About this ebook
Drawn from the five volumes of his complete short stories (also published by Gollancz) this volume represents the very cream of Philip K. Dick's output.
It serves both as a celebration of his work, in the 25th year since his death, and as the ideal introduction to his unique take on the world for new readers.
As our culture becomes ever more fluid, as fact is fictionalised, as documentary gives way to reality-TV, as our identities are digitised, as globalism runs wild, as drugs become ever more ubiquitous the world is finally catching up with even the most bizarre of Philip K. Dick's imaginings.
25 years after his death we are living in Philip K. Dick's world, this new authoratitive collection of his best short fiction shows us why.
It serves both as a celebration of his work, in the 25th year since his death, and as the ideal introduction to his unique take on the world for new readers.
As our culture becomes ever more fluid, as fact is fictionalised, as documentary gives way to reality-TV, as our identities are digitised, as globalism runs wild, as drugs become ever more ubiquitous the world is finally catching up with even the most bizarre of Philip K. Dick's imaginings.
25 years after his death we are living in Philip K. Dick's world, this new authoratitive collection of his best short fiction shows us why.
Ratings and reviews
4.2
6 reviews
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March 19, 2012
If you like Philip K. Dick stories, then this is a great collection of his short stories, many of which have been the basis for sci-fi movies.
Definitely worth a read.
The blurb doesn't tell you what's in there, which isn't very helpful, so here's a list of my favourites:
- Beyond Lies The Wub (very short by great start to the collection).
- The Defenders
- Second Variety (basis for Screamers)
- Impostor (One of my favourite stories. I believe there is a movie of this, too)
- Paycheck (basis for the movie of the same name)
- Adjustment Team (basis for The Adjustment Bureau)
- We can remember it for you wholesale (basis of Total Recall)
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December 4, 2011
Such a pleasure to read
About the author
Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) was born in Chicago but lived in California for most of his life. He went to college at Berkeley for a year, ran a record store and had his own classical-music show on a local radio station. He published his first short story, 'Beyond Lies the Wub' in 1952. Among his many fine novels are The Man in the High Castle, Time Out of Joint, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said.
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