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The Days Of Perky Pat (collection)
''The Days of Perky Pat'' is a collection of science fiction stories by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published by Gollancz in 1990 and reprints Volume IV of ''The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick''. It had not previously been published as a stand-alone volume. The stories had originally appeared in the magazines ''Galaxy Science Fiction'', ''Science Fiction Stories'', '' If'', ''Fantastic Universe'', ''Fantasy and Science Fiction'', ''Fantastic'', ''Worlds of Tomorrow'', ''Escapade'' and ''Amazing Stories''. Contents * How Do You Know You’re Reading Philip K. Dick?, by James Tiptree, Jr. * "Autofac" * "Service Call" * "Captive Market" * "The Mold of Yancy" * "The Minority Report" * "Recall Mechanism" * " The Unreconstructed M" * " Explorers We" * "War Game" * "If There Were No Benny Cemoli" * "Novelty Act" * "Waterspider" * "What the Dead Men Say" * "Orpheus with Clay Feet" * "The Days of Perky Pat" * " Stand-by" * "What'll We Do with Ragland Park?" * "Oh, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip K
Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularized the name include kings of Macedonia and one of the apostles of early Christianity. ''Philip'' has many alternative spellings. One derivation often used as a surname is Phillips. It was also found during ancient Greek times with two Ps as Philippides and Philippos. It has many diminutive (or even hypocoristic) forms including Phil, Philly, Lip, Pip, Pep or Peps. There are also feminine forms such as Philippine and Philippa. Antiquity Kings of Macedon * Philip I of Macedon * Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great * Philip III of Macedon, half-brother of Alexander the Great * Philip IV of Macedon * Philip V of Macedon New Testament * Philip the Apostle * Philip the Evangelist Others * Philippus of Croton (c. 6th centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recall Mechanism
"Recall Mechanism" is a science fiction short story by American author Philip K. Dick, first published in 1959 and later in ''The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick, Vol. IV, The Days of Perky Pat'' (1987). Synopsis The story is written in a post-apocalyptic world and begins with a psychologist, who is known as an "Analyst" in the story, called Humphreys. He is analysing one of his patients, Paul Sharp, who has a phobia of falling and suffers bouts of this fear brought on by simply standing on a small step. Humphreys decides to delve into Sharp's sub-conscious through a hypnotic method of placing a lamp over him. Sharp, on more than one occasion, falls into a dream-like scenario, revealing what he believes has happened to him in the past, thus enabling Humphreys to understand the origin of his fear. Sharp goes on to mention someone called Giller, whom he believes he knew in the past. At the end, Humphreys prescribes Sharp with medication and lets him go home, but then he makes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Short Story Collections
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh, To Be A Blobel!
Philip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928March 2, 1982), often referred to by his initials PKD, was an American science fiction writer. He wrote 44 novels and about 121 short stories, most of which appeared in science fiction magazines during his lifetime. His fiction explored varied philosophical and social questions such as the nature of reality, perception, human nature, and identity, and commonly featured characters struggling against elements such as alternate realities, illusory environments, monopolistic corporations, drug abuse, authoritarian governments, and altered states of consciousness. Born in Chicago, Dick moved to the San Francisco Bay Area with his family at a young age. He began publishing science fiction stories in 1952, at age 23. He found little commercial success until his alternative history novel ''The Man in the High Castle'' (1962) earned him acclaim, including a Hugo Award for Best Novel, when he was 33. He followed with science fiction novels such as '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What'll We Do With Ragland Park?
"What'll We Do With Ragland Park?" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick Philip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928March 2, 1982), often referred to by his initials PKD, was an American science fiction writer. He wrote 44 novels and about 121 short stories, most of which appeared in science fiction magazines during his l .... It was first published in '' Amazing Stories'' magazine in 1963. The story is a sequel to " Stand-By", a variation on the classic theme of the prophecy that always comes true. The original manuscript title was "No Ordinary Guy". References External links * {{Authority control Short stories by Philip K. Dick 1963 short stories Works originally published in Amazing Stories ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stand-by (short Story)
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The Days Of Perky Pat
"The Days of Perky Pat" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in 1963 in ''Amazing'' magazine. Plot In this novel, survivors of a global thermonuclear war live in isolated enclaves in California, surviving off what they can scrounge from the wastes and supplies delivered from Mars. The older generation spend their leisure time playing with the eponymous doll in an escapist role-playing game that recalls life before the apocalypse — a way of life that is being quickly forgotten. At the story's climax, a couple from one isolated outpost of humanity plays a game against the dwellers of another outpost (who play the game with a doll similar to Perky Pat dubbed "Connie Companion") in deadly earnest. The survivors' shared enthusiasm for the Perky Pat doll and the creation of her accessories from vital supplies is a sort of mass delusion that prevents meaningful re-building of the shattered society. In stark contrast, the children of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orpheus With Clay Feet
"Orpheus with Clay Feet" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick, originally published in 1964 in '' Escapade'' magazine. The story has a self referential time travel theme, and was published under the pen name "Jack Dowland". Plot summary The main character is Jesse Slade, a bored man living in 2040 who visits a time travel tourism agency for a vacation. The agency offers him a trip to the past where he can act as the muse for a famous artist of his choice. Slade chooses to inspire his favorite science fiction author of the 1960s, Jack Dowland, who is said to be universally acclaimed as the greatest of the three master science fiction authors of his time, the others being Isaac Asimov and Robert A. Heinlein. Slade travels to Purpleblossom, Nevada, in 1956, where he is to inspire the writing of Dowland's masterpiece, ''The Father on the Wall''. On his arrival, he has difficulty communicating, and is so unable to impress Dowland that he desperately disclo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What The Dead Men Say (novella)
''What the Dead Men Say'' is a science fiction novella by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in '' Worlds of Tomorrow'' magazine in June 1964. The manuscript, originally titled "Man With a Broken Match", was received by Dick's agent on 15 April 1963. The concept of "half-life" introduced in the story was used again and developed in Dick's 1969 novel '' Ubik'', which even re-uses a page of the novella verbatim. Plot summary Louis Sarapis, a highly influential businessman, dies of an embolism. After a prolonged funeral, his public relations manager, Johnny Barefoot, delivers his corpse to a mortuary to partially revive him into a state called "half-life". The process would allow Louis to regain consciousness for a total of about one year (portioned out over a longer time frame), although his mental processes would still gradually fade until his final death. Half-life is considered a routine process, with burial thought of as "barbaric". Louis' will orders for him to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterspider
"Waterspider" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in the January 1964 edition of ''If'' magazine. Dick's story "Waterspider" features Poul Anderson as one of the main characters. The author refers to himself and his stories "The Variable Man" and " The Defenders", and mentions several other science fiction writers of the period, including Murray Leinster Murray Leinster (June 16, 1896 – June 8, 1975) was a pen name of William Fitzgerald Jenkins, an American writer of genre fiction, particularly of science fiction. He wrote and published more than 1,500 short stories and articles, 14 movie ..., A. E. van Vogt, Margaret St. Clair, Jack Vance, and Isaac Asimov. References External linksWorlds of IF (January 1964) at the Wayback Machine, archived March 2, 2016. Short stories by Philip K. Dick 1964 short stories Works originally published in If (magazine) {{1960s-sf-story-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novelty Act
"Novelty Act" is a short story by Philip K. Dick. It involves a dystopian future in which the characters' lives are based on entertaining the First Lady of the United States with "novelty acts." Many of the ideas developed in the story were reworked and reused for his later novel ''The Simulacra ''The Simulacra'' is a 1964 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. The novel portrays a future totalitarian society apparently dominated by a matriarch, Nicole Thibodeaux. It revolves around the themes of reality and illusionary ...''. Plot It is All Souls Night and the community of Abraham Lincoln communal apartment building is preparing to discuss the affairs of the building. They are going to put on talent shows in hopes of attracting the attention of talent scouts from White House. If they are chosen, they will get to perform for the First Lady, Nicole Thibodeaux, who everyone refers to as “Nicole”. The chairman, Donald Klugman, and the “sky pilot” (one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If There Were No Benny Cemoli
"If There Were No Benny Cemoli" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in the December, 1963 issue of ''Galaxy'' magazine with illustration by Lutjens.Levack, Daniel (1981). ''PKD: A Philip K. Dick Bibliography'', Underwood/Miller, p. 100. "The Proxmen rebuilding war-torn Earth want to prosecute its leaders for war crimes. Benny Cemoli would be the biggest catch of all, if they could just find him. -- Steven Owen Godersky Plot summary On the tenth anniversary of a devastating atomic war on Earth, more Proxima Centaurians arrive to continue the rebuilding of the planet. A war crimes tribunal is looking for names of war criminals and a surviving homeopape of The New York Times seems to provide an answer. Benny Cemoli. Themes Per Darko Suvin, "If There Were No Benny Cemoli" has the theme of the "transformation or transubstantiation of classical European fascism into new American power". Reception Algis Budrys said that Dick's story ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
