Collections & Anthologies Of Various Literary Forms. Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) Was One Of The Seminal Figures Of 20th Century Science Fiction. His Many Stories And Novels, Which Include Such Classics As Ubik And Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?, Reflect A Deeply Personal World View, Exploring The Fragile, Multifarious Nature Of Reality Itself And Examining Those Elements That Make Us Or Fail To Make Us Fully Human. He Did As Much As Anyone To Demolish The Artificial Barrier Between Genre Fiction And Literature, And The Best Of His Work Has Earned A Permanent Place In American Popular Culture.