Sheckley was given the Author Emeritus honor by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2001. His stories first appeared in science fiction magazines of the 1950s.His quick-witted stories and novels were famously unpredictable, absurdist and broadly comical.
Robert Sheckley was a Hugo- and Nebula-nominated author. The Status Civilization first appeared under the title Omega in Amazing Science Fiction Stories. But it was only a momentary ordeal, a prelude to a return to Earth and the subtle terrors of its own status civilization. Omega was a world of horror, a savage, ruthless way of life. 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. Will Barrent could choose-exile on a nightmare planet, or life under the tyranny that had taken over Earth!īarrent had been tried, convicted, and memory-washed on Earth - an Earth strangely altered and stratified by fear of the radical and non-conformist.
He’s listed as a murderer and released into the illicit society as a peon the lowest class imaginable. Returns accepted within 2 weeks of receipt and with prior notice.THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF A NEW ARRIVAL ON OMEGA AVERAGED THREE EARTH YEARS Will Barrent awakes without memories just before being deposited on Omega, a planet for criminals where the average life expectancy is 3 years. If your email bounces and we have no way to contact you, but you have provided credit information, we will ship at default pricing as soon as possible. If you want shipping clarification before ordering, please email us at If you have provided credit information, but did not specify a shipping option in response to our confirmation, we will automatically ship at default pricing as soon as possible. Default is: $3.95 for 1st item, $1.00 for each additional item in same order. After we receive your order, we will confirm and offer you an option for either the listed default prices, or a priority option (to be determined by weight). Our standard shipping is Bookrate/ Media Mail. Amex, Visa, Mastercard and Discover are accepted and we offer secure ordering through our website Md residents add 6% sales tax. All orders are shipped upon receipt of payment. Please do not mail Check/ Money order until after you've received confirmation of your order.
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