Shards of Space

First edition

Shards of Space is a collection of science fiction short stories by Robert Sheckley. It was first published in 1962 by Bantam Books. It includes the following stories (magazines in which the stories originally appeared given in parentheses):

1. "Prospector's Special" (Galaxy December 1959)
2. "The Girls and Nugent Miller" (F&SF March 1960)
3. "Meeting of the Minds" (Galaxy February 1960)
4. "Potential" (Astounding November 1953)
5. "Fool's Mate" (Astounding March 1953)
6. "Subsistence Level" (Galaxy August 1954, under the pseudonym Finn O'Donnevan)
7. "The Slow Season" (F&SF October 1954)
8. "Alone at Last" (Infinity Science Fiction February 1957)
9. "Forever" (Galaxy February 1959, under the pseudonym Ned Lang)
10. "The Sweeper of Loray" (Galaxy April 1959)
11. "The Special Exhibit" (Esquire October 1953)

Reception

The Hartford Courant reviewed the collection favorably, describing Sheckley as "one of the best in the science-fantasy field."^[1]

References

1. Irving Kravsow, "Pick of the Pockets", Hartford Courant, July 15, 1962, p.14F