Seventh Victim (1953) [Short Story]
by Robert Sheckley
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Summary
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In a society bent on eliminating large-scale war, citizens have the option to kill legally as Hunters. Yet for every hunt the Hunter must then become Victim and hope to outrun his own Hunter. Stanton Frelaine receives a surprise when he learns the identity of his seventh Victim.
Originally published in Galaxy, April 1953.
Original title: Seventh Victim
Original languages:
English
Quotes:
Genre: Fiction→ Science Fiction→ Love and Romance
Fiction→ Science Fiction→ Planets & Societies→ Future Earths
This work has been adapted as the following works :
10th Victim, the (1965) [Novel]
Author: Robert Sheckley
This work is a subwork of the following works :
Untouched by Human Hands (1954) [Collection]
Author: Robert Sheckley
Is That What People Do? (1984) [Collection]
Author: Robert Sheckley
Masque Of Maņana, the (2005) [Collection]
Author: Robert Sheckley
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