The Complete AAA Ace by Robert Sheckley (.ePUB)
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The Complete AAA Ace (Jerry eBooks, 2022) by Robert Sheckley
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Overview: Without question, Robert Sheckley was one of the premier humorists in the field of science fiction. His work not only influenced writers of humor and satire, but also those who admired the sheer craftsmanship of his stories. The “AAA Ace Interplanetary Decontamination Service” stories are exemplary of his prolific output in the 1950s. The first six of these appeared in Galaxy Science Fiction, a magazine that was particularly receptive to humor.
The series features Arnold and Gregor, two entrepreneurs who have established a planetary decontamination service (they preform whatever functions necessary to make a planet habitable, whether it be extermination, climate adjustment, altering the terrain, etc…). The problem is that the industry is dominated by two other companies making clients few and far between. When not ignoring unpaid bills and playing solitaire to pass the time, they manage to get the occasional client. Arnold’s propensity for ill-conceived money making schemes tends to lead him to accept work they probably should not be taking. He also has a weakness for gadgets that he is convinced will bring them wealth. These stories are clever, well crafted, and contain the sort of plot twists for which Sheckley was notorious.
David Kilman
Genre: Fiction > Sci-Fi/Fantasy
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