false 22592 8 With this collection of stories, readers are drawn into a world with a mysterious twist, a sense of otherness that eludes description. This thought-provoking writing--part science fiction, part mystery, part fantasy--includes all of the writer's earliest short and medium-length fiction. <b>Contents:</b> * Stability * Roog * The Little Movement * Beyond Lies the Wub * The Gun * The Skull * The Defenders * Mr. Spaceship * Piper in the Woods * The Infinites * The Preserving Machine * Expendable * The Variable Man * The Indefatigable Frog * The Crystal Crypt * The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford * The Builder * Meddler * Paycheck * The Great C * Out in the Garden * The King of the Elves * Colony * Prize Ship; * Nanny 3590793 book 1987 The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 1: The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford total:480|5:205|4:187|3:75|2:12|1:1| 480 2023 643 21 4 0 false false Sun Sep 06 17:58:48 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 21:45:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 12 00:19:43 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 10:00:53 -0800 2009
I picked this up for a quick introduction to the legendary author's work. I was suprised by the general lack of hard science, and the heavy focus o...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Sep 29 09:13:45 -0700 2007 Sat May 03 17:09:38 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jul 16 06:06:19 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 06:07:43 -0700 2009
These are the first stories I have encountered of Philip K Dick. The book is a mix of the bizarre, strange, and exciting. After you're finished you will definitely look at reality a bit differently. Or maybe your reality will be a bit more real. Or at least you'll see dogs...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Apr 11 19:03:20 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 16:42:45 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 18 19:41:41 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 18 19:49:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jan 14 00:17:24 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 00:20:41 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993 Thu May 29 22:39:45 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 04 09:37:26 -0700 2008
The other part of it I did not like is the way Hollywood has t...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jul 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 09:25:32 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 09:25:57 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992 Mon Apr 07 06:54:46 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 20:28:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 30 06:15:00 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 01 22:00:48 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 23 03:22:41 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 11 03:19:40 -0800 2008
A good collection of PKD stories - interesting to finally read "Payback" after having seen the movie; surprised that they stayed pretty close to the story.

One of these days I'm going to be brave enough ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994 Tue Jan 29 17:02:14 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 17:04:51 -0800 2008 philip k. dick and stanislaw lem are the most dazzling short story writers i have ever encountered. "science fiction" seems paltry to describe these visionaries. also, this multi-volume collection seems to have completely different structure/arrangement in u.k. and u.s. releases.]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sat Apr 07 09:51:49 -0700 2007 Sat Apr 07 09:54:00 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Sun Jul 27 12:59:52 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 27 13:03:23 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun Sep 21 22:47:26 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 21 22:47:26 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Mon Apr 14 19:54:15 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 20:28:06 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 22 17:32:41 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 17:33:34 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Oct 20 11:31:33 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 20 11:32:47 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Tue Feb 12 10:30:39 -0800 2008 Sat Apr 26 20:16:42 -0700 2008