of the World Maxim Jakubowski

      After the Fall
    • Essef, initially published as "Immortality, Delivered" and serialized in Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine as "Time Killers", was later adapted into the 1992 film "Freejack" featuring Emilio Estevez, Mick Jagger, Rene Russo, and Anthony Hopkins.

      Immortality Inc.
    • Babylon 5: A Call to Arms

      • 256 páginas
      • 9 horas de lectura

      In this last Babylon 5 title, John Sheridan is about to celebrate the fifth anniversary of peace. But the Drakh, once servants of the bloodthirst Shadow, are preparing to launch a devastating interstellar war. In a desperate attempt to warn Earth, Sheridan faces an apocalyptic showdown with the war machine capable of killing an entire world.

      Babylon 5: A Call to Arms