The bibliography of

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 ...

includes 44 novels, 121 short stories, and 14 short story collections published by American

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...

author Philip K. Dick (December 16, 1928 – March 2, 1982) during his lifetime. At the time of his death, Dick's work was generally known to only science fiction readers, and many of his novels and short stories were out of print. To date, a total of 44 novels have been published and translations have appeared in 25 languages. Six volumes of selected correspondence, written by Dick from 1938 through 1982, were published between 1991 and 2009. The

Library of America The Library of America (LOA) is a nonprofit publisher of classic American literature. Founded in 1979 with seed money from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Ford Foundation, the LOA has published over 300 volumes by authors rangi ...

has issued three collections of Dick's novels. The first, published in June 2007, contained ''

The Man in the High Castle ''The Man in the High Castle'' (1962), by Philip K. Dick, is an alternative history novel wherein the Axis Powers won World War II. The story occurs in 1962, fifteen years after the end of the war in 1947, and depicts the political intrigues be ...

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The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch ''The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch'' is a 1964 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1965. Like many of Dick's novels, it utilizes an array of science fiction conce ...

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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? ''Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?'' (retroactively retitled ''Blade Runner: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?'' in some later printings) is a dystopian science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in 1968. Th ...

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Ubik ''Ubik'' ( ) is a 1969 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. The story is set in a future 1992 where psychic powers are utilized in corporate espionage, while cryonic technology allows recently deceased people to be maintain ...

'', and was the first time science fiction was included in the LOA

canon Canon or Canons may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Canon (fiction), the conceptual material accepted as official in a fictional universe by its fan base * Literary canon, an accepted body of works considered as high culture ** Western can ...

. The second collection was issued in July 2008, and included '' Martian Time Slip'', ''

Dr. Bloodmoney ''Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Bomb'' is a 1965 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1965. Dick wrote the novel in 1963 with working titles ''In Eart ...

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Now Wait for Last Year ''Now Wait for Last Year'' is a 1966 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. It is set in 2055, when Earth is caught between two galactic powers in an interstellar conflict. Dr. Eric Sweetscent and his wife Kathy get addicted to ...

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Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said ''Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said'' is a 1974 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. The novel is set in a futuristic dystopia where the United States has become a police state in the aftermath of a Second American Civil War. ...

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A Scanner Darkly ''A Scanner Darkly'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick, published in 1977. The semi-autobiographical story is set in a dystopian Orange County, California, in the then-future of June 1994, and includes an extensive ...

''. The third collection was published in July 2009 and included ''

A Maze of Death ''A Maze of Death'' is a 1970 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. Like many of Dick's novels, it portrays what appears to be a drab and harsh off-world human colony and explores the difference between reality and perception. ...

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VALIS trilogy The ''VALIS trilogy'' is a set of science fiction/philosophical novels by author Philip K. Dick which include ''VALIS'' (1978), ''The Divine Invasion'' (1980), and ''The Transmigration of Timothy Archer'' (1982). Dick's first novel about the VALI ...

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VALIS ''Valis'' (stylized as ''VALIS'') is a 1981 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick, intended to be the first book of a three-part series. The title is an acronym for ''Vast Active Living Intelligence System'', Dick's gnostic vis ...

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The Divine Invasion ''The Divine Invasion'' is a 1981 science fantasy novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. It is the second book in the gnostic VALIS trilogy, and takes place in the indeterminate future, perhaps a century or more after VALIS. The ...

'', and ''

The Transmigration of Timothy Archer ''The Transmigration of Timothy Archer'' is a 1982 novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. As his final work, the book was published shortly after his death in March 1982, although it was written the previous year. The novel draws on autobio ...

''). At least nine films have been adapted from Dick's work, the first being ''

Blade Runner ''Blade Runner'' is a 1982 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, and written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples. Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos, it is an adaptation of Philip K. Dick' ...

'' in 1982.

Recurring themes in Dick's work

Five recurring philosophical themes in Dick's work have been classified by Philip K. Dick scholar

Erik Davis Erik Davis (born June 12, 1967) is an American writer, scholar, journalist and public speaker whose writings have ranged from rock criticism to cultural analysis to creative explorations of esoteric mysticism. He is perhaps best known for his b ...

: * False realities * Human vs. machine * Entropy * The nature of God * Social control Similarly, in ''Understanding Philip K. Dick'', Eric Carl Link discussed eight themes or 'ideas and motifs': * Epistemology and the Nature of Reality * Know Thyself *

The Android and the Human The Android and the Human is a speech given by science-fiction author Philip K. Dick at the Vancouver Science Fiction Convention, taking place at the University of British Columbia in December 1972. It was subsequently published in the fanzine SF ...

* Entropy and Pot Healing * The Theodicy Problem * Warfare and Power Politics * The Evolved Human * 'Technology, Media, Drugs and Madness'

Published works

Dates in this bibliography are for completion of first (and usually only) draft. Publication dates follow separately. *(+) indicates subsequent significant expansion *(*) indicates subsequent revision or minor expansion *(LOA#) indicates the volume of the

omnibus (see below)

Novels by year of composition

Library of America

The

has republished 13 of Dick's 44 novels: ;2007: ''Four Novels of the 1960s: The Man in the High Castle/The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch/Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?/Ubik'' ;2008:''Philip K. Dick: Five Novels of the 1960s and 70s: Martian Time Slip / Dr. Bloodmoney / Now Wait for Last Year / Flow My Tears the Policeman Said / A Scanner Darkly'' ;2009:''Philip K. Dick: VALIS and Later Novels: A Maze of Death/VALIS/The Divine Invasion/The Transmigration of Timothy Archer''

Short story collections

;1955 :'' A Handful of Darkness'' ;1957 :'' The Variable Man And Other Stories'' ;1969 :''

The Preserving Machine ''The Preserving Machine'' is a collection of science fiction stories by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published by Ace Books in 1969 with cover art by Leo and Diane Dillon as part of their Ace Science Fiction Specials series. ...

'' ;1973 :'' The Book of Philip K. Dick'' (reissued in 1977 as ''The Turning Wheel and Other Stories'') ;1977 :'' The Best of Philip K. Dick'' ;1980 :''

The Golden Man "The Golden Man" is an 11,600-word science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was received by the Scott Meredith Literary Agency on June 24, 1953, and first published in the April 1954 issue of '' If'' magazine. The story ...

'' ;1984 :''

Robots, Androids, and Mechanical Oddities ''Robots, Androids, and Mechanical Oddities: The Science Fiction of Philip K. Dick'' is a collection of science fiction stories by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published by the Southern Illinois University Press in 1984 and was ed ...

'' ;1985 :''

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 ...

'' ;1987 :''

The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick ''The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick'' is a collection of 118 science fiction stories by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published by Underwood-Miller in 1987 as a five volume set. See Philip K. Dick bibliography for informatio ...

'' ;1988 :''

Beyond Lies the Wub "Beyond Lies the Wub" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was his first published genre story, originally appearing in ''Planet Stories'' in July 1952.Damien Broderick, ''Transrealist Fiction: Writing in the ...

'' ;1989 :''

Second Variety "Second Variety" is a science fiction novelette by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in ''Space Science Fiction'' magazine, in May 1953. Set in a world where war between the Soviet Union and United Nations has reduced most of the ...

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The Father-Thing "The Father-Thing" is a 1954 science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. The story, told through third-person narration but focusing on the child, concerns the replacement of a boy's father with a replicated version. At first, ...

'' ;1990 :''

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, ...

'' :'' The Little Black Box'' :''

The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford "The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in the January, 1954 edition of ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' and later in ''Beyond Lies the Wub'' in 1 ...

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We Can Remember It for You Wholesale "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" is a science fiction novelette by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' in April 1966. It features a melding of reality, false memory, and real me ...

'' ;1991 :''

The Minority Report "The Minority Report" is a 1956 science fiction novella by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in ''Fantastic Universe''. In a future society, three mutants foresee all crime before it occurs. Plugged into a great machine, these " p ...

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'' ;1992 :''

The Eye of the Sibyl "The Eye of the Sibyl" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was written sometime around 1975, but not published until 1987 when it was included in volume 5 (subtitled "The Little Black Box") of '' The Collected ...

'' ;1997 :''

The Philip K. Dick Reader ''The Philip K. Dick Reader'' is a collection of science fiction stories by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published by Citadel Twilight in 1997. Many of the stories had originally appeared in the magazines '' If'', ''Science Ficti ...

'' ;2002 :''

Minority Report Minority Report may refer to: * Minority report (Poor Law), published by the UK Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress 1905–09 * "Minority Report", a 1949 science fiction short story by Theodore Sturgeon * "The Minority Report ...

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Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick ''Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick'' is a collection of science fiction stories by Philip K. Dick. It was first published by Random House in 2002. Many of the stories had originally appeared in the magazines ''Planet Stories'', ''Fantasy and S ...

'' ;2004 :''

Paycheck A paycheck, also spelled paycheque, pay check or pay cheque, is traditionally a paper document (a cheque) issued by an employer to pay an employee for services rendered. In recent times, the physical paycheck has been increasingly replaced by e ...

'' ;2006 :''

Vintage PKD ''Vintage PKD'' is a collection of science fiction stories, novel excerpts and non-fiction by Philip K. Dick. It was first published by Vintage Books in 2006. Contents Excerpts from novels *''The Man in the High Castle'' *''A Scanner Darkly'' *' ...

'' ;2009 :'' The Early Work of Philip K. Dick, Volume One: The Variable Man & Other Stories''.

Prime Books Sean Wallace (born January 1, 1976) is an American science fiction, fantasy, and horror anthologist, editor, and publisher best known for founding the publishing house Prime Books and for co-editing three magazines, ''Clarkesworld Magazine'', ''T ...

. :'' The Early Work of Philip K. Dick, Volume Two: Breakfast at Twilight & Other Stories''.

. November 2009. . ;2013 :'' The Best of Philip K. Dick''. Introduction by David Gill, Philip K. Dick scholar Echo Point Books & Media.

Comparison of editions

The five volumes of

were re-published and sold separately by Gollancz and later by Citadel Twilight and by Subterranean Press. For the Citadel Twilight editions the volumes were renamed and two stories were moved from one volume to another. The following table provides a comparison of the corresponding volumes from the various editions.

Short stories

;1952 :"

" :" The Gun" :" The Little Movement" :"

The Skull ''The Skull'' is a 1965 British horror film directed by Freddie Francis for Amicus Productions, and starring the frequently paired horror actors Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, alongside Patrick Wymark, Jill Bennett, Nigel Green, P ...

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Pay for the Printer "Pay for the Printer" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published in ''Satellite Science Fiction'', in October 1956. Manuscript dated January 28, 1954. Plot In a war-ravaged future, humanity has co ...

" :" To Serve the Master" :"

Vulcan's Hammer ''Vulcan's Hammer'' is a 1960 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was released originally as an Ace Double. This has been considered to be the final outing of Dick's 1950s style pulp science fiction writing, before his be ...

" ;1957 :" Misadjustment" :" The Unreconstructed M" ;1958 :"

Null-O "Null-O" is a 1958 science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. It examines the concept of totally unempathic and 'logical' humans ("Null-Os") in a parody of the plot and concepts of '' The Pawns of Null-A'' by A. E. van Vogt. ...

" ;1959 :" Explorers We" :" Fair Game" :"

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 pos ...

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War Game A wargame is a strategy game in which two or more players command opposing armed forces in a realistic simulation of an armed conflict. Wargaming may be played for recreation, to train military officers in the art of strategic thinking, or to s ...

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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 Bib ...

" :" Stand-by (also published as Top Stand-by Job)" :"

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. It was first published in ''Amazing Stories ''Amazing Stories'' is an American science fiction magazine launched in April 1926 by Hugo Ge ...

" ;1964 ;1965 :"

Retreat Syndrome "Retreat Syndrome" is a 1965 short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. The story contains some common Dick themes such as a questionable reality and drug use. It was first published in ''Worlds of Tomorrow Science Fiction'' and was later repri ...

" ;1966 :" Holy Quarrel" :"

" :"Your Appointment Will Be Yesterday" ;1967 :" Faith of Our Fathers"
Return Match
;1968 :"

Not by Its Cover "Not by Its Cover" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick, a "loose sequel" to his first published science fiction short story, "Beyond Lies the Wub". The story continues the former's theme of immortality, although not f ...

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The Story to End All Stories for Harlan Ellison’s Anthology ''Dangerous Visions'' ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...

" ;1969 :"

The Electric Ant "The Electric Ant" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published in ''Fantasy and Science Fiction'' magazine in October 1969. Plot summary Garson Poole wakes up after a flying-car-crash to find that he ...

" :" The War with the Fnools" ;1974 :"

The Pre-persons "The Pre-persons" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published in ''Fantasy and Science Fiction'' magazine, October 1974. The story was an anti-abortion response to ''Roe v. Wade''. Dick imagines a fut ...

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A Little Something for Us Tempunauts "A Little Something for Us Tempunauts" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published in the anthology ''Final Stage'' in 1974. Plot summary Time travelers from the United States, called ''tempunauts' ...

" ;1979 :"

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 sto ...

" ;1980 :"

" (Originally titled "Frozen Journey".) :"

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 in ...

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Chains of Air, Web of Aether A chain is a serial assembly of connected pieces, called links, typically made of metal, with an overall character similar to that of a rope in that it is flexible and curved in compression but linear, rigid, and load-bearing in tension. A c ...

" ;1981 :"

The Alien Mind ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

" ;1984 :"

Strange Memories of Death Strange may refer to: Fiction * Strange (comic book), a comic book limited series by Marvel Comics * Strange (Marvel Comics), one of a pair of Marvel Comics characters known as The Strangers * Adam Strange, a DC Comics superhero * The title char ...

" ;1987 :"Cadbury, the Beaver Who Lacked" :"

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Stability Stability may refer to: Mathematics *Stability theory, the study of the stability of solutions to differential equations and dynamical systems **Asymptotic stability **Linear stability **Lyapunov stability **Orbital stability **Structural stabilit ...

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" ;1988 :" Goodbye, Vincent"

Other short works

;1987 :" Fawn, Look Back" (novel outline) ;1992 :" The Different Stages of Love" (previously unpublished passage from ''Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said'') ;2010 :"

Menace React Menace may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''The Menace'' (1928 film), an Australian silent film * ''The Menace'' (1932 film), an American crime drama * ''The Menace'' (1961 film) * ''Menace'' (1934 American film) * ''M ...

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Collected non-fiction

*1988: ''

The Dark Haired Girl ''The Dark Haired Girl'' is a collection of essays, poems and letters by Philip K. Dick. It was first published by Mark V. Ziesing in 1989. Ziesing considers this the necessary companion volume to the complete collected works of the author. Th ...

'' *1995: ''The Shifting Realities of Philip K. Dick: Selected Literary and Philosophical Writings'' *2011: ''

The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick ''The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick'' is a 2011 non-fiction book containing the published selections of a journal kept by the science fiction writer Philip K. Dick, in which he documented and explored his religious and visionary experiences. Dick's ...

'',

Jonathan Lethem Jonathan Allen Lethem (; born February 19, 1964) is an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer. His first novel, ''Gun, with Occasional Music'', a genre work that mixed elements of science fiction and detective fiction, was publishe ...

and Pamela Jackson, eds.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (; HMH) is an American publisher of textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, reference works, and fiction and non-fiction for both young readers and adults. The company is based in the Financial Dist ...

, publisher

Correspondence

* ''The Selected Letters of Philip K. Dick, 1938–1971''. Grass Valley, California : Underwood Books, 1996 (Trade edition) (Slipcased edition) * ''The Selected Letters of Philip K. Dick, 1972–1973''. Novato, California : Underwood-Miller, 1993 (Trade edition) (Slipcased edition) * ''The Selected Letters of Philip K. Dick, 1974''. Novato, California : Underwood-Miller, 1991 (Trade edition) (Slipcased edition) * ''The Selected Letters of Philip K. Dick, 1975–1976''. Novato, California : Underwood-Miller, 1992 (Trade edition) (Slipcased edition) * ''The Selected Letters of Philip K. Dick, 1977–1979''. Novato, California : Underwood-Miller, 1993 (Trade edition) (Slipcased edition) * ''The Selected Letters of Philip K. Dick, 1980–1982''. Nevada City, California : Underwood Books, 2009 (Trade edition) (Slipcased edition)

Film adaptations

Notes

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