4 reviewed books
ReviewDimensions of MiracleRobert Sheckley created the playbook for absurdist, existential science fiction with this madcap novel from 1968.→ReviewMindswapMindswap starts out as a sci-fi space opera. But then it morphs into a western, a sword-and-sorcery fantasy, even an Elizabethan drama. But is this just slapdash storytelling or mordant postmodern pastiche?→ReviewStore of the WorldsThis anthology of Robert Sheckley's shorter fiction focuses on his glory years of the mid-1950s, and is the single best place to start for readers approaching this author for the first time.→ReviewThe Puzzling Case of Robert SheckleyIn his late 20s, Robert Sheckley seemed on the verge of breaking out of the sci-fi ghetto and turning into a mainstream literary lion, and a leader of the emerging counterculture. What happened? In these 3 essays, Ted Gioia assesses Sheckley's puzzling and provocative legacy.→