Synopsis
An apparent stowaway arrives to a Mars colony. He wants to get a job, but you need to have at least one doctorate to work at the colony. The scientists do the routine maintenance as well as they are able and have time, and it seems it really might be useful to have someone used to construction work at the colony, but the law is law, and the scientist think about sending the man back to Earth in the same ship he apparently arrived. But that ship was only for cargo and wasn't even pressurized...
Publications (13)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1955 | Galaxy Science Fiction, July 1955 | Galaxy Publishing Corporation | MAGAZINE | 81 |
| October 1957 | Pilgrimage to Earth | Bantam Books | Collection | 112 |
| October 1957 | Pilgrimage to Earth | Bantam Books | Collection | 112 |
| November 1957 | Pilgrimage to Earth | Bantam Books | Collection | 112 |
| 1959 | Pilgrimage to Earth | Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers | Collection | 129 |
| August 1964 | Pilgrimage to Earth | Bantam Books | Collection | 112 |
| August 1964 | Pilgrimage to Earth | Bantam Books | Collection | 112 |
| August 1978 | Pilgrimage to Earth | Ace Books | Collection | 163 |
| September 1991 | The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley | Pulphouse Publishing | Omnibus | 2-133 |
| September 1991 | The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book Two | Pulphouse Publishing | Collection | 133 |
| July 1992 | The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book Two | Pulphouse Publishing | Collection | 133 |
| May 2014 | Pilgrimage to Earth | Open Road Integrated Media | Collection | |
| October 2014 | Pilgrimage to Earth | Gateway / Orion | Collection |