robert sheckley

I recall reading a short story back in the early to mid 80's in a school text book for a fiction class. The premise was there was a ship, I believe it was sentient or at least parts of it were and it somehow had a boy aboard it. They called him the new "pusher" signifying he was an engine of...

Mindswap Robert Scheckley Orb, Jun 2006, $14.95 ISBN: 0765315602 In Stanhope, New York Marvin Flynn dreams of seeing the universe, but to go off planet costs money so either you are wealthy, you settle on MINDSWAP with a like minded person or you stay home. When he read the ad to swap bodies...

I love Sheckley's laconic style, which makes the absolutely amazing seem simply matter-of-fact. Although I'm a great fan of his novels, I personally think Sheckley's true genius shines more brightly in his short stories. My all-time favourite is "Specialist", which I read MANY years ago as a...

Looking into the subject of humor in sci fi from another thread, I found this article on Scifi.com http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue352/interview.html aside from humor, he's got some very interesting thoughts on life...