The World Becomes Less Interesting
| December 11th, 2005Robert Sheckley has died.
“My Lord,” the computer said, “I can explain all the apparent discrepancies in the story. But do you understand the special terminology of the theory of provisional reality frames?”
“Never mind,” Dramocles said.
–From Dramocles, An Intergalactic Soap Opera, by Robert Sheckley.
(I just checked Amazon, and I see Dramocles is out of print. That sucks. But pick it up used, if you can.)
December 11th, 2005 at 2:00 pm
I found 93 copies of it on abebooks.com, starting at $1 and going up. Happy book-shopping :)
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December 11th, 2005 at 5:45 pm
Robert Sheckley is dead?
Oh, damn.
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December 12th, 2005 at 10:25 am
His last short story, “Reborn Again,” is available online. I really enjoyed reading it. I’m sad there won’t be any more new ones.
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December 14th, 2005 at 9:08 am
He was my favorite science-fiction writer. “Can You Feel Anything When I Do This?” was a story that brightened up the corners of my mind.
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