Agamemnon’s Run by Robert Sheckley. Short summary

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After winning the Lottery, Chris is transformed into a king in the world of Illusions. But he is pursued by his wife and her lover for revenge. He hides in Reality, but is killed by his servants to take Chris’s place.

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Chris Johnson wins the Lottery and is transformed into the hero King Agamemnon. He is pursued by his wife Clytemnestra and her lover to kill him. They want to avenge the king for the death of his daughter, whom Agamemnon sacrificed to a goddess.

With the magician’s help, Chris escapes back to his Texas hometown. But the sorcerer warns that Johnson must be punished for Agamemnon’s crime in the mythical world of sacrificing his daughter.

Chris returns to his ranch. There he meets Maria and José, who are looking after the house. They kill Chris.

Before the murder, they explain that they have won the Lottery and are now the new Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. To enter the mythical kingdom, they must kill the old Agamemnon for his crime.