{"product_id":"9781497608993","title":"Shards of Space: Stories","description":"In “Fool’s Mate,” it takes a crazy man and a set of fake orders to break a deadly battle stalemate in deep space.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe ten other stories in this collection are “Prospector’s Special,” “The Girls and Nugent Miller,” “Meeting of the Minds,” “Potential,” “Subsistence Level,” “The Slow Season,” “Alone at Last,” “Forever,” “The Sweeper of Loray,” and “The Special Exhibit.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 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 the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, was “a precursor to Douglas Adams.”","brand":"Open Road Media Sci-Fi \u0026 Fantasy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47142852395248,"sku":"9781497608993","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781497608993_p0.jpg?v=1769895778","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781497608993","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}