The People Trap
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The People Trap is a collection of science fiction
short stories
by Robert Sheckley
. It was first published in 1968 by Dell
. 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 1968 by Dell
Dell Publishing
Dell Publishing, an American publisher of books, magazines and comic books, was founded in 1921 by George T. Delacorte, Jr.During the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, Dell was one of the largest publishers of magazines, including pulp magazines. Their line of humor magazines included 1000 Jokes, launched in...
. It includes the following stories (magazines in which the stories originally appeared given in parentheses):
- "The People Trap" (F&SFThe Magazine of Fantasy & Science FictionThe Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction is a digest-size American fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in 1949 by Mystery House and then by Fantasy House. Both were subsidiaries of Lawrence Spivak's Mercury Publications, which took over as publisher in 1958. Spilogale, Inc...
1968/6) - "The Victim from Space" (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...
1957/4) - "Shall We Have a Little Talk?" (Galaxy 1965/10)
- "Restricted Area" (AmazingAmazing StoriesAmazing Stories was an American science fiction magazine launched in April 1926 by Hugo Gernsback's Experimenter Publishing. It was the first magazine devoted solely to science fiction...
1953/6&7) - "The Odor of Thought" (Star Science Fiction Stories No.2Star Science Fiction Stories No.2Star Science Fiction Stories No.2 is the second book in the anthology series, Star Science Fiction Stories, edited by Frederik Pohl. It was first published in 1953 by Ballantine Books.-Contents:*Disappearing Act by Alfred Bester...
, edited by Frederik Pohl, 1953) - "The Necessary Thing (Galaxy 1955/6)
- "Redfern's Labyrinth"
- "Proof of the Pudding" (Galaxy 1952/8)
- "The Laxian Key" (Galaxy 1954/11)
- "The Last Weapon" (Star Science Fiction Stories No.1Star Science Fiction Stories No.1Star Science Fiction Stories No.1 is the first book in the anthology series, Star Science Fiction Stories, edited by Frederik Pohl. It was first published in 1953 by Ballantine Books, without numeration, and was reprinted in 1972 as "No. 1". The book featured the first appearance of Arthur C...
, edited by Frederik Pohl, 1953) - "Fishing Season" (Thrilling Wonder Stories 1953/8)
- "Dreamworld"
- "Diplomatic Immunity" (Galaxy 1953/8)
- "Ghost V (Galaxy 1954/10)