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Pilgrimage to Earth

by Robert Sheckley · 1957

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Pilgrimage to Earthis a collection of science fiction short stories by Robert Sheckley. It was first published in October 1957 by Bantam Books (catalogue number A1672) and already reprinted a month later.

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It includes the following stories (magazines in which the stories originally appeared given in parentheses):

"Pilgrimage to Earth" (Playboy 1956/9; also known as "Love, Incorporated")

"All the Things You Are" (Galaxy 1956/7)

"Trap" (Galaxy 1956/2)

"The Body" (Galaxy 1956/1)

"Early Model" (Galaxy 1956/8)

"Disposal Service" (Bluebook 1955/1)

"Human Man's Burden" (Galaxy 1956/9)

"Fear in the Night" (Today's Woman 1952)

"Bad Medicine" (Galaxy 1956/7)

"Protection" (Galaxy 1956/4)

"Earth, Air, Fire and Water" (Astounding 1955/7)

"Deadhead" (Galaxy 1955/7)

"The Academy" (If 1954/8)

"Milk Run" (Galaxy 1954/9)

"The Lifeboat Mutiny" (Galaxy 1955/4)

Genre
science fictionfantasyhumor
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 244 pages
Form
short stories

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