A satire of epic proportions from the masters of comic fantasy Roger Zelazny and Robert Sheckley People feared, back in the Middle Ages, that the world would end with the millennium. They weren t wrong. It does this every millennium, only nobody notices except for the Forces of Good and Evil who vie for control of the universe every thousand years. Bring Me the Head of Prince Charming concerns the efforts of one Azzie Elbub, demon, to win the Millennial Evil Deeds award for the year 1000, given to the being whose acts do the most toward reshaping the world. Azzie s...
A satire of epic proportions from the masters of comic fantasy Roger Zelazny and Robert Sheckley People feared, back in the Middle Ages, t...
The play s the thing in this comic fantasy from the authors of Bring Me the Head of Prince Charming and If at Faust You Don t Succeed It s that quiet time between Millennia, and the demon Azzie is becoming bored and restless. Then inspiration hits. On a devilish sabbatical in Europe, Azzie discovers that morality plays are all the rage. He decides to strike back by producing an immorality play, in which seven nondescript human pilgrims will be allowed by magic to attain their hearts desires. But the forces of Good are determined to close the play before it opens....
The play s the thing in this comic fantasy from the authors of Bring Me the Head of Prince Charming and If at Faust You Don t Succeed...
In the tradition of the old "Ace Doubles" (flip one book over to read the second title)--here is the sixth Wildside Double. ALIEN STARSWARM, by Robert Sheckley Salvatore commands the battleship Endymion. He's seen his share of battles and fought them bravely, too. So he doesn't hesitate when beautiful Princess Hatari pleads for his help. She wants to regain her throne, but it may be more than Salvatore can accomplish, for the deadly race known as the Balderdash has taken over the planet Melchior--and now, even his own men have turned against him HUMAN'S BURDEN, by Damien Broderick and Rory...
In the tradition of the old "Ace Doubles" (flip one book over to read the second title)--here is the sixth Wildside Double. ALIEN STARSWARM, by Robert...
THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF A NEW ARRIVAL ON OMEGA AVERAGED THREE EARTH YEARS Will Barrent could choose--exile on a nightmare planet, or life under the tyranny that had taken over Earth Barrent had been tried, convicted, and memory-washed on Earth - an Earth strangely altered and stratified by fear of the radical and non-conformist. Now he was serving his sentence on Omega - a prison planet walled by a ring of hovering guard-ships from which there was no escape. Omega was a world of horror, a savage, ruthless way of life. But it was only a momentary ordeal, a prelude to a return to Earth and the...
THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF A NEW ARRIVAL ON OMEGA AVERAGED THREE EARTH YEARS Will Barrent could choose--exile on a nightmare planet, or life under the tyr...
Robert Sheckley was one of the most interesting science fiction authors of the 50's and 60's. While he wrote in the same language of aliens and spaceships as many of his contemporaries, he used his works as a mirror in which he showed us a reflection of society with all its flaws and foibles. Best known for his novels such a The 10th Victim, Immortality, Inc., and The Status Civilization, he also was a fine writer of short stories. Resurrected Press has collected some of the best of these from the 50's including "Warrior Race," "The Leech," "Watchbird," "Warm," "Diplomatic Immunity," "The...
Robert Sheckley was one of the most interesting science fiction authors of the 50's and 60's. While he wrote in the same language of aliens and spaces...
Something had gone wrong when they'd loaded the ship, and the rations hadn't "quite" lasted long enough to make the outbound end of the uranium prospecting trip. Then they found an abandoned world, and landed the ship on an old warehouse facility . . . and tried to found somehting to eat.
Not an easy thing to do, going through an alien warehouse when they could barely read the manuals, and had not much cluse as to the nature of the local biology.
They would have eaten a horse, if there'd been one. But there wasn't. And that was probably for the best -- it might have eaten them first...
Something had gone wrong when they'd loaded the ship, and the rations hadn't "quite" lasted long enough to make the outbound end of the uranium pro...
When Gelsen entered, he saw that the rest of the watchbird manufacturers were already present. There were six of them, not counting himself and the room was blue with expensive cigar smoke. As a watchbird manufacturer, he was a member manufacturer of salvation, he reminded himself wryly. Very exclusive. You must have a certified government contract if you want to save the human race.
When Gelsen entered, he saw that the rest of the watchbird manufacturers were already present. There were six of them, not counting himself and the...
THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF A NEW ARRIVAL ON OMEGA AVERAGED THREE EARTH YEARS Barrent had been tried, convicted, and memory-washed on Earth - an Earth strangely altered and stratified by fear of the radical and non-conformist. Now he was serving his sentence on Omega - a prison planet walled by a ring of hovering guard-ships from which there was no escape. Omega was a world of horror, a savage, ruthless way of life. But it was only a momentary ordeal, a prelude to a return to Earth and the subtle terrors of its own status civilization. Robert Sheckley was a Hugo and Nebula-nominated American...
THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF A NEW ARRIVAL ON OMEGA AVERAGED THREE EARTH YEARS Barrent had been tried, convicted, and memory-washed on Earth - an Earth ...
A Collection of Robert Sheckley Science Fiction includes 14 short stories that appeared in magazines of the 1950s. Included are: Beside Still Waters, Cost of Living, Diplomatic Immunity, Ask A Foolish, Question, The Leech, Warrior Race, The Hour of Battle, One Mans Poison, Warm, Keep Your Shape, Death Wish, Watchbird, Bad Medicine, Forever. Robert Sheckley was a Hugo and Nebula-nominated American author. He was first published in science fiction magazines of the 1950s. His numerous quick-witted stories and novels were famously unpredictable, absurdist and comical. Sheckley was named Author...
A Collection of Robert Sheckley Science Fiction includes 14 short stories that appeared in magazines of the 1950s. Included are: Beside Still Wate...
