From the very beginning of his career, Robert Sheckley was recognized by fans, reviewers and fellow authors as a master storyteller and the wittiest satirist working in the science fiction field. E-Reads is proud to re-publish his acclaimed body of work, with nearly thirty volumes of full-length fiction and short story collections, all with striking new covers. Rediscover--or discover for the first time--a master of science fiction who, according to the New York Times, was "a precursor to Douglas Adams."One of the best futurist writers ever imagines an international detective, a professional risk-taker working outside government, law and order and takes him on an adventure to what might as well be an alien planet as he goes on a mission into deepest Iran in search of the black opium of Baluchistan.