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Robert Sheckley was born in 1928 and grew up in New Jersey. As a child he became fascinated with what he now calls "escape literature". After serving in Korea he studied at the University of New York. Writers who inspired him include Ray Bradbury, Theodore Sturgeon and Henry Kuttner. He sold his first story in 1951.
During the fifties and sixties a large number of his short stories appeared in magazines including Amazing, Astounding, If, Fantasy and Science Fiction and Playboy. His most frequent contributions were to Galaxy, using the name "Finn O'Donnevan" when two of his stories competed in the same issue. Many of these stories were gathered in collections, with several broadcast on the radio show X Minus One. During the seventies, he focused on his novel series.
In the eighties Sheckley was fiction editor of Omni magazine for two years.
Provided Introduction to:
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Collections:
Anthologies:
- Science Fiction Terror Tales (1955)
- Third Galaxy Reader, the (1958)
- 50 Short Science Fiction Tales (1963)
- World's Best Science Fiction: 1969 (1969)
- Year's Best Science Fiction, the (1969)
- Partners in Wonder (1971)
- Suppliant in Space, a (1973)
- Best from Galaxy, Volume II, the (1974)
- 100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories (1978)
- Science Fiction of the Fifties (1979)
- Microcosmic Tales (1980)
- Future in Question, the (1980)
- Great Tales of Horror and the Supernatural (1981)
- Machines That Kill (1984)
- Magical Wishes (1986)
- Mathenauts: Tales of Mathematical Wonder (1987)
- Further Adventures of Batman, the (1989)
- Time Gate (1989)
- Foundation's Friends: Stories in Honour of Asimov (1989)
- World Treasury of Science Fiction, the (1989)
- Further Adventures of the Joker, the (1990)
- Isaac Asimov's Universe Volume 1: The Diplomacy Guild (1990)
- Bradbury Chronicles, the: Stories in Honor of Ray Bradbury (1991)
- Smart Dragons, Foolish Elves (1991)
- Crafters, the (1991)
- Alternate Presidents (1992)
- Battlestation (1992)
- Christmas Forever (1993)
- Norton Book of Science Fiction, the (1993)
- Dinosaur Fantastic (1993)
- 100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories (1993)
- Alternate Outlaws (1994)
- Immortal Unicorn (1995)
- Tales of the Batman (1995)
- New Legends (1995)
- Oxford Book of Spy Stories, the (1996)
- Immortal Unicorn 2 (1997)
- Cyber-Killers (1997)
- Flying Sorcerers, the (1997)
- Moon Shots (1999)
- Bangs And Whimpers: Stories About the End of the World (1999)
- Civil War Fantastic (2000)
- Mammoth Book of Science Fiction, the (2002)
- Men Writing Science Fiction As Women (2003)
- Stars (2003)
- Sorcerer's Academy, the (2003)
- World Turned Upside Down, the (2004)
- Space Opera Renaissance, the (2006)
Novels:
- Immortality, Inc. (1959)
- Status Civilization, the (1960)
- Calibre .50 (1961)
- Dead Run (1961)
- Journey Beyond Tomorrow (1962)
- Live Gold (1962)
- White Death (1963)
- 10th Victim, the (1965)
- Game of X, the (1965)
- Mindswap (1966)
- Time Limit (1967)
- Dimension of Miracles (1968)
- Options (1975)
- Crompton Divided (1978)
- Alchemical Marriage of Alastair Crompton, the (1978)
- Dramocles: An Intergalactic Soap Opera (1983)
- Victim Prime (1987)
- Hunter/Victim (1988)
- Bill, the Galactic Hero on the Planet of Bottled Brains (1990)
- Bring Me the Head of Prince Charming (1991)
- If at Faust You Don't Succeed (1993)
- Alternative Detective, the (1993)
- Farce to Be Reckoned With, a (1995)
- Laertian Gamble, the (1995)
- Draconian New York (1996)
- Soma Blues (1997)
- Godshome (1998)
- Call to Arms, a (1999)
Short Stories:
- Cost of Living (1952)
- Impacted Man, the (1952)
- Fear in the Night (1952)
- Proof of the Pudding (1952)
- Warm (1953)
- Monsters, the (1953)
- Altar, the (1953)
- Untouched by Human Hands (1953)
- King's Wishes, the (1953)
- Demons, the (1953)
- Specialist (1953)
- Seventh Victim (1953)
- Ritual (1953)
- Fishing Season (1953)
- Shape (1953)
- Beside Still Waters (1953)
- Fool's Mate (1953)
- Wild Talents, Inc. (1953)
- Restricted Area (1953)
- Odor of Thought, the (1953)
- Last Weapon, the (1953)
- Diplomatic Immunity (1953)
- Perfect Woman, the (1954)
- Accountant, the (1954)
- Battle, the (1954)
- Laxian Key, the (1954)
- Ghost V (1954)
- Necessary Thing, the (1955)
- Protection (1956)
- Native Problem, the (1956)
- Pilgrimage to Earth (1956)
- All the Things You Are (1956)
- Skag Castle, the (1956)
- Language of Love, the (1957)
- Victim from Space, the (1957)
- Prize of Peril, the (1958)
- Store of the Worlds, the (1959)
- Meanwhile, Back at the Bromide (1962)
- Petrified World, the (1968)
- People Trap, the (1968)
- Redfern's Labyrinth (1968)
- Budget Planet (1968)
- Cordle to Onion to Carrot (1969)
- Can You Feel Anything When I Do This? (1969)
- Same to You Doubled, the (1970)
- Starting From Scratch (1970)
- Mnemone, the (1971)
- Robot Who Looked Like Me, the (1973)
- Silversmith Wishes (1977)
- Is That What People Do? (1978)
- Good-bye Forever to Mr. Pain (1979)
- Shaggy Average American Man Story, the (1979)
- Last Days of (Parallel?) Earth, the (1980)
- Future Lost, the (1980)
- Miss Mouse and the Fourth Dimension (1981)
- Helping Hand, the (1981)
- Swamp, the (1981)
- Shootout in the Toyshop (1981)
- Five Minutes Early (1982)
- Life of Anybody, the (1984)
- Other Mars, the (1991)
- Dukakis and the Aliens (1992)
- New Christmas Carol, a (1993)
- Visions of the Green Moon (1999)
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