A hapless Earthling must find his way home through a universe of absurdities in this science fiction romp from a Hugo and Nebula Awardโnominated master.
New York civil servant Thomas Carmody has never been particularly lucky. Imagine his surprise when he discovers heโs won the grand prize in an Intergalactic Lottery he had no idea heโd entered.
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Whisked far away to Galactic Central to claim his award, he has two immediate, equally troubling revelations. Not only does his Prizeโa talkative device that changes shapeโserve no practical purpose whatsoever, but now heโs expected to find his own way back to Earth.
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Of course, Carmody has no idea where, when, or even which universe heโs been stranded in. Ignoring the worthless advice and opinions of his increasingly annoying Prize, he embarks on a bizarre odyssey that takes him from alternate Earth to alternate Earth, bringing him into close contact with all manner of strangenessโand even with a bored God Almighty Himself.
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But Carmodyโs sweepstakes โwindfallโ comes with yet another unexpected drawback. Suddenly, an unrelenting predator is on his tail, determined to eliminate the โglitchโ wandering lost through numerous dimensions where he does not belong.
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A full decade before Douglas Adams devised TheHitchhikerโs Guide to the Galaxy, Robert Sheckley created his Dimension of Miracles, launching one luckless protagonist on a hilarious journey across an alien universe of intelligent dinosaurs and mothering sentient towns. Fans of Kurt Vonnegut, Roger Zelazny, Terry Pratchettโs Discworld, and Harry Harrisonโs Bill the Galactic Hero will delight in Sheckleyโs biting and brilliant Alice in Wonderlandโlike outer space adventure.
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Sciencefiction en fantasy