Diplomatic Immunity

Diplomatic Immunity

Robert Sheckley

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Editorial:
Alpha Editions
Año de edición:
2021
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Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9789354944611
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A brisk, gleaming doorway into a witty, watchful universe. Diplomatic Immunity brings Sheckley’s best-loved satirical science fiction back into the light, where sharp ideas meet sharper humor.In this short stories collection, imagined encounters with alien bureaucracy reveal the frailties and ambitions of power, persuasion, and ethics. Through deft, human voices, the tales navigate mid twentieth century anxieties about the earth and space frontier, offering bite-sized meditations on diplomacy, manipulation, and the price of compromise. Readers of classic american science fiction will recognise a master craftsman at work, bending genre conventions to expose the fault lines of collaboration and control.This edition honours the book’s literary and historical significance by presenting a restored, reverent edition that respects Sheckley’s wit while making the stories accessible to today’s audiences. It speaks to sci fi readers who relish precise irony, as well as collectors of satire who seek a complete collection buyers’ treasure. The storytelling remains brisk and mischievous, with ideas that linger: ethical dilemmas, the subtle power of dialogue, and a humane curiosity about what makes societies function-and fail.Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this volume is more than a reprint. It is a collector’s item and a cultural treasure, restored for today’s readers and for future generations to treasure as part of the earth and space frontier’s enduring dialogue.

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