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- Legal Name: Sheckley, Robert
- Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
- Birthdate: 16 July 1928
- Deathdate: 9 December 2005
- Wikipedia Entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Sheckley
- IMDB Entry: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0790533/
- Webpage: http://www.sheckley.com/
- Used These Alternate Names: Finn O'Donnevan , Ned Lang , Phillips Barbee
- Interviews: Robert Sheckley: Is a Dreaming Boy , Robert Sheckley: Interview , Robert Sheckley: A Humorist Looks at Contemporary Goals , The Gamma Interview: Robert Sheckley , Robert Sheckley: An Interview
- Biography: Bio:Robert Sheckley
- Bibliographic Comments: Author:Robert Sheckley
- Author Tags: pgs (11) , Merril01 (2) , Merril02 (2) , Merril05 (2) , Merril06 (1)
- Aliens Universe
- Aliens
- Aliens Omnibus 3 (1998) [O/5,6] with Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch [only as by Robert Sheckley and Sandy Schofield ]
- Alien Harvest (1995)
- Aliens
- Bring Me the Head of Prince Charming
- Bring Me the Head of Prince Charming (1991) with Roger Zelazny
- If at Faust You Don't Succeed (1993) with Roger Zelazny
- A Farce to be Reckoned With (1995) with Roger Zelazny
- Hob Draconian
- 1 The Alternative Detective (1993)
- 2 Draconian New York (1996)
- 3 Soma Blues (1997)
- Victim
-
Seventh Victim (1953) [SF]
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: The Seventh Victim (1953)
- 1
The Tenth Victim (1965)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: The 10th Victim (1965)
- 2 Victim Prime (1987)
- 3 Hunter/Victim (1988)
-
Seventh Victim (1953) [SF]
also appeared as:
-
Immortality, Inc. (1958)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: Time Killer (1965)
- Magazine Appearances:
- Time Killer (Part 1 of 4) (1958)
- Time Killer (Part 2 of 4) (1958)
- Time Killer (Part 1 of 4) (1958)
- Time Killer (Part 3 of 4) (1958)
- Time Killer (Part 2 of 4) (1959)
- Time Killer (Part 3 of 4) (1959)
- Time Killer (Part 4 of 4) (1959)
- Time Killer (Part 4 of 4) (1959)
- Immortality Inc. (Time Killer) (Complete Novel) (1993)
- Immortality Delivered (1958)
-
The Status Civilization (1960)
also appeared as:
- Magazine Appearances:
- Omega! (Part 1 of 2) (1960)
- Omega! (Part 2 of 2) (1960)
- The Status Civilization (Complete Novel) (1961)
- The Man in the Water (1961)
-
Journey Beyond Tomorrow (1962)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: The Journey of Joenes (1962)
- Variant Title: Journey of Joenes (1978)
- Magazine Appearances:
- The Journey of Joenes (Part 1 of 2) (1962)
- The Journey of Joenes (Part 2 of 2) (1962)
- Journey Beyond Tomorrow (Complete Novel) (1963)
- The Journey of Joenes (Part 1 of 2) (1963)
- The Journey of Joenes (Part 2 of 2) (1963)
- Mindswap (1966)
- Dimension of Miracles (1968)
- Options (1975)
- The Alchemical Marriage of Alistair Crompton (1978)
- Crompton Divided (1978)
- Dramocles: An Intergalactic Soap Opera (1983)
- Alien Starswarm (1991)
- Immortality Inc. (Time Killer) (1993)
- Godshome (1999)
-
The Omega Egg (2007)
with
Brian Herbert
and
Michael A. Burstein
and
Tobias S. Buckell
and
Bill Fawcett
and
James Patrick Kelly
and
Stephen Leigh
and
Pat Cadigan
and
Jane Yolen
and
Dean Wesley Smith
and
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
and
Laura Resnick
and
Mike Resnick
and
Kay Kenyon
and
Jody Lynn Nye
and
Stephen Leigh
and
Nancy Kress
and
David Gerrold
[only as by
Stephen Leigh
and
Michael A. Burstein
and
Pat Cadigan
and
Mike Resnick
and
Jane Yolen
and
James Patrick Kelly
and
Bill Fawcett
and
Dean Wesley Smith
and
David Gerrold
and
Kay Kenyon
and
Robert Sheckley
and
Nancy Kress
and
Tobias S. Buckell
and
Brian Herbert
and
Laura Resnick
and
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
and
S. L. Farrell
and
Jody Lynn Nye
]
- Magazine Appearances:
- The Omega Egg (Part 16 of 17): Conversation With His Future Self (2006) [as by Michael A. Burstein ]
- The Omega Egg (Part 17 of 17): For Whom the Bellflower Tolls (2006) [as by Tobias S. Buckell ]
- Untouched by Human Hands (1954)
- Citizen in Space (1955)
- Pilgrimage to Earth (1957)
- Notions: Unlimited (1960)
- Store of Infinity (1960)
- Shards of Space (1962)
- The People Trap (1968)
-
Can You Feel Anything When I Do This? (1971)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: The Same to You Doubled and Other Stories (1974)
- Spettro V: AAA Asso Interplanetaria (1971)
- The Robert Sheckley Omnibus (1973)
- The Robot Who Looked Like Me (1978)
- The Wonderful World of Robert Sheckley (1979)
- Is That What People Do? (1984)
- Feast of Sheckley: Short Stories (1989)
- The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley (1991)
- Crazed World Construct (1991)
- The Masque of Maņana (2005)
- The Status Civilization and Notions: Unlimited (1979) [O]
- The People Trap plus Mindswap (1981) [O]
- The Status Civilization / Mind Swap (1993) [O]
- Dimensions of Sheckley (2002) [O]
- The Scheherezade Machine (Part 8 of 8) (1991)
- The Scheherezade Machine (Part 7 of 8) (1991)
- The Scheherezade Machine (Part 6 of 8) (1991)
- The Scheherezade Machine (Part 5 of 8) (1991)
- The Scheherezade Machine (Part 4 of 8) (1991)
- The Scheherezade Machine (Part 3 of 8) (1991)
- The Scheherezade Machine (Part 2 of 8) (1991)
- The Scheherezade Machine (Part 1 of 8) (1991)
- The City of the Dead (Part 1 of 3) (1994)
- The City of the Dead (Part 2 of 3) (1994)
- Perseus - City of the Dead (Part 3 of 3) (1994)
- Omni
- Omni - 1980 (1980) with Ben Bova
- Omni - Jan - Sep 1981 (1981) with Ben Bova
- After the Fall (1980)
- Minotaur Maze (1990)
- Xolotl (1991)
- Futuropolis (1978)
- Dead Run (1961)
- Calibre .50 (1961)
- Live Gold (1962)
- White Death (1963)
- The Game of X (1965)
- Time Limit (1967)
- AAA Ace
- Milk Run (1954)
- Ghost V (1954)
- The Laxian Key (1954)
- Squirrel Cage (1955)
- The Lifeboat Mutiny (1955)
- The Necessary Thing (1955)
- The Skag Castle (1956)
- Sarkanger (2005)
- Fear in the Night (1952)
- Final Examination (1952)
- Proof of the Pudding (1952)
- Warrior Race (1952)
- We Are Alone (1952)
- The Impacted Man (1952)
- Cost of Living (1952)
- The Leech (1952) [also as by Phillips Barbee ]
- Writing Class (1952)
-
The Odor of Thought (1953)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: The Odour of Thought (1953)
- The Special Exhibit (1953)
- Ritual (1953)
-
Watchbird (1953)
also appeared as:
- Magazine Appearances:
- Watchbird (Part 1 of 3) (1954)
- Watchbird (Part 2 of 3) (1954)
- Watchbird (Part 3 of 3) (1954)
- The Last Weapon (1953)
- Fool's Mate (1953)
- The Monsters (1953)
- The Demons (1953)
- Feeding Time (1953) [also as by Finn O'Donnevan ]
- Time Check for Control (1953)
- Specialist (1953)
- Operating Instructions (1953)
- What Goes Up (1953)
- Warm (1953)
- Ask a Foolish Question (1953)
- Restricted Area (1953)
- The King's Wishes (1953)
- The Altar (1953)
- Diplomatic Immunity (1953)
- Fishing Season (1953)
- Wild Talents, Inc. (1953)
- The Hour of Battle (1953)
- Closed Circuit (1953)
- Beside Still Waters (1953)
-
Shape (1953)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: Keep in Shape (1953)
- Variant Title: Keep Your Shape (1953)
- Starting from Scratch (1953)
- Potential (1953)
- What a Man Believes (1953)
- Ultimatum! (1953)
- The Perfect Woman (1953)
-
Untouched By Human Hands (1953)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: One Man's Poison (1953)
- Uncle Tom's Planet (1954) [only as by Finn O'Donnevan ]
- Paradise II (1954)
- Hands Off (1954)
- Carrier (1954)
- Off-Limits Planet (1954)
- Spacemen in the Dark (1954)
- Man of the Hour (1954)
- Something for Nothing (1954)
- The Hungry (1954)
- A Thief in Time (1954)
- The Accountant (1954)
- The Ogre Test (1954)
- Subsistence Level (1954) [also as by Finn O'Donnevan ]
- The Academy (1954)
- The Battle (1954)
- Hex on Hax (1954)
- The Slow Season (1954)
- Conquerors' Planet (1954)
- Minority Group (1954)
- Skulking Permit (1954)
- Disposal Service (1955)
-
Citizen in Space (1955)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: Spy Story (1955)
-
The Luckiest Man in the World (1955)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: The Fortunate Person (1955)
- The Mountain Without a Name (1955)
- The Deep Hole to China (1955)
- Deadhead (1955)
- Earth, Air, Fire and Water (1955)
- Hunting Problem (1955)
- A Ticket to Tranai (1955)
- Warrior's Return (1955)
- The Body (1956)
- Trap (1956) [also as by Finn O'Donnevan ]
- Protection (1956)
- The Mob (1956)
- Death Wish (1956) [only as by Ned Lang ]
- Bad Medicine (1956) [also as by Finn O'Donnevan ]
- All the Things You Are (1956)
- Early Model (1956)
- Human Man's Burden (1956)
-
Pilgrimage to Earth (1956)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: Love, Incorporated (1956)
- Variant Title: Love, Inc. (1975)
- The Native Problem (1956)
- The Martyr (1957)
- Alone at Last (1957)
- Dawn Invader (1957)
- The Victim from Space (1957)
- The Language of Love (1957)
- The Deaths of Ben Baxter (1957)
- A Wind Is Rising (1957) [also as by Finn O'Donnevan ]
- The Machine (1957)
- Double Indemnity (1957)
- Morning After (1957)
-
Gray Flannel Armor (1957)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: Grey Flannel Armour (1957)
- Variant Title: Gray Flannel Armor (1957) [as by Finn O'Donnevan ]
- Holdout (1957)
- Accept No Substitutes (1958)
- The Prize of Peril (1958)
- The Minimum Man (1958)
- The Gun Without a Bang (1958) [also as by Finn O'Donnevan ]
-
Join Now (1958)
only appeared as:
- Variant Title: Join Now (1958) [as by Finn O'Donnevan ]
- Variant Title: The Humours (1958)
- Forever (1959) [also as by Ned Lang ]
- The Sweeper of Loray (1959) [also as by Finn O'Donnevan ]
- If the Red Slayer (1959)
-
The Store of the Worlds (1959)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: The World of Heart's Desire (1959)
- Prospector's Special (1959)
- Triplication (1960)
- Meeting of the Minds (1960)
- The Girls and Nugent Miller (1960)
- The Covenant (Part 3 of 5) (1960)
- Meanwhile, Back at the Bromide (1962)
- Mindswap (1965)
- Shall We Have a Little Talk? (1965)
- Street of Dreams, Feet of Clay (1967)
- Dreamworld (1968)
- Redfern's Labyrinth (1968)
- I See a Man Sitting on a Chair, and the Chair Is Biting His Leg (1968) with Harlan Ellison
- The Petrified World (1968)
- Budget Planet (1968)
- The People Trap (1968)
- Can You Feel Anything When I Do This? (1969)
- Cordle to Onion to Carrot (1969)
- The Same to You Doubled (1970)
- Aspects of Langranak (1971)
- The Cruel Equations (1971)
-
Doctor Zombie and His Little Furry Friends (1971)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: Doctor Zombie and His Furry Little Friends (1971)
- Game: First Schematic (1971)
- The Mnemone (1971)
- Notes on the Perception of Imaginary Differences (1971)
- Plague Circuit (1971)
- Tailpipe to Disaster (1971)
- Tripout (1971)
-
Down the Digestive Tract and Into the Cosmos with Mantra, Tantra, and Specklebang (1971)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: Down the Digestive Tract (1971)
- Down the Digestive Tract (1971)
-
Pas De Trois of the Chef and the Waiter and the Customer (1971)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: Three Sinners in the Green Jade Moon (1971)
-
Zirn Left Unguarded, the Jenghik Palace in Flames, Jon Westerly Dead (1972)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: Zirn Left Unguarded, the Jenghik Palace in Flames, Jon Westerley Dead (1972)
- The Robot Who Looked Like Me (1973)
- Voices (1973)
- Welcome to the Standard Nightmare (1973)
- A Suppliant in Space (1973)
- Slaves of Time (1974)
- End City (1974)
- Syncope and Fugue (1975)
- In a Land of Clear Colors (1976)
- The Never-Ending Western Movie (1976)
- What Is Life? (1976)
- Silversmith Wishes (1977)
- Sneak Previews (1977)
- Is That What People Do? (1978)
- Body Game (1978)
- The Shaggy Average American Man Story (1979)
- I Can Teleport Myself to Anywhere (1979)
-
Good-by Forever to Mr. Pain (1979)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: Good-bye Forever to Mr. Pain (1979)
- Monsters (1979)
- The Future Lost (1980)
- The Last Days of (Parallel?) Earth (1980)
- The Helping Hand (1981)
- Three Cautionary Tales: The Helping Hand (1981)
- Three Cautionary Tales: The Man Who Loved (1981)
- Three Cautionary Tales: The Wish (1981)
- The Swamp (1981)
- Shootout in the Toy Shop (1981)
- The Eye of Reality (1982)
- Miss Mouse and the Fourth Dimension (1982)
- Five Minutes Early (1982)
- Dramocles (1983)
- The Life of Anybody (1984)
- Robotgnomics (1984)
- Robotvendor Rex (1986)
- "Juleeeeeeeeeeen!" (1986) with Jay Sheckley
- Spectator Playoffs (1987) with Jay Sheckley
- Message from Hell (1988)
- Traitors' Saga (1988)
- Klaxon (1988)
- Death Freaks (1989)
- The Resurrection Machine (1989)
- The Mind-Slaves of Manitori (1989)
- Love Song from the Stars (1989)
- Mind-Slaves of Manitori (1989)
- Khasara (1989)
- Amsterdam Diary (1989)
- The Homecoming (1989)
- Death of the Dreammaster (1989)
- The Rabbi from Perdido (1990)
- Simul City (1990)
- Trojan Hearse (1990)
- The Joker's War (1990)
- Myryx (1990)
-
Minotaur Maze (1990)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: The Minotaur Maze (1990)
- Breakout (1991)
- Xolotl (1991)
- Onesday (1991)
- There Will Be No More War After This One (1991)
- The Other Mars (1991)
- The Seal of Solomon (1991)
- Dukakis and the Aliens (1992)
- The Disorder and Early Sorrow of Edward Moore Kennedy, Homunculus (1992)
- The Stand on Luminos (1992)
- The Dream Country (1992)
- If at Faust You Don't Succeed (excerpt) (1992) with Roger Zelazny
- Disquisitions on the Dinosaur (1993)
- A New Christmas Carol (1993)
- Devildeal (1994)
- Miranda (1994)
- Seven Soup Rivers (1995)
- A Plague of Unicorns (1995)
- The Day the Aliens Came (1995)
- The Eryx (1998)
- Emissary from a Green and Yellow World (1998)
- Visions of the Green Moon (1999)
- Deep Blue Sleep (1999)
- Kenny (1999)
- The New Horla (2000)
- The Three Cigars (2000)
- Pandora's Box - Open with Care (2000)
- Magic, Maples, and Maryanne (2000)
- A Trick Worth Two of That (2001)
- Mirror Games (2001)
- The Quijote Robot (2001)
- Shoes (2002)
- Agamemnon's Run (2002)
- Sightseeing, 2179 (2002)
- Hunger (2003)
- Legend of Conquistadors (2003)
- The Refuge Elsewhere (2003)
- The Tales of Zanthias (2003)
- A Salty Situation (2003)
- A Tale of the Oroi (2003)
- Game Face (2004) with Mike Resnick
- A Spirit of Place (2004)
- The Forest on the Asteroid (2004)
- Rapunzel - The True Story (2004)
- Conversation on Mars (2005)
- Scenes from the Contest (2005)
- The Paris-Ganymede Clock (2005)
- The Two Sheckleys (2005)
- Primordial Follies (unpublished)
- Introducing the Author: Robert Sheckley (1954)
- About Robert Sheckley (Untouched by Human Hands, 1967) (1967)
- Sheckley visto da Sheckley (1971)
- Lost and Parallel Worlds (1977)
- The Search for the Marvellous (1977)
- How Pro Writers Really Write--or Try To (1978)
- Introduction (The Wonderful World of Robert Sheckley) (1979)
- On Working Method (1979)
- The AAA Ace Series (1980)
- Orders of Magnitude (1980)
- Celestial Visitations (1980)
- Star Seekers (1980)
- Memoir of Galaxy Magazine (1980)
- Introduction (After the Fall) (1980)
- Plains of Forever (1981)
- Eastern Exposures (1981)
- Transformations (1981)
- Tour of the Universe (1981)
- Introduction (The Best of Omni Science Fiction, No. 2) (1981)
- The Future of Sex: Speculative Journalism (1982)
- How to Write Science Fiction (1982)
- Beside Still Waters: Introduction (1982)
- "The Seventh Victim" and the "Tenth Victim" (1984)
- The Last Word (1985)
- Alfred Bester: In Memoriam (1987)
- Memories of the Fifties (Part 1) (1992)
- Introduction (Thrillers) (1996)