The Robot Who Looked Like Me


The Robot Who Looked Like Me is a collection of science fiction short stories by Robert Sheckley. It was first published in 1978 by Sphere Books. As with much of Sheckley's work in general, many of the stories are satirical and express the writer's criticism of modern American society.
It includes the following stories :
  1. "The Robot Who Looked Like Me" A man builds a robot version of himself to free up extra spare time.
  2. "Slaves of Time"
  3. "Voices"
  4. "A Supplicant in Space"
  5. "Zirn Left Unguarded, The Jenghik Palace in Flames, Jon Westerly Dead" A status report from a military outpost in space.
  6. "Sneak Previews"
  7. "Welcome to the Standard Nightmare"
  8. "End City"
  9. "The Never-Ending Western Movie" A day in the life of a television star who has been featured in a western for the last 20+ years.
  10. "What is Life?" A traveler in Nepal is asked the title question by a Voice from the mountain
  11. "I See a Man Sitting on a Chair, and the Chair is Biting His Leg" Concerns a man who is chased through a futuristic Las Vegas-like city by inanimate objects with an unnatural affection for him.
  12. "Is That What People Do?" A man finds a pair of binoculars and uses them to observe people in nearby highrise buildings.
  13. "Silversmith Wishes"