This is a collection of 26 short stories by the wonderfully prolific Robert Sheckley. I bought it because I expected it to be a collection of his best; in fact, it seems to be on the whole a collection of his darker stories. I tend to be partial to his lighter-hearted, amusing stories.Thus, I'm disappointed not to find here such classic stories as “Bad Medicine”, “A Ticket to Tranai”, and “Ghost V”—all present in [b:The Robert Sheckley Omnibus 2570167 The Robert Sheckley Omnibus Robert Sheckley https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1319291259l/2570167.SY75.jpg 189841], which I have on paper, but unfortunately it's not available for Kindle.The average first publication date of these stories is 1958, so they are all dated in style, attitudes, etc. But they remain worth reading for the endless variety of imaginative concepts that went into them.