Robert Sheckley

Sex Surrogates were developed for human colonies where it was so tough to survive that only men were sent there for months and even years. The foothold on these planets was tenuous and death was an everyday distinct possibility. So no women were sent...

Beside Still Waters by Robert Sheckley - When people talk about getting away from it all, they are usually thinking about our great open spaces out west. But to science fiction writers, that would be practically in the heart of Times Square. When a...

If you saw the stars in the sky vanishing by the millions, and knew you had but five days to prepare for your judgment—what would you do? Robert Sheckley's off beat imagination takes us to, well, the Final Judgment. Or at least the 5 days before it,...

Lost Sci-Fi Books 141 thru 150 - Ten Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s Duration - 1h 30m. Author - Robert Sheckley. Narrator - Scott Miller. Published Date - Thursday, 12 January 2023. Copyright - © 2023 Scott Miller ©.

Proof of the Pudding by Robert Sheckley - One man's fact is fantasy for another—except the man whose fantasies become solid facts!His arms were very tired, but he lifted the chisel and mallet again. He was almost through; only a few more letters and...

Destroying the spirit of the enemy is the goal of war and the aliens had the best way! Every member of their strange society, all 100,000,000 of them were willing to die to prevent the humans from profaning their sacred temple. Did I say willing to...

In Watchbird, the question "can machines solve human problems?" is answered with a resounding YES! But there may be a few unforeseen glitches. Just a few. Is it possible that a cure may bring more problems than the disease? Hmmmmmm. This is a story...

Beside Still Waters is a gentle story that shows us a man who really wants to get away from it all ... sitting on a rock in the asteroid belt with only a robot for a friend. No girls allowed! A poignant and unsettling story to say the least.When...

Seventh Victim by Robert Sheckley - The most dangerous game, said one writer, is Man. But there is another still more deadly!Stanton Frelaine sat at his desk, trying to look as busy as an executive should at nine-thirty in the morning. It was...

Space Travelers and Nothing But Space Travelers 5 - 13 Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s Duration - 19h 32m. Author - Robert Sheckley. Narrator - Scott Miller. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2023 Scott...

A tiny spore that looked like nothing more than a speck of rock dust drifted through space for untold thousands of millennia and by chance passed close enough to earth to be caught in it's gravitation field and gently pulled down to land somewhere in...

The Monsters by Robert Sheckley - Cordovir and Hum encounter a mysterious metallic object balancing on fire! As they debate its origins, a chilling realization sets in: what lurks inside could challenge everything they know about morality and truth....

Will Barrent awakes without memories just before being deposited on Omega, a planet for criminals where the average life expectancy is 3 years. He’s listed as a murderer and released into the illicit society as a “peon” the lowest class imaginable. A...

The backward planet of Loray is being studied by a famous anthropologist to complete his major opus. But much to his surprise these primitive people are found to have a universal panacea that heals all wounds and diseases. First shock, then disbelief...

3 Robert Sheckley short stories that demonstrate the breathof his fantastic imagination. In Watchbird, the question "can machines solve human problems?" is answered with a resounding YES! But there may be a few unforeseen glitches. Just a few. Warrior...

Watchbird by Robert Sheckley - The goal was to eliminate murder. It worked perfectly in the beginning, but then...When Gelsen entered, he saw that the rest of the watchbird manufacturers were already present. There were six of them, not counting...