{"product_id":"the-early-science-fiction-of-philip-k-dick-paperback","title":"The Early Science Fiction of Philip K. Dick - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip K. Dick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe highly prolific writer Philip K. Dick (1928-82) ranks among the most influential of science fiction authors. The Hugo Award winner published 44 novels and more than 120 brief works during his lifetime, and his fantasies formed as the basis for \u003ci\u003eBlade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report, The Adjustment Bureau, \u003c\/i\u003e and other successful motion pictures. This anthology presents twelve of his finest early short stories and novellas, which originally appeared in \u003ci\u003eSpace Science Fiction, Imagination: Stories of Science Fiction and Fantasy, \u003c\/i\u003eand other\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003epulp magazines of the early 1950s. These gripping stories include Second Variety, which stars nasty little death-robots; The Crystal Crypt, an account of a terrifying flight to Mars; The Defenders, featuring a self-aware weapon frightful enough to put an end to war; and The Variable Man, a tale of a handyman's misadventures in the future. Additional selections include Beyond the Door, the story of the lonely bird inside a cuckoo clock; Mr. Spaceship, a fable concerning spacecraft controlled by the human brain; and Beyond Lies the Wub, in which intelligence lurks in an unlikely form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip K. Dick (1928-82) ranks among the most influential of science fiction authors. The Hugo Award winner's works served as the basis for \u003ci\u003eBlade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report, The Adjustment Bureau, \u003c\/i\u003e and other successful motion pictures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.45 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 19, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756213928224,"sku":"9780486497334","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/311a472518d96c0d89dafe4aeadc7ee6.webp?v=1780076482","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-early-science-fiction-of-philip-k-dick-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}