Short Sci Fi Story From the 1950s The Monster by Robert Sheckley

Cordovir and Hum encounter a mysterious metallic object balancing on fire! As they debate its origins, a chilling realization sets in: what lurks inside could challenge everything they know about morality and truth. The Monsters by Robert Sheckley, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.
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Robert Sheckley is one of our favorite authors and there are more of his stories on the way. Today we go back in time 71 years to the March 1953 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction where we will discover that things are not always as they appear. Turn to page 15, The Monsters by Robert Sheckley…
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A great take on how nonsensical traditions and necessity shape a culture's concept of morality. And how relative monstrous physical appearance is to every species. 😄

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This is weird! Wow! Intrigued!

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A wonderful story, so well read. You have a lovely, relaxing voice. Thank you for these literary gems.

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That's a lovely story. Quite fun putting it together to see a foreign perspective.

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I don't know maybe we could learn from those snake things.. 🤔

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