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In a future where interstellar journeys are retail‑priced for the wealthy, Marvin, a budget‑conscious college student, opts for a low‑cost mindswap program. The promise: his consciousness will inhabit a friendly alien body on a distant world.
Instead, he finds himself inside the vessel of a hardened space‑criminal, who has also stolen Marvin’s own body. With his original body gone, Marvin must navigate the black market, hunting for a new host to survive, while each planet presents increasingly perilous and bizarre challenges.
The story follows his frantic quest across alien societies, blending humor with high‑stakes survival as Marvin races to reclaim his identity before fate locks him in the wrong body forever.
First publish date: 1966
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Robert Sheckley
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