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ISBN: 9781682997574

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Robert Sheckley

Start Publishing LLC · Ebook · April 26, 2016

It's well established now that the way you put a question often determines not only the answer you'll get, but the type of answer possible.

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Who it’s for: A compact science-fiction premise turns the act of asking into part of the puzzle.
Genres: Sci-Fi Short Stories, Short Stories (Single Author), Funny Sci-Fi
Published: Start Publishing LLC, April 26, 2016

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It's well established now that the way you put a question often determines not only the answer you'll get, but the type of answer possible. So ... a mechanical answerer, geared to produce the ultimate revelations in reference to anything you want to know, might have unsuspected limitations.

Questions, Reconsidered

A compact science-fiction premise turns the act of asking into part of the puzzle.

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A wry sci-fi take on questions and the answers they permit

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A short-story encounter with a mechanical answerer
Ideas about how questions shape what can be known

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Short Stories (Single Author)	59%
Funny Sci-Fi	57%
Sci-Fi Short Stories	40%

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Sci-Fi Adventure
Short Stories (Single Author)

Authors: Robert Sheckley
Publisher: Start Publishing LLC
Published: April 26, 2016
Format: Ebook
Reading lane: Sci-Fi Adventure