Shards of Space: Stories

By: Robert Sheckley

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Synopsis: The classic sci-fi story collection features eleven tales of outer space adventure from one of the genre&’s greatest talents—&“a precursor to Douglas Adams&” (The New York Times). In &“Fool&’s Mate,&” a stalemate in deep space is broken by a crazy man and a set of fake orders. A new longevity drug may lead to an untimely end for its inventor in &“Forever.&” And in &“Prospector&’s Special,&” a lone explorer searches the deserts of Venus in search of unfathomable treasure. In these and eight other stories, Robert Sheckley reaffirms his reputation as a master storyteller and the wittiest satirist working in science fiction. Shards of Space also includes &“The Girls and Nugent Miller,&” &“Meeting of the Minds,&” &“Potential,&” &“Subsistence Level,&” &“The Slow Season,&” &“Alone at Last,&” &“The Sweeper of Loray,&” and &“The Special Exhibit.&”