Author | Robert Sheckley |
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Language | English |
Series | Store of Infinity |
Genre | Dystopian fiction Science fiction |
Publisher | Bantam Books |
Publication date | 1960 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Part of a Short story collection |
"The Prize of Peril" is a science fiction short story by Robert Sheckley. It was first published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in May 1958 and first collected in Store of Infinity in 1960 by Bantam Books. The short story is noted for its plot's anticipation of reality television shows such as Survivor and Fear Factor by several decades.