PHILIP K. DICK OMNIBUS (Illustrated)

PHILIP K. DICK OMNIBUS (Illustrated)

PHILIP K. DICK OMNIBUS (Illustrated)

PHILIP K. DICK OMNIBUS (Illustrated)

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Beyond Lies the Wub, from Planet Stories July 1952. This was the eighth short story written by science fiction writer Philip K. Dick. During a refueling, a ship embarks a Wub, animal resembling a large pig. Beyond the Door, from Fantastic Universe January 1954, Larry Thomas bought a cuckoo clock for his wife—without knowing the price he would have to pay. Mr. Spaceship, from Imagination: Stories of Science and Fantasy, January 1953. A human brain-controlled spacecraft would mean mechanical perfection. This was accomplished, and something unforeseen: a strange entity called —Mr. Spaceship.Second Variety, from Space Science Fiction May 1953. The claws were bad enough in the first place —nasty, crawling little death robots. But when they began to imitate their creators, it was time for the human race to make peace —if it could!The Crystal Crypt, from Planet Stories January 1954. Stark terror ruled the Inner-Flight ship on that last Mars-Terra run. For the black-clad Leiters were on the prowl ... and the grim red planet was not far behind.The Hanging Stranger, from Science Fiction Adventures Magazine December 1953. Ed had always been a practical man, when he saw something was wrong he tried to correct it. The Skull, from If Worlds of Science Fiction September 1952. Conger agreed to kill a stranger he had never seen. The Variable Man, from Space Science Fiction September 1953. He fixed things—clocks, refrigerators, vidsenders and destinies.Tony and the Beetles, from Orbit vol. 1 no. 2, 1953. A ten-year-old boy grows up fast when History catches up with the human race.Piper in the Woods, from Imagination: Stories of Science and Fantasy February 1953. Earth maintained an important garrison on Asteroid Y-3. Now suddenly it was imperiled with a biological impossibility —men becoming plants!

Product Details

BN ID: 2940163143726
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date: 12/27/2019
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 6 MB

About the Author

About The Author

Over a writing career that spanned three decades, Philip K. Dick (1928¿1982) published 36 science fiction novels and 121 short stories in which he explored the essence of what makes man human and the dangers of centralized power. Many of his books and short stories have been adapted into movies, notably Blade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report,and A Scanner Darkly.The recipient of critical acclaim and numerous awards, Dick was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2005.

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