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Many thousands of readers consider Philip K. Dick the greatest science fiction mind on any planet. Since his untimely death in 1982, interest in Dick's works has continued to mount, and his reputation has been further enhanced by a growing body of critical attention. The Philip K. Dick Award is now given annually to a distinguished work of science fiction, and the Philip K. Dick Society is devoted to the study and promulgation of his works.Dick won the prestigious Hugo Award for the best novel of 1963 for The Man in the High Castle. In the last year of his life, the film Blade Runner was made from his novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep ?
This collection includes some of Dick's earliest short and medium-length fiction, including "We Can Remember it for You Wholesale" (the story that inspired the motion picture Total Recall), "Second Variety" (which inspired the motion picture Screamers), "Paychecks", "The Minority Report", and 21 more.
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"Fair Game" (1959)
"The Hanging Stranger" (1953)
""The Eyes Have It"" (1953)
"The Golden Man" (1954)
"The Turning Wheel" (1954)
"The Last of the Masters" (1954)
"The Father-Thing" (1954)
"Strange Eden" (1954)
"Tony and the Beetles" (1954)
"Null-O" (1958)
"To Serve the Master" (1956)
"Exhibit Piece" (1954)
"The Crawlers" (1954)
"Sales Pitch" (1954)
"Shell Game" (1954)
"Upon the Dull Earth" (1954)
"Foster, You're Dead!" (1955)
"Pay for the Printer" (1956)
"War Veteran" (1955)
"The Chromium Fence" (1955)
"We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" (1966)
"The Minority Report" (1956)
"Paycheck" (1953)
"Second Variety" (1953) Views: 305
Six Feet Four (1918) This book has everything a good western should have - outlaws, cowboys, a damsel in distress, a bent sheriff and a stagecoach robbery. The story revolves around a six-foot, four-inch tall cowboy who is the same height as the suspect in a hotel robbery. When a young woman is also robbed the cowboy is the chief suspect. The real criminal appears to be the sheriff and a gang who follow his orders, so the cowboy sets out to clear his good name. Views: 305
In the latest Novel of the Elder Races, two souls who have long buried their passions are about to be consumed…
Ever since their scorching affair ended years ago, Julian, the Nightkind King, and Melisande, daughter of the Light Fae Queen, have tried to put the past behind them—and distance between them. But when a war breaks out between Julian and Justine, a powerful Vampyre of the Nightkind council, they find themselves thrown together under treacherous circumstances…
Kidnapped as leverage against Julian, Melly is convinced that her former lover won’t be rushing to her rescue. But when Julian gives himself up to save her, they both end up Justine’s captives. Armed only with their wits and their anger, Melly and Julian must work together to escape. But will they be able to ignore their complicated history, or will the fiery passion that once burned them blaze again? Views: 305
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy. Views: 305
Son of a rogue and a gypsy, Nicholas Davies was a notorious rake until a shattering betrayal left him alone and embittered in the Welsh countryside. Desperation drives quiet schoolteacher Clare Morgan to ask the Demon Earl to help save her village. Unwilling to involve himself in the problems of others, Nicholas agrees --- only if Clare will live with him for three months. Views: 305
Winstanley's girlfriend works with a machine that tests simulated universe theories. She wants to be left alone to fix an experiment gone wrong. He wants to know why she doesn't want him at her office party. And both will find that it may not just be their relationship that is broken.This short essay examines contours of one's creative thinking process in the formulation of concepts, transforming concepts into words, and by subtle argument insists that time and culture are amorphous paradigms which obscure clear thinking and imagination.COPYRIGHT DECEMBER 31 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDDonations welcome to All Souls College of the Dearly Departed, Oxford, - The Codrington Library Views: 304
Every story has a beginning. Every friendship has a meeting. Every job has a first day. This is Bren's. Views: 304
"My guiltiest pleasure is Harry Stephen Keeler. He may been the greatest bad writer America has ever produced. Or perhaps the worst great writer. I do not know. There are few faults you can accuse him of that he is not guilty of. But I love him." — Neil Gaiman It all started with a murder 20 years earlier. A ragpicker was found in a closet, stabbed in the back with a jewelled dagger—through an ace of spades! There's a reward for the solution to this old murder and Bill Chattuck, driver for MacWhorter's Motorized Circus, must get that reward—and prove the legitimacy of his girl, Melody—or they'll never get married! But first, there's the matter of that rare copy of Beowulf with a secret coded message in it, and the windingest road in the world, Old Twistibus, standing between Bill and happiness. It's a crazy contretemps only Harry Stephen Keeler could unravel. Views: 304
The war is over before it fully began and peace has settled across the northlands. Peace, however, breeds boredom for men trained to fight.A short trip to slake the thirst for adventure takes them to the deserted tropical isle of Britanly.Abandoned on the island, they soon learn that the fate of the people of Britanly is beyond their wildest imaginings. They must fight to avoid the same end.The war is over before it fully began and peace has settled across the northlands. The balance has shifted from destruction to growth. From hate to love. With a wedding in Alto's future, the time to relax and rejoice has come at last. Relaxation, however, breeds boredom for men trained to fight.A short trip to slake the thirst for adventure takes Alto, Patrina, and Namitus to the deserted tropical isle of Britanly. Ignoring the warnings of sailors, they hope to find out what happened to the once thriving population.Abandoned on the island, they soon learn that the fate of the people of Britanly is beyond their wildest imaginings. The companions must struggle to survive the hostile island and hope that help will arrive before they stuffer the same fate as those who came before them. Views: 304
The Short Cut, A Western Murder Mystery By Jackson Gregory (First published 1916) The woman breathed deeply as her dog, Shep, found something in the deep grass and went snarling across the water -- almost under her horse\'s legs. Not ten steps from the edge of the water her mare\'s nostrils suddenly quivered and she trembled a moment. So primitive was her urge to flee from death, she could not get closer to the spot where a man lay dead in the sunshine. Views: 304
