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Forever

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by Robert Sheckley ...

Charles Dennison, a solitary plant biologist and inventor, makes a discovery that could change humanity forever: a drug that comes perilously close to immortality. But before he can patent it, armed strangers confront him on a subway, as if they already know exactly what he carries. What begins as a scientific triumph becomes a breathless urban chase, with Dennison fleeing through the streets ... Read more

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Charles Dennison, a solitary plant biologist and inventor, makes a discovery that could change humanity forever: a drug that comes perilously close to immortality. But before he can patent it, armed strangers confront him on a subway, as if they already know exactly what he carries. What begins as a scientific triumph becomes a breathless urban chase, with Dennison fleeing through the streets
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Prospector's Special

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by Robert Sheckley ...

On Venus's blistering Scorpion Desert, prospector Tom Morrison is running out of everything except hope. Crushed by heat, thirst, and debt, he pushes his sandcar toward a rumored goldenstone strike, dreaming of the fortune that will win him Janie and a quiet farm back on Earth. But a crash leaves him stranded, injured, and cut off in a world ruled by cash-and-carry cruelty, where no company will ... Read more

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On Venus's blistering Scorpion Desert, prospector Tom Morrison is running out of everything except hope. Crushed by heat, thirst, and debt, he pushes his sandcar toward a rumored goldenstone strike, dreaming of the fortune that will win him Janie and a quiet farm back on Earth. But a crash leaves him stranded, injured, and cut off in a world ruled by cash-and-carry cruelty, where no company will
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Final Examination

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by Robert Sheckley ...

In Robert Sheckley's darkly comic visions of doom, the ordinary world is suddenly invaded by the unimaginable. A Queens dress salesman first dismisses reports of stars vanishing from the Milky Way, only to watch the night sky empty into a cosmic mystery that turns public curiosity into panic, wild theories, and dread. In another story, a New York shopkeeper hears a disembodied voice announce that ... Read more

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In Robert Sheckley's darkly comic visions of doom, the ordinary world is suddenly invaded by the unimaginable. A Queens dress salesman first dismisses reports of stars vanishing from the Milky Way, only to watch the night sky empty into a cosmic mystery that turns public curiosity into panic, wild theories, and dread. In another story, a New York shopkeeper hears a disembodied voice announce that
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Death Wish

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by Robert Sheckley ...

On the routine Earth-to-Mars run of the freighter Queen Dierdre, Captain Somers senses trouble before anyone can name it. The ship is immaculate, the cargo secure, and the crew professional—until a hidden failure in the main firing circuit locks the engines on and sends the vessel hurtling past Mars and out toward deep space. With fuel draining away and no obvious way to brake, Somers, engineer ... Read more

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On the routine Earth-to-Mars run of the freighter Queen Dierdre, Captain Somers senses trouble before anyone can name it. The ship is immaculate, the cargo secure, and the crew professional—until a hidden failure in the main firing circuit locks the engines on and sends the vessel hurtling past Mars and out toward deep space. With fuel draining away and no obvious way to brake, Somers, engineer
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Cost of Living

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In a dazzling future of automated comfort and limitless credit, Carrin wakes on his day off still shaken by the suicide of his neighbor, Miller. His home surrounds him with machines that cook, clean, dress, and soothe, yet the polished ease of modern life only deepens a vague sense of dread as he prepares for a visit from Avignon Electric's finance man. When Mr. Pathis arrives, he cheerfully ... Read more

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In a dazzling future of automated comfort and limitless credit, Carrin wakes on his day off still shaken by the suicide of his neighbor, Miller. His home surrounds him with machines that cook, clean, dress, and soothe, yet the polished ease of modern life only deepens a vague sense of dread as he prepares for a visit from Avignon Electric's finance man. When Mr. Pathis arrives, he cheerfully
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Accept No Substitutes

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by Robert Sheckley ...

Ralph Garvey is seconds away from launching his private space yacht when a Customs inspector arrives to search for contraband, threatening to uncover the illegal cargo hidden aboard. Garvey fears he's been caught smuggling a forbidden sexual surrogate under the strict Sexual Morality Act, but the inspection takes an unexpected turn when the inspector turns out to be his old college friend, Eddie ... Read more

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Ralph Garvey is seconds away from launching his private space yacht when a Customs inspector arrives to search for contraband, threatening to uncover the illegal cargo hidden aboard. Garvey fears he's been caught smuggling a forbidden sexual surrogate under the strict Sexual Morality Act, but the inspection takes an unexpected turn when the inspector turns out to be his old college friend, Eddie
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Proof of the Pudding

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by Robert Sheckley ...

On a dead Earth, a lone former space captain carves a monument to humanity's rise and ruin, believing himself the last survivor of a total war. He had escaped to the Moon, waited out the bombardment, and returned to find the planet shattered, silent, and seemingly lifeless. Then he discovers an impossible power: he can create and uncreate almost anything he imagines, from trees and food to birds ... Read more

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On a dead Earth, a lone former space captain carves a monument to humanity's rise and ruin, believing himself the last survivor of a total war. He had escaped to the Moon, waited out the bombardment, and returned to find the planet shattered, silent, and seemingly lifeless. Then he discovers an impossible power: he can create and uncreate almost anything he imagines, from trees and food to birds
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Ask a Foolish Question

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by Robert Sheckley ...

On a distant planet, an all-knowing machine called Answerer waits for the one question it can truly answer. When Morran, a young physicist chasing cosmic truth, and Lingman, an aging biologist driven by the mysteries of life and death, arrive, they find that absolute knowledge may be useless if no one can frame the right inquiry. Wry, inventive, and philosophically sharp, the story turns humanity ... Read more

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On a distant planet, an all-knowing machine called Answerer waits for the one question it can truly answer. When Morran, a young physicist chasing cosmic truth, and Lingman, an aging biologist driven by the mysteries of life and death, arrive, they find that absolute knowledge may be useless if no one can frame the right inquiry. Wry, inventive, and philosophically sharp, the story turns humanity
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Lost Sci-Fi Books 501 thru 505

Monsters in the Dark, Alien Worlds and Five Strange Tales from the Golden Age of Science Fiction

by Robert Sheckley, Robert Silverberg, Francis Stevens, Clark Ashton Smith, Victoria Lincoln ...

Narrated by Scott Miller ...

Series Audiobook box set - Lost Sci-Fi 5 Book Box Sets
Unabridged

2 hours 20 min

Lost Sci-Fi Books 501 thru 505 brings together five imaginative tales from the strange, surprising corners of vintage science fiction. Alien worlds, unexplained visitors, forbidden places, and mysteries that refuse to yield easy answers await in this collection.The Sweeper of Loray by Robert Sheckley takes us to a distant world where even an apparently ordinary job can conceal something far more ... Read more

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Lost Sci-Fi Books 501 thru 505 brings together five imaginative tales from the strange, surprising corners of vintage science fiction. Alien worlds, unexplained visitors, forbidden places, and mysteries that refuse to yield easy answers await in this collection.The Sweeper of Loray by Robert Sheckley takes us to a distant world where even an apparently ordinary job can conceal something far more
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50 Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories 12: More Than 26 Hours of Classic Science Fiction

Legendary Authors. Timeless Stories. Endless Imagination.

by Hal K. Wells, David Mason, James Blish, Ralph Williams, Larry Eisenberg, Robert Sheckley, Merab Eberle, Poul Anderson, R. J. Rice, A. Bertram Chandler, Ben Bova, Kenneth Harmon, Stephen Marlowe, Sam Merwin Jr, Helen Huber, Donald Wandrei, Millard Grimes, Chester S. Geier, Bryce Walton, Elizabeth W. Bellamy, James R. Adams, Jack Sharkey, Albert Teichner, Paul W. Fairman, Elaine Wilber, William Thurmond, Ray Cummings, John Wyndham, Henry Kuttner, Russ Winterbotham, Lester Del Rey, Fox B. Holden, August Derleth, Harlan Ellison, H. P. Lovecraft, H. B. Fyfe, Wallace West, Basil Wells, J. P. Marshall, Carl Jacobi, Murray Leinster, Marc Brandel, Leo Kelley, Walter Kubilius, Randall Garrett ...

Narrated by Scott Miller ...

Series Audiobook box set - Lost Sci-Fi Anthologies
Unabridged

26 hours 33 min

50 Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories 12More Than 26 Hours of Classic Science FictionFifty complete vintage science fiction stories. More than twenty-six hours of unforgettable adventures across the stars.Step into a golden age of science fiction where every story opens the door to a different future. Explore mysterious alien worlds, distant planets, forgotten civilizations, rogue robots, dangerous ... Read more

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50 Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories 12More Than 26 Hours of Classic Science FictionFifty complete vintage science fiction stories. More than twenty-six hours of unforgettable adventures across the stars.Step into a golden age of science fiction where every story opens the door to a different future. Explore mysterious alien worlds, distant planets, forgotten civilizations, rogue robots, dangerous
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50 Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories 3: More Than 31 Hours of Classic Science Fiction

Legendary Authors. Timeless Stories. Endless Imagination.

by James Blish, Edward W. Ludwig, Algis Budrys, Arthur C. Clarke, Charles L. Fontenay, Clifford D. Simak, Evan Hunter, Frank Belknap Long, Frederik Pohl, Fredric Brown, Fritz Leiber, George O. Smith, H. G. Wells, Harry Harrison, Henry Slesar, I. M. Bukstein, Isaac Asimov, Jack Vance, John Bernard Daley, Lester Del Rey, Murray Leinster, Paul Ernst, Philip K. Dick, Poul Anderson, Ray Bradbury, Robert Sheckley, Robert Silverberg, Ross Rocklynne, Sol Boren ...

Narrated by Scott Miller ...

Series Audiobook box set - Lost Sci-Fi Anthologies
Unabridged

31 hours 5 min

50 Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories 3: More Than 31 Hours of Classic Science Fiction continues the journey through the Golden Age of science fiction with fifty unforgettable stories from many of the genre’s greatest visionaries. Spanning more than 31 hours, this remarkable collection is filled with daring adventures, unforgettable characters, and the bold ideas that helped shape modern science fiction ... Read more

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50 Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories 3: More Than 31 Hours of Classic Science Fiction continues the journey through the Golden Age of science fiction with fifty unforgettable stories from many of the genre’s greatest visionaries. Spanning more than 31 hours, this remarkable collection is filled with daring adventures, unforgettable characters, and the bold ideas that helped shape modern science fiction
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Dimension of Miracles

by Robert Sheckley ...

A hapless Earthling must find his way home through a universe of absurdities in this science fiction romp from a Hugo and Nebula Award–nominated master.New York civil servant Thomas Carmody has never been particularly lucky. Imagine his surprise when he discovers he's won the grand prize in an Intergalactic Lottery he had no idea he'd entered.Whisked far away to Galactic Central to claim his award ... Read more

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A hapless Earthling must find his way home through a universe of absurdities in this science fiction romp from a Hugo and Nebula Award–nominated master.New York civil servant Thomas Carmody has never been particularly lucky. Imagine his surprise when he discovers he's won the grand prize in an Intergalactic Lottery he had no idea he'd entered.Whisked far away to Galactic Central to claim his award
... Read more

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