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Robert Sheckley
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American writer (1928–2005)

Also known as: Sheckley, Роберт Шекли, روبرت شيكلي, 로버트 셰클리, ロバート・シェクリイ, 罗伯特·谢克里

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Known works

  • Short Fiction
  • Soma blues (1997)
  • Terrors, Terrors, Terrors
  • Wandering Stars (1974)
  • Star Trek Deep Space Nine - The Laertian Gamble (1995)