Shards of Space

The classic sci-fi story collection features eleven tales of outer space adventure from one of the genre's greatest talents-"e;a precursor to Douglas Adams"e; (The New York Times). In "e;Fool's Mate,"e; a stalemate in deep space is broken by a crazy man and a set of fake orders. A new longevity drug may lead to an untimely end for its inventor in "e;Forever."e; And in "e;Prospector's Special,"e; a lone explorer searches the deserts of Venus in search of unfathomable treasure. In these and eight other stories, Robert Sheckley reaffirms his reputation as a master storyteller and the wittiest satirist working in science fiction. Shards of Space also includes "e;The Girls and Nugent Miller,"e; "e;Meeting of the Minds,"e; "e;Potential,"e; "e;Subsistence Level,"e; "e;The Slow Season,"e; "e;Alone at Last,"e; "e;The Sweeper of Loray,"e; and "e;The Special Exhibit."e;