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Hunting Problem

Robert Sheckley

First published September 1955
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

A group of alien "boy scouts" is visiting a planet as corporeal beings. Usually they live on the upper atmosphere in a non-material state, but now they are living like their ancestors. One young scout is a bit timid, but the scout leader tells him that several bulls of the almost mythical beasts, Mirash, have been seen. Maybe he could redeem himself and hunt one of the beasts? At the same time, human prospectors are trying to find valuable jewels on the planet...

Publications (31)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
September 1955 Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1955 Galaxy Publishing Corporation MAGAZINE 35
December 1955 Citizen in Space Ballantine Books Collection 27
December 1955 Citizen in Space Ballantine Books Collection 27
December 1955 Galaxy Science Fiction, No. 33 Strato Publications MAGAZINE 33
August 1960 Help!, #1 August 1960 General Promotions Co. MAGAZINE 11|2
October 1962 Citizen in Space Ballantine Books Collection 27
October 1962 Citizen in Space Ballantine Books Collection 27
1966 Stories from Science Fiction Thomas Nelson & Sons Anthology 49
March 1968 Citizen in Space Ballantine Bal-Hi Collection 27
June 1969 Citizen in Space New English Library Collection 31
October 1973 The Robert Sheckley Omnibus Gollancz Collection 277
1975 The Robert Sheckley Omnibus Penguin Books Collection 342
1977 Strange Planets Blackie Anthology 82
December 1978 Citizen in Space Ace Books Collection 35
1984 The Robert Sheckley Omnibus Penguin Books Collection 342
June 1988 Things Hunting Men Baen Books Anthology 265
June 1988 Things Hunting Men Baen Books Anthology 265
September 1991 The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley Pulphouse Publishing Omnibus 1-163
September 1991 The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book One Pulphouse Publishing Collection 163
July 1992 The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book One Pulphouse Publishing Collection 163
January 2005 The World Turned Upside Down Baen Books Anthology 109
January 2005 The World Turned Upside Down Baen Books Anthology 4
January 2005 The World Turned Upside Down Baen Books Anthology
February 2005 The World Turned Upside Down Baen Books / SFBC Anthology
June 2006 The World Turned Upside Down Baen Books Anthology 109
May 2007 The 1634: The Baltic War Disk Baen Books Omnibus |17.06
May 2007 The 1634: The Baltic War Disk Baen Books Omnibus |17.06
July 2007 The Best of Jim Baen's Universe 2006 Disk Baen Books Omnibus |3.06
March 2008 The David Drake When the Tide Rises Disk Baen Books Omnibus |17.06
October 2010 The 1635: The Eastern Front Disk Baen Books Omnibus |19.06
November 2014 Citizen in Space Gateway / Orion Collection