Project Gutenberg 2016-04-15 Public domain in the USA. 183 Sheckley, Robert 1928 2005 Barbee, Phillips Lang, Ned O'Donnevan, Finn Barbee, Phillip Dillon, Diane 1933 Dillon, Diane Claire Sorber Dillon, Leo 1933 2012 Prospector's Special Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction December 1959 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Prospector's Special" by Robert Sheckley is a science fiction short story published in the late 1950s. The narrative follows the harrowing journey of a prospector named Tom Morrison, who seeks fortune in the Scorpion Desert on Venus. As he grapples with the harsh conditions and the potential for wealth, the story explores themes of ambition, survival, and the consequences of desperation. The tale revolves around Morrison's quest for goldenstone, a precious mineral in the desert. After his sandcar breaks down, he faces the stark reality of being stranded in an unforgiving landscape. As he ventures deeper into the desert with dwindling supplies and growing threats from sandwolves, Morrison’s determination to find wealth drives him forward. With a mix of wit and desperation, he navigates bureaucratic obstacles and relies on a memorable encounter with a robot postal worker. Ultimately, Morrison's adventure leads to unexpected twists as he discovers what fortune truly means and the lengths one will go to in the pursuit of their dreams. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Prospecting -- Fiction Venus (Planet) -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure Category: American Literature 77871 2025-07-20T15:03:58.691242 text/html 54369 2024-10-23T00:20:54 text/html 470839 2025-07-20T15:04:00.684117 application/epub+zip 470761 2025-07-20T15:03:59.088136 application/epub+zip 97373 2025-07-20T15:03:58.868128 application/epub+zip 512402 2025-07-20T15:04:02.001120 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 505529 2025-07-20T15:04:00.468153 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 132563 2022-09-23T15:03:49.629573 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 69736 2025-07-20T15:03:58.412134 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 49954 2024-10-23T00:20:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19042 2025-07-20T15:04:02.131120 application/rdf+xml 30546 2025-07-20T15:03:58.939125 image/jpeg 5093 2025-07-20T15:03:58.903142 image/jpeg 426305 2025-07-20T15:03:58.710126 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