Bad Medicine

Name: Bad Medicine
Brand: Author's Republic
Availability: InStock
Author: Robert Sheckley
ISBN: 9798347389728

Author: Robert Sheckley

Narrator: Saethon Williams

Unabridged: 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 07/09/2025

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction, Psychological, Humorous Fiction

Synopsis

In a future where therapy is automated and absurdity reigns, Bad Medicine by Robert Sheckley delivers a razor-sharp satire of mental health, technology, and the human condition. Set in the year 2103, the story follows Elwood Caswell as he seeks help for disturbing thoughts—only to find himself entangled with a malfunctioning therapeutic machine meant for another species entirely. Witty, unsettling, and thought-provoking, this science fiction tale blends dark humor with biting social commentary, inviting readers to question the limits of sanity and the meaning of true connection.

About Robert Sheckley

Robert Sheckley was one of the funniest writers in the history of science fiction. He did screwball comedy, broad satire, and farce. He could also be deadly serious, but he was always entertaining and always had something pointed to say about our world using the skewed versions of reality he created in his fiction. Starting in the early 1950s, he was an amazingly prolific short story writer, with a lot of his stories appearing in Galaxy Magazine. He launched his novel-writing career with Immortality, Inc., which he followed up with a sequence of excellent books: The Status Civilization, Journey Beyond Tomorrow, and Mindswap. He continued to produce novels and short stories in abundance until his death in 2005.

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