Neil GaimanDec 9, 2022
Robert Sheckley died on this day 17 years ago. He was a brilliant, witty writer, one of the finest short story writers of Science Fiction, an inspiration to Douglas Adams. His grave is near me and I clean the weeds off when I pass.
Show threadShawn in Montreal

@neilhimself Neil, I thought Douglas claimed he wasn't inspired by Robert... although perhaps you're not speaking of Dimension of Miracles specifically?

I love Sheckley's work as well.

Dec 9, 2022 at 3:09pmWeb
Show threadNeil GaimanDec 9, 2022
@shawngoldwater He was definitely an inspiration to Douglas. But Douglas read Sheckley (or at any rate, Dimension of Miracles) after he wrote Hitchhiker's.