Shards of Space

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Publication Year:
2014

ISBN-13: 9781497608993

<DIV>In &ldquo;Fool&rsquo;s Mate,&rdquo; it takes a crazy man and a set of fake orders to break a deadly battle stalemate in deep space.<BR /><BR />The ten other stories in this collection are &ldquo;Prospector&rsquo;s Special,&rdquo; &ldquo;The Girls and Nugent Miller,&rdquo; &ldquo;Meeting of the Minds,&rdquo; &ldquo;Potential,&rdquo; &ldquo;Subsistence Level,&rdquo; &ldquo;The Slow Season,&rdquo; &ldquo;Alone at Last,&rdquo; &ldquo;Forever,&rdquo; &ldquo;The Sweeper of Loray,&rdquo; and &ldquo;The Special Exhibit.&rdquo;<BR /><BR />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&#160;<I>New York Times</I>, was &ldquo;a precursor to Douglas Adams.&rdquo;</DIV>