Project Gutenberg 2010-03-16 Public domain in the USA. 145 Fritch, Charles E. 1927 2012 Freas, Kelly 1922 2005 Freas, Frank Kelly Skin Game Produced from If: Worlds of Science Fiction May 1954. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Skin Game" by Charles E. Fritch is a science fiction novel likely written in the early to mid-1950s. The story revolves around a con-artist duo, Harding and Sheckly, who engage in schemes to swindle the alien inhabitants of outer planets. The narrative explores themes of deception and cultural misunderstanding in a setting far removed from Earth. The plot follows Harding and Sheckly as they arrive on a planet inhabited by humanoid lizard creatures. Despite Sheckly's unease about their intentions, Harding is confident they can easily exploit the locals. However, their plans take a dark turn when they discover that the lizard aliens intend to "help" them shed their skins literally, as they have misunderstood the nature of the human con. Sheckly's desperate attempts to escape highlight the tension between their criminal intentions and the horrifying realization of their imminent fate. The story culminates with a twist, leaving readers questioning the true nature of deception and survival in a world where roles can suddenly reverse. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Swindlers and swindling -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 46421 2025-08-13T05:51:06.484797 text/html 42249 2021-01-06T07:41:27 text/html 213445 2025-08-13T05:51:11.511781 application/epub+zip 211794 2025-08-13T05:51:09.228816 application/epub+zip 71463 2025-08-13T05:51:08.087806 application/epub+zip 346607 2025-08-13T05:51:13.194798 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338636 2025-08-13T05:51:10.742773 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130599 2022-09-14T14:13:35.357036 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 39520 2025-08-13T05:51:06.231801 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 39394 2021-01-06T07:41:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19575 2025-08-13T05:51:13.323759 application/rdf+xml 12136 2025-08-13T05:51:08.573777 image/jpeg 3387 2025-08-13T05:51:08.329782 image/jpeg 141288 2021-01-06T07:41:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 15107 2021-01-06T07:41:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 212443 2025-08-13T05:51:06.497808 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia