Mask of Manana, The, by Sheckley, Robert
Comprised of over 40 short stories, NESFA's first edition of Robert Sheckley stories is full of great gems (and a few stinkers) from the 1950's. Sheckley is one of those writers who relies on humor, irony, sarcasm and satire quite a bit to make his point. He is often compared to Stanisaus Lem, and I can see the comparison, but I think that a stronger comparison is to Douglas Adams. More to the point, he is as sarcastic as Adams ever was, but he sometimes likes to tackle the bigger […]
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