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[http://www.sheckley.com Robert Sheckley] (1928-2005) was an American science fiction writer, best known for his voluminous production of witty and cynical short stories in the 1950's and 60's. His story "The Prize of Peril" is particularly notable for its early prediction of the rise of reality television, and likely served as an inspiration for [[Stephen King]]'s novel ''[[The Running Man (Literature)|The Running Man]]''. Sometimes collaborated with fellow authors such as [[Roger Zelazny]].
'''[http://www.sheckley.com Robert Sheckley]''' (1928-2005) was an American science fiction writer, best known for his voluminous production of witty and cynical short stories in the 1950s and 60s. His story "The Prize of Peril" is particularly notable for its early prediction of the rise of reality television, and likely served as an inspiration for [[Stephen King]]'s novel ''[[The Running Man (novel)|The Running Man]]''. Sometimes collaborated with fellow authors such as [[Roger Zelazny]].


The movie ''[[Freejack]]'' is in theory based on one of his books.
The movie ''[[Freejack]]'' is in theory based on one of his books.


=== Tropes associated with Mr. Sheckley's stories: ===


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* [[Assimilation Academy]]: ''The Status Civilization''
* [[Black and Gray Morality]]
* [[Black and Gray Morality]]
* [[Blood Sport]] / [[Deadly Game]] / [[Game Show Host]]: ''The Prize of Peril''
* [[Blood Sport]] / [[Deadly Game]] / [[Game Show Host]]: ''The Prize of Peril'', ''The Status Civilization''
* [[Conservation of Competence]]: ''The Minimum Man''
* [[Conservation of Competence]]: ''The Minimum Man''
* [[Death Seeker]]
* [[Death Seeker]]
* [[Do Androids Dream]] / [[Moment Killer]]: ''Human Man's Burden''
* [[Do Androids Dream?]] / [[Moment Killer]]: ''Human Man's Burden''
* [[Frickin Laser Beams]]: ''The Gun Without a Bang''
* [[Frickin' Laser Beams]]: ''The Gun Without a Bang''
* [[Gainax Ending]]: Over and over and over. The worst offender is probably ''Down the Digestive Tract and Into the Cosmos with Mantra, Tantra, and Specklebang''.
* [[Gainax Ending]]: Over and over and over. The worst offender is probably ''Down the Digestive Tract and Into the Cosmos with Mantra, Tantra, and Specklebang''.
* [[Grand Theft Me]]: ''Bodyswap''
* [[Grand Theft Me]]: ''Bodyswap''
* [[Immortality Inducer]]: ''Forever''
* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: ''The Status Civilization''
* [[Mind Screw]]
* [[Mind Screw]]
* [[Mind Virus]]: There is a short story of his where everyone on Earth learns to levitate. If, however, they ever ''doubt'' their ability to levitate, they lose it. Additionally, if one person sees another who is unable to levitate, it would automatically plant doubt into ''their'' minds as well, in effect becoming a fast-spreading virus.
* [[Mind Virus]]: There is a short story of his where everyone on Earth learns to levitate. If, however, they ever ''doubt'' their ability to levitate, they lose it. Additionally, if one person sees another who is unable to levitate, it would automatically plant doubt into ''their'' minds as well, in effect becoming a fast-spreading virus.
* [[Things That Go Bump in The Night]] / [[Shared Mass Hallucination]]: ''Ghost V''
* [[Things That Go Bump in the Night]] / [[Shared Mass Hallucination]]: ''Ghost V''
* [[Robotic Spouse]]: ''The Perfect Woman''
* [[Robotic Spouse]]: ''The Perfect Woman''
* [[Robot War]]
* [[Robot War]]
* [[See Thru Specs]]: ''Is THAT What People Do?''
* [[See-Thru Specs]]: ''Is THAT What People Do?''
* [[Split At Birth]] / [[Literal Split Personality]]: ''The Alchemical Marriage of Alistair Crompton''
* [[Split At Birth]] / [[Literal Split Personality]]: ''The Alchemical Marriage of Alistair Crompton''
* [[Tomato Surprise]]
* [[Tomato Surprise]]
* [[Utopia]]: ''A Ticket to Tranai''
* [[Utopia]]: ''A Ticket to Tranai''
* [[What Is This Thing You Call Love]]
* [[What Is This Thing You Call Love?]]
* [[White Mans Burden]]: Parodied in the short story "Human Man's Burden", using robots instead of some non-white ethnicity.
* [[White Man's Burden]]: Parodied in the short story "Human Man's Burden", using robots instead of some non-white ethnicity.
* [[You Can't Go Home Again]]: ''Dimension Of Miracles''
* [[You Can't Go Home Again]]: ''Dimension Of Miracles''


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Robert Sheckley (1928-2005) was an American science fiction writer, best known for his voluminous production of witty and cynical short stories in the 1950s and 60s. His story "The Prize of Peril" is particularly notable for its early prediction of the rise of reality television, and likely served as an inspiration for Stephen King's novel The Running Man. Sometimes collaborated with fellow authors such as Roger Zelazny.

The movie Freejack is in theory based on one of his books.


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