Second Variety and Other Classic Stories

<b>Includes “The Golden Man,” the basis for the motion picture <i>Next</i></b><br><br><b>“The collected stories of Philip K. Dick are awe inspiring.” —<i>The Washington Post</i></b><br><br>Many thousands of readers worldwide consider Philip K. Dick to have been the greatest science fiction writer on <i>any</i> planet. Since his untimely death in 1982, interest in Dick’s work has continued to mount and his reputation has been enhanced by a growing body of critical attention. The Philip K. Dick Award is now presented annually to a distinguished work of science fiction, and the Philip K. Dick Society is devoted to the study and promulgation of his works.<br><br>This collection draws from the writer’s earliest short and medium-length fiction (including several previously unpublished stories) during the years 1952-1955, and features such fascinating works as <i>Second Variety,</i> <i>Foster, You’re Dead, The Father-Thing</i>, and many others. Here, readers will find Dick’s initial explorations of the themes he so brilliantly brought to life in his later work.<br><br>Dick won the prestigious Hugo Award for best novel of 1963 for <i>The Man in the High Castle</i> and in the last year of his life, the now-classic film <i>Blade Runner</i> was made from his novel <i>Do Androids Dream Electric Sheep?</i> More recently, Dick’s short story <i>The Minority Report</i> inspired a Steven Spielberg movie as well as a TV series.<br><br>The classic stories of Philip K. Dick offer an intriguing glimpse into the early imagination of one of science fiction’s most enduring and respected names.<br><br><b>“A useful acquisition for any serious SF library or collection.” —<i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b><br><br><b>“More than anyone else in the field, Mr. Dick really puts you inside people’s minds.”</b><br><b> —<i>Wall Street Journal</i></b><br>  <br> <b>With an Introduction by John Brunner</b>