<p><b>''The greatest entertainer ever produced by science fiction'' J. G. Ballard</b><br><br>These surreal, elegantly witty tales from one of the most esteemed writers of science fiction encompass indignant aliens, stranded space explorers, shapeshifters, a company that manufactures designer planets and a deadly hunting game in far-future New York.<br><br>''Robert Sheckley is one of the great funny writers'' Douglas Adams<br><br>''A writer not quite like any other whose forte is his own brand of strange and wonderful humour'' <i>The New York Times</i><br><br>''Genuinely funny SF'' Neil Gaiman</p>