The Status Civilization and Other Golden Age Science Fiction Stories

by Robert Sheckley

Overview

THE STATUS CIVILIZATION AND OTHER GOLDEN AGE SCIENCE FICTION STORIES includes eighteen stories by noted scifi writer Robert Sheckley, including his novel, THE STATUS CIVILIZATION.

Will Barrent could choose--exile on a nightmare planet, or life under the tyranny that had taken over Earth! THE STATUS CIVILIZATION is the stunning story of a future Earch when one vast and stratified society threatens all who fail to conform.

• Ask a Foolish Question
• Beside Still Waters
• Cost of Living
• Death Wish
• Diplomatic Immunity
• Forever
• The Hour of Battle
• Keep Your Shape
• The Leech
• Meeting of the Minds
• One Man's Poison
• Proof of the Pudding
• Prospector's Special
• The Status Civilization
• The Sweeper of Loray
• Warm
• Warrior Race
• Watchbird

Product Details

BN ID:	2940161183007
Publisher:	Halcyon Press Ltd.
Publication date:	05/21/2019
Series:	Golden Age Science Fiction Stories
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	867 KB

About the Author

Robert Sheckley (1928-2005) was an American science fiction writer known for his unpredictable, absurdist, and comical novels and short stories. First published in the sci-fi pulps of the 1950s, Sheckley was a prolific writer, producing more than two dozen novels and hundreds of short stories. Nominated for Hugo and Nebula awards, Sheckley was named Author Emeritus by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2001 and passed away in 2005.