The People Trap
{{Short description|Short story collection by Robert Sheckley}}
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The People Trap (full title The People Trap and other Pitfalls, Snares, Devices and Delusions, as Well as Two Sniggles and a Contrivance) is a collection of science fiction short stories by American writer Robert Sheckley. It was first published in 1968 by Dell.
Stories
It includes the following stories (magazines in which the stories originally appeared given in parentheses):
- "The People Trap" (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction 1968/6)
- "[https://archive.org/stream/galaxymagazine-1957-04/Galaxy_1957_04#page/n71/mode/2up The Victim from Space]" (Galaxy 1957/4)
- "Shall We Have a Little Talk?" (Galaxy 1965/10)
- "Restricted Area" (Amazing Stories 1953/6&7)
- "The Odor of Thought" (Star Science Fiction Stories No.2, edited by Frederik Pohl, 1953)
- "[https://archive.org/stream/galaxymagazine-1955-06/Galaxy_1955_06#page/n55/mode/2up The Necessary Thing]" (Galaxy 1955/6)
- "Redfern's Labyrinth"
- "[https://archive.org/stream/galaxymagazine-1952-08/Galaxy_1952_08#page/n41/mode/2up Proof of the Pudding]" (Galaxy 1952/8)
- "[https://archive.org/stream/galaxymagazine-1954-11/Galaxy_1954_11#page/n30/mode/1up The Laxian Key]" (Galaxy 1954/11)
- "The Last Weapon" (Star Science Fiction Stories No.1, edited by Frederik Pohl, 1953)
- "Fishing Season" (Thrilling Wonder Stories 1953/8)
- "Dreamworld"
- "[https://archive.org/stream/galaxymagazine-1953-08/Galaxy_1953_08#page/n81/mode/2up Diplomatic Immunity]" (Galaxy 1953/8)
- "[https://archive.org/stream/galaxymagazine-1954-10/Galaxy_1954_10#page/n23/mode/1up Ghost V]" (Galaxy 1954/10)
External links
- {{StandardEbooks|Standard Ebooks URL=https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/robert-sheckley/short-fiction|name=An omnibus collection of Robert Sheckley short fiction|noitalics=true}}
- {{ISFDB title|45205}}
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Category:1968 short story collections
Category:Short story collections by Robert Sheckley
Category:American short story collections
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