Robert Sheckley Boeken
16 juli 1928 – 9 december 2005
Robert Sheckley was een gigant van de sciencefictionhumor, bekend als een productief schrijver van korte verhalen. Zijn werken doken vaak in ironie en absurde situaties, waarbij hij de eigenaardige en onvoorspelbare aspecten van de menselijke natuur en de toekomst verkende. Sheckley's stijl werd gekenmerkt door zijn lichte toets en humor, waardoor zijn verhalen toegankelijk en boeiend waren voor lezers. Zijn uitgebreide catalogus van verhalen en romans liet een blijvende erfenis achter binnen het sciencefictiongenre.
These surreal, elegantly witty tales from one of the most esteemed writers of science fiction encompass indignant aliens, stranded space explorers, shapeshifters, a company that manufactures designer planets and a deadly hunting game in far-future New York.
Bring me the head of Prince Charming
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- 11 uur lezen
Azzy Elbub, demon, has his sights set on the Millenial Evil Deeds Award, given to the being whose acts do the most toward reshaping the world. But his evil plans go far astray. ...
The Status Civilization
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- 6 uur lezen
This classical work has been preserved and republished in a modern format to ensure its significance endures for future generations. The book has been meticulously reformatted, retyped, and designed, resulting in a clear and readable text that is not derived from scanned copies of the original.
In "Essef - Earth Hunt," Carmody searches for his version of Earth in a galaxy filled with diverse planets. He must visit each one quickly, as his quest for home has become a desperate race against death.
This is it. Over. Don. Through. FINI. Boom. Kaput: The End of the World and how to Enjoy it. Contents The Last Days of (Parallel?) Earth by Robert Sheckley The Day After the End of the World by Harry Harrison A Very Good Year Roger Zelazny Fire And/or Ice Roger Zelazny Exeunt Omnes Roger Zelazny Sungrab William F. Nolan Where are you now, Erik Scorbic? K. Copeland Shea Bud Ian Watson The Making of Revelation, Part I Philip Jose' Farmer Rebecca Rubinstein's Seventeenth Birthday Simon Gandolfi The Revelation Thomas M. Disch Nirvana is a Nowhere Place Joel Schulman Heir J. A. Lawrence The Kingom of O'Ryan Bob Shaw Just Another End of the World Maxim Jakubowski
Essef, initially published as "Immortality, Delivered" and serialized in Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine as "Time Killers", was later adapted into the 1992 film "Freejack" featuring Emilio Estevez, Mick Jagger, Rene Russo, and Anthony Hopkins.
Babylon 5: A Call to Arms
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In this last Babylon 5 title, John Sheridan is about to celebrate the fifth anniversary of peace. But the Drakh, once servants of the bloodthirst Shadow, are preparing to launch a devastating interstellar war. In a desperate attempt to warn Earth, Sheridan faces an apocalyptic showdown with the war machine capable of killing an entire world.
A ONE IN A MILLION CHANCE FOR A BAND OF MISFITS TO ACQUIRE ALIEN ROYAL JELLY- A POTENT HALLUCINOGENIC DRUG AND PAIN-KILLER.IT MEANS A MISSION TO THE MOST GODFORSAKEN PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE. ANOTHER RIP-ROARING ADVENTURE FOR THE GROUP WHO DARE TO TAKE ON THE GREATEST MONSTER KNOWN TO MAN.
