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We Can Remember It For You Wholesale (collection)
''We Can Remember It for You Wholesale'' is a collection of science fiction stories by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published by Citadel Twilight in 1990 and reprints Volume II of ''The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick'' replacing the story "Second Variety" with "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale". Many of the stories had originally appeared in the magazines ''Fantasy Fiction'', ''Fantastic Universe'', ''Fantasy and Science Fiction'', ''Imagination'', '' If'', ''Amazing Stories'', ''Science Fiction Quarterly'', ''Startling Stories'', ''Cosmos'', ''Orbit'', ''Astounding'', and ''Planet Stories''. Contents * Introduction, by Norman Spinrad * " The Cookie Lady" * " Beyond the Door" * "Prominent Author" * "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" * "Jon’s World" * "The Cosmic Poachers" * "Progeny" * "Some Kinds of Life" * "Martians Come in Clouds" * " The Commuter" * "The World She Wanted" * "A Surface Raid" * "Project: Earth" * "The Trouble with Bubbles" * "Break ... [...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] |
Norman Spinrad
Norman Richard Spinrad (born September 15, 1940) is an American science fiction author, essayist, and critic. His fiction has won the Prix Apollo and been nominated for numerous awards, including the Hugo Award and multiple Nebula Awards. Personal life Born in New York City, Spinrad is a graduate of the Bronx High School of Science. In 1957 he entered City College of New York and graduated in 1961 with a Bachelor of Science degree as a pre-law major. He has lived in San Francisco, Los Angeles, London, Paris, and New York City. He married fellow novelist N. Lee Wood in 1990; they divorced in 2005. Spinrad served as President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) from 1980 to 1982 and again from 2001 to 2002. He has also worked as a phone-in radio show host, a vocal artist, a literary agent, and President of World SF. In an interview with ''Locus'' magazine in 1999, Spinrad described himself as an "anarchist" and a "syndicalist". Style Some critics have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Planet For Transients
"Planet for Transients" is a 1953 science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. The story was originally published in the October–November 1953 issue of ''Fantastic Universe''. The story also appears in '' We Can Remember It for You Wholesale (The Collected Short Stories of Philip K. Dick, Vol. 2)'' (formerly entitled ''Second Variety''). The author's original title for the story was "The Itinerants". Elements of this story appear in the novel'' Deus Irae'', written by Dick and Roger Zelazny. Plot summary The story is set in a future where humans of the original variety wear lead-lined spacesuits and take other precautions against the lethal levels of surface radiation on Earth. Other varieties of human have evolved to cope with the radiation levels, such as "bugs", "runners", "toads", and others. Those varieties speak and think as do the original variety of humans, yet their bodies are radically different. These body types have evolved as necessary mod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Impostor (short Story)
"Impostor" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published in ''Astounding SF'' magazine in June, 1953. Plot Spence Olham, a member of a team designing an offensive weapon to destroy invading aliens known as the Outspacers, is confronted by a colleague and accused by security officer Major Peters of being an android impostor designed to sabotage Earth's defenses. The impostor's ship was damaged and has crashed just outside the city. The android is supposed to detonate a planet-destroying bomb on the utterance of a deadly code phrase. Olham, in an attempt to clear his name and prove his humanity, manages to escape his captors and return to Earth after they fail to kill him on the Moon. Upon reaching Earth, Olham contacts his wife, Mary, but is soon ambushed by security officers waiting for him by his house. Out of options and with Major Peters' forces closing in, Olham decides to prove he is a human by finding the crashed Outspacer spa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adjustment Team
"Adjustment Team" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published in '' Orbit Science Fiction'' (September–October 1954, No. 4) with illustration by Faragasso. It was later reprinted in ''The Sands of Mars and Other Stories'' (Australian) in 1958, '' The Book of Philip K. Dick'' in 1973, ''The Turning Wheel and Other Stories'' (United Kingdom) in 1977, ''The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick'' in 1987 (Underwood–Miller), 1988 (Gollancz, United Kingdom), 1990 (Citadel Twilight, United States), '' Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick'' in 2002 and in ''The Early Work of Philip K. Dick, Volume One: The Variable Man & Other Stories'' in 2009. "Adjustment Team" served as the basis for the 2011 film '' The Adjustment Bureau''. Synopsis A man called the Clerk approaches a talking dog, and explains in businesslike manner that "Sector T137" is scheduled for "adjustment" at 9 o'clock. He instructs the dog to bark at exactly 8:15, which the Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Human Is
"Human Is" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published in ''Startling Stories'', Winter 1955. The plot centers on the crisis facing a woman whose cold and emotionally abusive husband returns from a survey mission to the dying planet Rexor IV, changed for the better—his psyche was replaced by a Rexorian, glad to have escaped the confines of its dying planet. The story was adapted by Jessica Mecklenburg for an episode of the 2017 TV series, '' Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams''. External links Human Is at the Internet Archive The Internet Archive is an American digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It provides free public access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, software applications/games, music, ... * Short stories by Philip K. Dick 1955 short stories Works originally published in Startling Stories Fiction about body swapping Extraterrestrial life i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hood Maker
"The Hood Maker" is a short story by Philip K. Dick, originally published in the June 1955 issue of the magazine ''Imagination''. It was adapted by Matthew Graham into an episode for the 2017 TV series, '' Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams''. Plot The Free Union, a repressive regime, uses people with telepathic powers called "teeps" to root out and eliminate its political opponents. Walter Franklin, a government appointee, is caught up in a struggle between the teeps and ordinary humans when he receives a hood which blocks his thoughts from being read. He is accused of subversion, called "deviation" by a teep named Ernest Abbud and forced to flee. When he meets the titular "hood maker", James Cutter, he learns a secret that could put an end to the teeps' plans to seize power. TV adaptation The story was loosely adapted by Matthew Graham for '' Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams'', which aired on September 18, 2017 on Channel4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breakfast At Twilight
"Breakfast at Twilight" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was received by the Scott Meredith Literary Agency on January 17, 1953 and first published in ''Amazing Stories'', July 1954. It appears in the second volume reprint of Philip K. Dick's short stories ''Second Variety''. Plot After experiencing a terrifying explosion, a middle-class American family finds their home in the middle of a wasteland. American soldiers burst in looking for survivors and supplies, under the family's amazed and frightened eyes. The soldiers are just as surprised, finding the home filled with items that are no longer available, and carrying away their food. The soldiers explain that their home is one of the few to survive the ongoing nuclear war, which is now largely automated with underground factories on both sides of the conflict building missiles and destroying the other country square by square. The soldiers and family soon realize the home is out of its ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Trouble With Bubbles
"The Trouble With Bubbles" is a 1953 science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. The story first appeared in '' If'' magazine, September 1953, and was first printed in book form in ''Second Variety'', volume two of the five-volume ''The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick'', in 1987. Plot summary The story is set in a future where mankind has attempted to reach other intelligent lifeforms through space exploration, and found nothing. In light of this yearning to connect with other lifeforms, people can buy a plastic bubble known as a ''Worldcraft'', the tagline of which reads "Own Your Own World!". The owner of the ''Worldcraft'' is able to create a whole universe, controlling all the variables inherent to its development. Within the universe, lifeforms just like humans exist. In the story we see Nathan Hull, the protagonist, attending a contest to judge who has created the best ''Worldcraft'' universe. A contestant subsequently smashes and destroys her bubble af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Commuter (short Story)
"The Commuter" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in the August-September 1953 issue of'' Amazing Stories''. It has been reprinted over 20 times, including Croatian, Dutch, French, German and Italian translations. As with much of Dick's fiction, it is an exploration of the boundary of existence. Plot A railway station manager encounters the eponymous commuter, who speaks of a town that cannot be found on any normal map. The commuter literally vanishes on close questioning about this ephemeral town. Based on the information the manager extracts from the commuter, he undertakes an investigation and boards a train the commuter claimed was scheduled to stop at the town. The station manager finds himself arriving at the non-existent town. Subsequent investigation reveals that the town ''nearly'' existed. It was narrowly voted out of existence during a planning meeting, and the narrowness of this vote is directly reflected in the ephem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond The Door (short Story)
"Beyond the Door" is a low fantasy short story by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in the January 1954 issue of ''Fantastic Universe''. The plot follows a cuckoo clock, which may or may not be intelligent, and a cuckolded husband. Plot summary Larry Thomas buys a cuckoo clock for his wife Doris, just like her mother had. He makes clear that he bought it wholesale and otherwise ruins the moment. Doris talks to the cuckoo and becomes convinced that the cuckoo likes her but does not like Larry. Larry is being cuckolded by antique-enthusiast Bob Chambers. When he is at the Thomas' house, and Doris is showing him the clock, Larry returns home unexpectedly and catches them; he throws both out but keeps the clock because he paid for it. Larry keeps winding the clock because he dislikes the empty, quiet house. The clock sometimes does not chime for Larry, who ends up arguing with the cuckoo for not coming out when he should. Eventually, he threatens the clock with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cookie Lady (short Story)
"The Cookie Lady" is a horror short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was originally published in the June 1953 issue of the magazine ''Fantasy Fiction''. Plot Bernard "Bubber" Surle is a young boy who enjoys visiting Mrs. Drew, a lonely old widow who bakes him cookies. He visits her after school every day, and reads to her after eating cookies. Mrs. Drew, who has almost no company, enjoys having him. One day, she begins to undergo a transformation while he is there, becoming younger. Bubber, however, returns home very tired. His parents make him promise that his next visit will be his last. The next day, he stays longer, and Mrs. Drew is reverted to her younger self. Bubber, however, is drained of his physical energy, and while walking home is reduced to dust and is carried away by the wind. External linksPage at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database*The Cookie Lady at the Internet Archive The Internet Archive is an American digital library with the stated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
