Pilgrimage to Earth
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Pilgrimage to Earth is a collection of science fiction
short stories
by Robert Sheckley
. It was first published in 1957 by Bantam Books
(catalogue number 1672). It includes the following stories (magazines in which the stories originally appeared given in parentheses):
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
short stories
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
by Robert Sheckley
Robert Sheckley
Robert Sheckley was a Hugo- and Nebula-nominated American author. First published in the science fiction magazines of the 1950s, his numerous quick-witted stories and novels were famously unpredictable, absurdist and broadly comical.Sheckley was named Author Emeritus by the Science Fiction and...
. It was first published in 1957 by Bantam Books
Bantam Books
Bantam Books is an American publishing house owned entirely by Random House, the German media corporation subsidiary of Bertelsmann; it is an imprint of the Random House Publishing Group. It was formed in 1945 by Walter B. Pitkin, Jr., Sidney B. Kramer, and Ian and Betty Ballantine...
(catalogue number 1672). It includes the following stories (magazines in which the stories originally appeared given in parentheses):
- "Pilgrimage to Earth" (PlayboyPlayboyPlayboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
1956/9; also known as "Love, Incorporated") - "All the Things You Are" (GalaxyGalaxy Science FictionGalaxy Science Fiction was an American digest-size science fiction magazine, published from 1950 to 1980. It was founded by an Italian company, World Editions, which was looking to break in to the American market. World Editions hired as editor H. L...
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" (AstoundingAnalog Science Fiction and FactAnalog Science Fiction and Fact is an American science fiction magazine. As of 2011, it is the longest running continuously published magazine of that genre...
1955/7) - "Deadhead" (Galaxy 1955/7)
- "The Academy" (IfIf (magazine)If was an American science fiction magazine launched in March 1952 by Quinn Publications, owned by James L. Quinn. Quinn hired Paul W. Fairman to be the first editor, but early circulation figures were disappointing, and Quinn fired Fairman after only three issues. Quinn then took over the...
1954/8) - "Milk Run" (Galaxy 1954/9)
- "The Lifeboat Mutiny" (Galaxy 1955/4)