"Waterspider" is a
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 ...
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
Poul William Anderson (November 25, 1926 – July 31, 2001) was an American fantasy and science fiction author who was active from the 1940s until the 21st century. Anderson wrote also historical novels. His awards include seven Hugo Awards and ...
as one of the main characters. The author refers to himself and his stories "
The Variable Man
"The Variable Man" is a science fiction novella by American writer Philip K. Dick, which he wrote and sold before he had an agent. It was first published in the British magazine ''Space Science Fiction'' (British version) Vol. 2 No. 2, July 1953, a ...
" 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
Alfred Elton van Vogt ( ; April 26, 1912 – January 26, 2000) was a Canadian-born American science fiction author. His fragmented, bizarre narrative style influenced later science fiction writers, notably Philip K. Dick. He was one of the ...
,
Margaret St. Clair
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Margaret St. Clair (17 February 1911 – 22 November 1995) was an American fantasy and science fiction writer, who also wrote under the pseudonyms Idris Seabright and Wilton Hazzard.
Biography
St. Clair was born as Eva Margaret Neeley ...
,
Jack Vance
John Holbrook Vance (August 28, 1916 – May 26, 2013) was an American mystery, fantasy, and science fiction writer. Though most of his work has been published under the name Jack Vance, he also wrote several mystery novels under pen names.
...
, and
Isaac Asimov
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References
External links
Worlds of IF (January 1964)at the
Wayback Machine
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, archived March 2, 2016.
Short stories by Philip K. Dick
1964 short stories
Works originally published in If (magazine)
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