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        4. Quizá no fuera Robert Sheckley el primer autor estadounidense que percibió el potencial oculto que encerraba ese ingenuo y desdeñado género pulp que tanto.
        5. Translation: La séptima víctima [Spanish] (); Translation: Sedma žrtva [Serbian] () [as by.

          6. Seventh Victim

          1953 science fiction story by Robert Sheckley

          This article is about the science fiction short story. For the 1943 movie, see The 7th Victim.

          "Seventh Victim" is a science fictionshort story by American writer Robert Sheckley, originally published inGalaxy Science Fictionin April 1953.

          In 1957 it was adapted for NBC's X Minus Oneradio play as "The Seventh Victim". It was heavily revised for the 1965 Italian movie The 10th Victim.

          Falling somewhere between Philip K Dick and Kurt Vonnegut, Sheckley's reputation within serious SF circles was monumental.

          Sheckley published a novelization of the film under that title the next year, and later followed with two sequels, 1987's Victim Prime and 1988's Hunter/Victim.

          The story concerns a future society that has eliminated major warfare by allowing members of society who are inclined to violence to join The Big Hunt, a human hunting game.

          This eliminates the approximately one quarter of the population that would otherwise be a danger. The story follows an experienced hunter who is excited to receive his latest mission, but is faced