Dimension of Miracles (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert Sheckley
- First Published: 1968
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—New Wave
- Time of Work: The late 1960’s
- Setting: Earth, the Galactic Center, the planet Lursis, and alternate Earths
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: 1960’s, Other worlds, Quest
- Locales: Earth, Earth, alternate versions of, Fictional planets
The Plot
Carmody (no other name is given) lives an ordinary life on Earth until an alien Messenger shows up to inform him that he has won the Intergalactic Sweepstakes and to take him to collect his prize. After signing the paper accepting the prize, he is confronted by an alien named Karmod, who insists that he is the rightful winner of the prize, pointing out that Carmody could not have entered the sweepstakes because Earth is not a part of the Galactic culture. The computer that made the award admits (proclaims, in fact) that it had made an error in awarding the prize to...
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