Pilgrimage to Earth

Pilgrimage to Earth Synopsis

Science fiction tales from ';one of the genres leading humorists' (The New York Times Book Review). In ';Pilgrimage to Earth,' on a long-desired trip to the home planet, a young man finds a perfectly developed society and, finally, deep, true lovewhich, sadly, only lasts for a very limited time before the reset button removes all trace of it. The fourteen other stories in this collection are ';All the Things You Are,' ';Trap,' ';The Body,' ';Early Model,' ';Disposal Service,' ';Human Man's Burden,' ';Fear in the Night,' ';Bad Medicine,' ';Protection,' ';Earth, Air, Fire, and Water,' ';Deadhead,' ';The Academy,' ';Milk Run,' and ';The Lifeboat Mutiny.' From the very beginning of his career, Robert Sheckley was recognized by fans, reviewers, and fellow authors as a master storyteller and the wittiest satirist working in the science fiction field. Open Road is proud to republish his acclaimed body of work, with nearly thirty volumes of full-length fiction and short story collections. Rediscover, or discover for the first time, a master of science fiction who, according to theNew York Times, was ';a precursor to Douglas Adams.'