Notions: Stories

By: Robert Sheckley

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Synopsis: In &“Gray Flannel Armor,&” a man named Hanley finds perfection in a rigidly regular structure of social interaction—including for romance—and devises a system that the whole of humanity adopts. The eleven other stories in this collection are &“Gray Flannel Armor,&” &“The Leech,&” &“Watchbird,&” &“A Wind Is Rising,&” &“Morning After,&” &“The Native Problem,&” &“Feeding Time,&” &“Paradise II,&” &“Double Indemnity,&” &“Holdout,&” &“Dawn Invader,&” and &“The Language of Love.&” 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.&”