''I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon'' is a book 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 ...
, a collection of 10
science fiction
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short stories and one essay. It was first published by
Doubleday in 1985 and was edited by Mark Hurst and
Paul Williams. Many of the stories had originally appeared in the magazines ''
Fantasy and Science Fiction'', ''Worlds of Tomorrow'', ''
Amazing Stories'', ''
Interzone'', ''Rolling Stone College Papers'', ''The Yuba City High Times'', ''
Omni'' and ''
Playboy
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The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford"
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Explorers We "Explorers We" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. First published in '' Fantasy and Science Fiction'' magazine, January 1959. "Explorers We" was reprinted as a limited edition booklet to commemorate Dick's appearanc ...
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Holy Quarrel"
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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
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Strange Memories of Death
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The Alien Mind"
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The Exit Door Leads In
"The Exit Door Leads In" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. First published in 1979.
"The Exit Door Leads In" was written for ''Rolling Stone College Papers'', a short-lived publication. It is one of Dick's few st ...
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Chains of Air, Web of Aether
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Rautavaara's Case
"Rautavaara's Case" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published in 1980 in '' Omni'' magazine and subsequently in the 1985 short story collection ''I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon''. The story was also incl ...
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I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon
"I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon" is a short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. The short story was first published in ''Playboy'' in December 1980, under the title "Frozen Journey".
Plot summary
In the story, a man (Victor Kemmings) regains c ...
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Reception
Dave Langford
David Rowland Langford (born 10 April 1953) is a British author, editor, and critic, largely active within the science fiction field. He publishes the science fiction fanzine and newsletter ''Ansible'', and holds the all-time record for most ...
reviewed ''I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon'' for ''
White Dwarf
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'' #75, and stated that "There may be no more Dick collections, so bag this one."
Reviews
*Review by E. F. Bleiler (1985) in ''
Fantasy Review'', July 1985
*Review by Debbie Notkin (1985) in ''
Locus'', #295 August 1985
*Review by Don D'Ammassa (1985) in ''
Science Fiction Chronicle'', #73 October 1985
*Review by L. J. Hurst (1986) in ''
Vector'' 131
*Review by Andrew Andrews (1986) in ''
Science Fiction Review
Richard E. Geis (July 19, 1927 – February 4, 2013) was an American science fiction fan and writer, and erotica writer, from Portland, Oregon, who won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 1982 and 1983; and whose science fiction fanzine ...
'', Fall 1986
References
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External links
How To Build A Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later(Essay by PKD on his "discovery" that we are living in the Roman Empire)
{{Philip K. Dick
1985 short story collections
Short story collections by Philip K. Dick
Doubleday (publisher) books