Untouched By Human Hands
Published on 3. June 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-241-47302-3 (ISBN)
Description
'The greatest entertainer ever produced by science fiction' J. G. Ballard
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.
'Robert Sheckley is one of the great funny writers' Douglas Adams
'A writer not quite like any other whose forte is his own brand of strange and wonderful humour' The New York Times
'Genuinely funny SF' Neil Gaiman
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.
'Robert Sheckley is one of the great funny writers' Douglas Adams
'A writer not quite like any other whose forte is his own brand of strange and wonderful humour' The New York Times
'Genuinely funny SF' Neil Gaiman
Reviews / Votes
Robert Sheckley is one of the great funny writers -- Douglas Adams Robert Sheckley was writing genuinely funny SF before Douglas Adams was born ... It is a crime that most of his great short story collections from the 50s, 60s and 70s are out of print -- Neil Gaiman Robert Sheckley is the greatest entertainer ever produced by modern science fiction . . . what a feast of wit and intelligence he lays out -- J.G Ballard One of science fiction's seminal humourists * The New York Times * One of the finest debut volumes ever published in the field, and contains several tales which have remained famous, including 'The Monsters' and the superb 'Specialist' ... Sheckley's stories are unfailingly elegant and literate * Science Fiction Encyclopedia *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 177 mm
Width: 108 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
126 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-47302-3 (9780241473023)
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Untouched By Human Hands
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Robert Sheckley (1928-2005) was an American science-fiction writer whose utterly original work is noted for its merging of quick wit, philosophical musing and dark satire. His many story collections and novels include Untouched By Human Hands (1954) and Dimension of Miracles (1968). In 2001, he was made Author Emeritus by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.