Pilgrimage to Earth: Stories

By: Robert Sheckley

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Synopsis: Science fiction tales from &“one of the genre's leading humorists&” (The New York Times Book Review). In &“Pilgrimage to Earth,&” on a long-desired trip to the home planet, a young man finds a perfectly developed society and, finally, deep, true love—which, sadly, only lasts for a very limited time before the reset button removes all trace of it. The fourteen other stories in this collection are &“All the Things You Are,&” &“Trap,&” &“The Body,&” &“Early Model,&” &“Disposal Service,&” &“Human Man&’s Burden,&” &“Fear in the Night,&” &“Bad Medicine,&” &“Protection,&” &“Earth, Air, Fire, and Water,&” &“Deadhead,&” &“The Academy,&” &“Milk Run,&” and &“The Lifeboat Mutiny.&” From the very beginning of his career, Robert Sheckley was recognized by fans, reviewers, and fellow authors as a master storyteller and the wittiest satirist working in the science fiction field. Open Road is proud to republish his acclaimed body of work, with nearly thirty volumes of full-length fiction and short story collections. Rediscover, or discover for the first time, a master of science fiction who, according to the New York Times, was &“a precursor to Douglas Adams.&”