"The 45 pieces in this stellar collection, though they include some soberer entries (e.g., "A Wind Is Rising"), make it clear that Sheckley is one of sf's all-time masters of the humorous or satirical short story."
"The play’s the thing in this comic fantasy from the authors of Bring Me the Head of Prince Charming and If at Faust You Don’t SucceedIt’s that quiet time between Millennia, and the demon Azzie is becoming bored and restless. Then inspiration hits. On a devilish sabbatical in Europe, Azzie discovers that morality plays are all the rage. He decides to strike back by producing an “immorality play,” in which seven nondescript human pilgrims ..."
"GENOCIDEby David Bischoff The alien queen is dead, the hive mind left to flounder and on a world bereft of its leader two strains of Alien divide their forces for world-shattering, acid-drenched war. On Earth, in the wake of alien infestation, athletes are flocking to humanity s Goodwill Games. But some come with a deadly new tool: a drug called Fire, distilled from the very essence of the Aliens body chemistry. The military wants it. P ..."
"The planet Royo was known to men through their dearest dreams, because Royo
is nothing less than one of the images of human delight. Bill found himself on a
long curving sea-beach. White sand gleamed in a glowing crescent as far as the
..."
Futuropolis(1st Edition) by RobertSheckley Paperback, 100 Pages, Published 1978 by A & W Visual Library ISBN-13: 978-0-89104-123-8, ISBN: 0-89104-123-0
"'No thunder thrills her peace, no sword of lightning scourges These dim dark
depths where lost Atlantis sleeps. ' Illustration by Joe ..."
Dimension of Miracles Robert Scheckley (Penguin Science Fiction) by RobertSheckley Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2020 by Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom, London ISBN-13: 978-0-241-47249-1, ISBN: 0-241-47249-0
"Often cited as an influence on Douglas Adams, Dimension of Miracles is a masterwork of electric humour that offers an oblique examination of human nature amid the vastness of the cosmos."
The Status Civilization (Paperback or Softback) by RobertSheckley Paperback, Published 2018 by Vintage Sci-Fi Classics ISBN-13: 978-1-5287-0332-1, ISBN: 1-5287-0332-4
Watchbird by RobertSheckley Paperback, Published 2018 by Vintage Sci-Fi Classics ISBN-13: 978-1-5287-0333-8, ISBN: 1-5287-0333-2
Diplomatic Immunity by RobertSheckley Paperback, 38 Pages, Published 2018 by Vintage Sci-Fi Classics ISBN-13: 978-1-5287-0331-4, ISBN: 1-5287-0331-6
"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 stori ..."
The Status Civilization (Hardback) by RobertSheckley Hardcover, Published 2018 by Wilder Publications 2018-04-03 ISBN-13: 978-1-5154-3383-5, ISBN: 1-5154-3383-8
The Status Civilization by RobertSheckley Paperback, Published 2017 by Bibliolife Dba Of Bibilio Bazaar Ii Llc 2017-05-25 ISBN-13: 978-1-374-92963-0, ISBN: 1-374-92963-8
Omega (Paperback) by RobertSheckley Paperback, 134 Pages, Published 2012 by Spastic Cat Press ISBN-13: 978-1-61203-982-4, ISBN: 1-61203-982-0
"THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF A NEW ARRIVAL ON OMEGA AVERAGED THREE EARTH YEARS Barrent had been tried, convicted, and memory-washed on Earth - an Earth strangely altered and stratified by fear of the radical and non-conformist. Now he was serving his sentence on Omega - a prison planet walled by a ring of hovering guard-ships from which there was no escape. Omega was a world of horror, a savage, ruthless way of life. But it was only a momenta ..."
The Status Civilization by RobertSheckley Paperback, 140 Pages, Published 2011 by Bottom Of The Hill Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-61203-103-3, ISBN: 1-61203-103-X
"THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF A NEW ARRIVAL ON OMEGA AVERAGED THREE EARTH YEARS Will Barrent could choose--exile on a nightmare planet, or life under the tyranny that had taken over Earth! Barrent had been tried, convicted, and memory-washed on Earth - an Earth strangely altered and stratified by fear of the radical and non-conformist. Now he was serving his sentence on Omega - a prison planet walled by a ring of hovering guard-ships from ..."
"In the tradition of the old "Ace Doubles" (flip one book over to read the second title)--here is the sixth Wildside Double. ALIEN STARSWARM, by Robert Sheckley Salvatore commands the battleship Endymion. He's seen his share of battles and fought them bravely, too. So he doesn't hesitate when beautiful Princess Hatari pleads for his help. She wants to regain her throne, but it may be more than Salvatore can accomplish, for the dead ..."
The Status Civilization by RobertSheckley Paperback, 132 Pages, Published 2009 by Wilder Publications ISBN-13: 978-1-60459-670-0, ISBN: 1-60459-670-8
"Will Barrent had no memory of his crime . . . but he found himself shipped across space to a brutal prison-planet. On Omega, his only chance to advance himself - and stay alive - is to commit an endless series of violent crimes. The average inmate's life expectancy from time of arrival is three years. Can Barrett survive, escape, and return to Earth to clear his name? "Yes sir. Well, there are three men outside trying to kill me...." "Q ..."
The Man in the Water (Hardback) by RobertSheckley Hardcover, 160 Pages, Published 2008 by Wildside Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4344-6875-8, ISBN: 1-4344-6875-5
"Robert Sheckley. "I wouldn't know," Dennison said. "Well, I haven't stayed home,"
... Also he fought with the British in World War II and ended up in a German
concentration camp. When he got out after the war he was obsessed with the
subject ..."