Gli Orrori di Omega by Robert Sheckley

Brooklyn, NY, nell'era del proibizionismo. Mentre ufficiali di polizia e trafficanti di alcolici incontrano la loro fine nei moli abbandonati di fronte alla Baia di New York, John Angel, l'enigmatico proprietario dell'esclusivo "Cloud Club" che occupa il novantesimo piano del Chrysler Building, incontra lo scrittore paranoico HP Lovecraft . Con lui, Angel incontra anche i suoi sogni vividi e orribili..

Robert Sheckley was an eccentric master of the American short story, and his tales, whether set in dystopic city­scapes, ultramodern advertising agencies, or aboard spaceships lighting out for hostile planets, are among the most startlingly original of the twentieth century. Today, as the new worlds, alternate universes, and synthetic pleasures Sheckley foretold become our reality, his vision begins to look less absurdist and more prophetic. This retrospective selection, chosen by Jonathan Lethem and Alex Abramovich, brings together the best of Sheckley’s deadpan farces, proving once again that he belongs beside such mordant critics of contemporary mores as Bruce Jay Friedman, Terry Southern, and Thomas Pynchon.