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Robert Sheckley

Lifespan
1928 – 2005
Nationality
American
Active
1952 – 1960
Works held
22

Robert Sheckley (1928–2005) was the genre's finest comic and satirical short-story writer, a master of the sharp premise and the sting in the tail. In dozens of stories for Galaxy and others he turned science fiction into a tool for social satire, playful, philosophical and often very funny. His work has drawn comparison with Vonnegut and Douglas Adams, both of whom he anticipated and influenced.

The works

  1. 1960
    Cover of Meeting of the Minds Meeting of the Minds Cover of The Status Civilization The Status Civilization
  2. 1959
    Cover of Forever Forever Cover of Prospector's Special Prospector's Special Cover of The Sweeper of Loray The Sweeper of Loray
  3. 1958
    Cover of Accept no substitutes Accept no substitutes
  4. 1956
    Cover of Bad Medicine Bad Medicine Cover of Death Wish Death Wish
  5. 1953
    Cover of Ask a Foolish Question Ask a Foolish Question Cover of Beside Still Waters Beside Still Waters Cover of Diplomatic Immunity Diplomatic Immunity Cover of Keep Your Shape Keep Your Shape Cover of One Man's Poison One Man's Poison Cover of The Hour of Battle The Hour of Battle Cover of Warm Warm Cover of Watchbird Watchbird
  6. 1952
    Cover of Cost of Living Cost of Living Cover of Final Examination Final Examination Cover of Proof of the Pudding Proof of the Pudding Cover of The Leech The Leech Cover of Warrior Race Warrior Race Cover of Writing Class Writing Class

Wrote across

1950s1960s

Recurring themes

Social SFFirst ContactArtificial IntelligenceSpace OperaDystopiaPsychic PowersPost-ApocalypticMilitary SF

Kindred authors shared themes

Bryce WaltonRobert SilverbergStephen MarloweNelson S. BondRandall GarrettAlan Edward NourseEvelyn E. SmithFrederik Pohl

Contemporaries writing in the same era

Randall GarrettStephen MarloweMurray LeinsterMack ReynoldsAlan Edward NourseH. Beam PiperRobert SilverbergFritz LeiberBryce WaltonCharles L. Fontenay

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