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Cover artist
  
Richard M. Powers

Language
  
English

Publication date
  
1955

Originally published
  
1955

Preceded by
  
Untouched by Human Hands

ISBN
  
978-0-441-10595-3

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Country
  
United States

Publisher
  
Ballantine Books

Media type
  
print (paperback)

Author
  
Robert Sheckley

Followed by
  
Pilgrimage to Earth

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Genres
  
Short story, Science Fiction

Similar
  
Robert Sheckley books, Science Fiction books

Citizen in Space is a collection of science fiction short stories by Robert Sheckley. It was first published in 1955 by Ballantine Books (catalogue number 126). It includes the following stories (magazines in which the stories originally appeared given in parentheses):

  1. "The Mountain Without a Name" (1955)
  2. "The Accountant" (F&SF 1954/7)
  3. "Hunting Problem" (Galaxy 1955/9)
  4. "A Thief in Time" (Galaxy 1954/7)
  5. "The Luckiest Man in the World" (Fantastic Universe 1955/2; also known as "Fortunate Person")
  6. "Hands Off" (Galaxy 1954/4)
  7. "Something for Nothing" (Galaxy 1954/6)
  8. "A Ticket to Tranai" (Galaxy 1955/10)
  9. "The Battle" (If 1954/9)
  10. "Skulking Permit" (Galaxy 1954/12)
  11. "Citizen in Space" (Playboy 1955/9; also known as "Spy Story")
  12. "Ask a Foolish Question" (Science Fiction Stories No. 1, 1953)

Galaxy reviewer Floyd C. Gale praised the stories as "very high in inventiveness, ingenuity and reader appeal."

References

Citizen in Space Wikipedia


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