The People Trap Plus Mindswap

by Robert Sheckley

Contains both the short story collection The People Trap and the novel Mindswap.

Contents:
1 The People Trap (1968)
27 The Victim from Space (1957)
52 Shall We Have a Little Talk? (1965)
85 Restricted Area (1953)
107 The Odor of Thought (1953)
124 The Necessary Thing (1955)
140 Redfern's Labyrinth (1968)
147 Proof of the Pudding (1952)
158 The Laxian Key (1954)
172 The Last Weapon (1953)
184 Fishing Season (1953)
203 Dreamworld (1968)
216 Diplomatic Immunity (1953)
243 Ghost V (1954)
265 Mindswap (1966)

Genres: Science Fiction, Short Stories, Anthologies

469 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published August 1, 1981

About the author

One of science fiction's great humorists, Sheckley was a prolific short story writer beginning in 1952 with titles including "Specialist", "Pilgrimage to Earth", "Warm", "The Prize of Peril", and "Seventh Victim", collected in volumes from Untouched by Human Hands (1954) to Is That What People Do? (1984) and a five-volume set of Collected Stories (1991). His first novel, Immortality, Inc. (1958), was followed by The Status Civilization (1960), Journey Beyond Tomorrow (1962), Mindswap (1966), and several others. Sheckley served as fiction editor for Omni magazine from January 1980 through September 1981, and was named Author Emeritus by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2001.

Reviews

[Joe Baptist · Rating 4 out of 5]

A collection of short stories by a master of humor, irony, and off-beat storytelling.

My particular favorite Sheckley stories are those that feature the AAA Ace Interplanetary Decontamination Service - three of which appear here ("The Necessary Thing", "The Laxian Key", and "Ghost V").

[Timothy]

1 novel:

Mindswap (1966)

1 collection:

**** The People Trap (1968)

14 stories:

The People Trap (1968)
The Victim from Space (1957)
Shall We Have a Little Talk? (1965)
Restricted Area (1953)
The Odour of Thought (1953)
The Necessary Thing (1955)
Redfern's Labyrinth (1968)
Proof of the Pudding (1952)
The Laxian Key (1954)
The Last Weapon (1953)
Fishing Season (1953)
Dreamworld (1968)
Diplomatic Immunity (1953)
Ghost V (1954)

[Angela Randall]

We own this as an omnibus with Mindswap: People Trap and Mindswap.

[Mariam Mord'Sith]

The Laxian Key (1954)