''Citizen in Space'' is a collection of

science fiction Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...

short stories A short story is a piece of prose fiction. It can typically be read in a single sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the old ...

by American writer

Robert Sheckley Robert Sheckley (July 16, 1928 – December 9, 2005) was an American writer. First published in the science-fiction magazines of the 1950s, his many quick-witted stories and novels were famously unpredictable, Absurdist fiction, absurdist, and ...

. It was first published in 1955 by

Ballantine Books Ballantine Books is a major American book publisher that is a subsidiary of German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. Ballantine was founded in 1952 by Ian Ballantine with his wife, Betty Ballantine. Ballantine was acquired by Random House in ...

(catalogue number 126).

The book includes the following stories (magazines in which the stories originally appeared given in parentheses): *"The Mountain Without a Name" (1955) * "The Accountant" (''

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (usually referred to as ''F&SF'') is a U.S. fantasy fiction magazine, fantasy and science-fiction magazine, first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence E. Spivak, Lawrence Spiv ...

'', July 1954) *
Hunting Problem
(''

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'', September 1955) *
A Thief in Time
(''Galaxy'', July 1954) * "The Luckiest Man in the World" (''

Fantastic Universe ''Fantastic Universe'' was a U.S. science fiction magazine which began publishing in the 1950s. It ran for 69 issues, from June 1953 to March 1960, under two different publishers. It was part of the explosion of science fiction magazine publishi ...

'' 1955/2; also known as "Fortunate Person") *
Hands Off
(''Galaxy'', April 1954) *
Something for Nothing
(''Galaxy'', June 1954) *
A Ticket to Tranai
(''Galaxy'', October 1955) * "The Battle" ( ''If'', September 1954) *
Skulking Permit
(''Galaxy'', December 1954) * "Citizen in Space" (''

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'' September 1955; also known as "Spy Story") * "Ask a Foolish Question" (''Science Fiction Stories No. 1'', 1953)

Reception

'' reviewer Floyd C. Gale praised the stories as "very high in inventiveness, ingenuity and reader appeal.""Galaxy's 5 Star Shelf", ''

Galaxy Science Fiction ''Galaxy Science Fiction'' was an American digest-size science fiction magazine, published in Boston from 1950 to 1980. It was founded by a French-Italian company, World Editions, which was looking to break into the American market. World Edi ...

'', July 1956, p.100.

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* 1955 short story collections Short story collections by Robert Sheckley Ballantine Books books American short story collections {{1950s-sf-story-collection-stub

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