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The 10th Victim

Victim #1 / 3
by Robert Sheckley
The 10th Victim (Victim #1) by Robert Sheckley
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The 21st Century is a world without war. But not without killing. The Big Hunt, "a safety valve for humanity's latent aggressive instincts," pits licensed international citizens of the future against each other in a vicious but legal duel of death. At a Pop Art exhibit in New York, beautiful "victim" Catherine Meredith guns down her Oriental opponent with a metal, rapid-fire brassiere. At a Grand Prix House Show in Rome, "hunter" Marcello Polletti blasts his "victim" with dynamite-spiked spurs. Now the lots are drawn again, and it's Ursula vs. Marcello. For one, the fame and money of ten kills... for the other, a surprise ending. Which will be The 10th Victim?

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Updated 11/21/2024
Category: Science Fiction
Release date: 1965

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Robert Sheckley

Robert Sheckley

Robert Sheckley (1928–2005) was a Hugo and Nebula nominated American author. First published in the science fiction magazines of the 1950s, his numerous quick-witted stories and novels were famously unpredictable, absurdist and comical.

Sheckley was given the Author Emeritus honor by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2001.

Victim

Victim consists of three books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

The 10th Victim (Victim #1)
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Victim Prime (Victim #2)
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Hunter/Victim (Victim #3)
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