Untouched By Human Hands by Robert Sheckley

A set of satirical science-fiction short stories that skewer consumerism, bureaucracy, warfare, and first contact, each built around high-concept premises and sting-in-the-tail reversals. With dark humor and moral ambiguity, they follow ordinary people and bewildered aliens as technology and circumstance warp intentions into unforeseen consequences. The result is a brisk tour of human folly where clever twists illuminate the gap between what we believe and what we do.

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