The bibliography of Philip K. Dick includes 44 novels, 121 short stories, and 14 short story collections published by American

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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

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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 b ...

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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 ...

'', ''

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 maintaine ...

'', 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 ca ...

. The second collection was issued in July 2008, and included '' Martian Time Slip'', '' Dr. Bloodmoney'', '' Now Wait for Last Year'', ''

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 Wa ...

'', and ''

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 p ...

''. The third collection was published in July 2009 and included '' A Maze of Death'' and the '' VALIS trilogy'' (''

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 ...

'', ''

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. Th ...

'', and '' The Transmigration of Timothy Archer''). 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

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: * 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'' ;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'' ;1984 :'' Robots, Androids, and Mechanical Oddities'' ;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'' ;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 th ...

'' :'' The Father-Thing'' ;1990 :'' The Days of Perky Pat'' :'' 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 ...

'' :''

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 m ...

'' ;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 ...

'' :''

'' ;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 (magazine), If'', '' ...

'' ;2002 :'' Minority Report'' :''

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 ...

'' ;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'', '' ...

. :'' 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 The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 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" ;1953 Galaxy 195301

;1954 ;1955 ;1956 :"

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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 c ...

" :" 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 b ...

" ;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" :" War Game" ;1963 :" The Days of Perky Pat" :" If There Were No Benny Cemoli" :" Stand-by (also published as Top Stand-by Job)" :" What'll We Do with Ragland Park?" ;1964 ;1965 :" Retreat Syndrome" ;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 ...

" :" The Story to End All Stories for Harlan Ellison’s Anthology ''Dangerous Visions''" ;1969 :" The Electric Ant" :" The War with the Fnools" ;1974 :" The Pre-persons" :"

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 ...

" :" Chains of Air, Web of Aether" ;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" :" The Day Mr. Computer Fell Out of Its Tree" :"

" :"

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 sta ...

" :" A Terran Odyssey" ;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 ...

" (fragment)

Collected non-fiction

*1988: '' The Dark Haired Girl'' *1995: ''The Shifting Realities of Philip K. Dick: Selected Literary and Philosophical Writings'' *2011: '' The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick'', Jonathan Lethem and Pamela Jackson, eds. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 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

Primary bibliographies * PRECIOUS ARTIFACTS: A Philip K. Dick Bibliography, United States of America and United Kingdom Editions, 1955 - 2012. Compiled by Henri Wintz and David Hyde. (Wide Books 2012). www.wide-books.com Full color, 142 pages * PRECIOUS ARTIFACTS 2: A Philip K. Dick Bibliography, The Short Stories, United States, United Kingdom and Oceania, 1952 - 2014. Compiled by Henri Wintz and David Hyde (Wide Books 2014). www.wide-books.com Full color, 216 pages

Biographies

* Arnold, Kyle (2016), ''The Divine Madness of Philip K. Dick''. Oxford University Press. * Capanna, Pablo (1995). ''Philip K. Dick - Idios Kosmos''. Almagesto (Spanish Language) * Carrère, Emmanuel. Bent, Timothy. (translator) (2005). '' I Am Alive and You Are Dead: A Journey into the Mind of Philip K. Dick''. Picador. * Dick, Ann R. (Former Wife). (1995). ''Search for Philip K. Dick, 1928-1982: A Memoir and Biography of the Science Fiction Writer''. Edwin Mellen Press. * Mason, Darryl. (In Progress). ''The Biography of Philip K. Dick''. Gollancz. * Mini, Anne. ''A Family Darkly : Love, Loss, and the Final Passions of Philip K. Dick''. Carroll & Graf. (Unpublished) * Peake, Anthony. (2013). ''A Life of Philip K. Dick - A Man Who Remembered the Future''. Arcturus Publishing Limited. * Queyssi, Laurent & Marchesi, Mauro (2019). ''Philip K. Dick, a comics biography'', NBM. * Rickman, Gregg. (1989). ''To the High Castle: Philip K. Dick: A Life 1928-1962''. Fragments West. * Sutin, Lawrence (Official biographer). (1989). ''Divine Invasions: A Life of Philip K. Dick''. Citadel Press; Rep edition. * Williams, Paul. (1986). '' Only Apparently Real: The World of Philip K. Dick''. Entwhistle Books. * Wilson, Colin. "Was Philip K. Dick Possessed by an Angel?" (1992) in ''Unsolved Mysteries Past and Present''. Contemporary Books.

Interviews

* Apel, D. Scott. (1999). ''Philip K. Dick : The Dream Connection''. The Impermanent Press. * Lee, Gwen (ed). (2000) ''What If Our World Is Their Heaven? The Final Conversations Of Philip K. Dick''. Overlook Press. * Rickman, Gregg. (1984). ''Philip K. Dick: In His Own Words''. Fragments West. * Rickman, Gregg. (1985). ''Philip K. Dick: The Last Testament''. Fragments West.

Book-length critical studies

* Arnold, Kyle. (2016). ''The Divine Madness of Philip K. Dick''. Oxford University Press. * Barlow, Aaron. (2005). ''How Much Does Chaos Scare You?: Politics, Religion, And Philosophy in the Fiction of Philip K. Dick''. Lulu Press. * Butler, Andrew M. (2000). ''Philip K. Dick''. Pocket Essentials. * Butler, Andrew M. (2007). ''Philip K. Dick''. nlarged editionPocket Essentials. * De Angelis, Valerio Massimo and Umberto Rossi (eds.) (2006). ''Trasmigrazioni: I mondi di Philip K. Dick''. Le Monnier. * Frasca, Gabriele (2007). ''L'oscuro scrutare di Philip K. Dick''. Meltemi. * Caronia, Antonio and Domenico Gallo (eds.) (2006). ''La macchina della paranoia: Enciclopedia dickiana''. X Book. * Kerman, Judith B. (ed.). ''Retrofitting Blade Runner: Issues in Ridley Scott’s'' Blade Runner ''and Philip K. Dick’s'' Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (1991). Rpt. Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press (1995). * Kucukalic, Lejla (2008). ''Philip K. Dick: Canonical Writer of the Digital Age''. London: Routledge. * Lemant, Aurélien (2012). ''TRAUM : Philip K. Dick, le martyr onirique''. Editions Le Feu Sacré. * Link, Eric Carl (2010). ''Understanding Philip K. Dick. Columbia: The University of South Carolina Press''. * Lampe, Evan (2015). ''Philip K. Dick and the World We Live In'' Wide Books. * Lord R.C. (2007) ''PINK BEAM: A Philip K. Dick Companion'' Lulu Publishers. Trade paperback, 322pp. * Mackey, Douglas A. (1988). ''Philip K. Dick''. Twayne. * Mckee, Gabriel. (2004). ''Pink Beams of Light from the God in the Gutter : The Science-Fictional Religion of Philip K. Dick''. University Press of America. * Mullen, R.D. (editor). (1992). ''On Philip K. Dick: 40 Articles from Science-Fiction Studies''. SF-TH. * Olander, Joseph D. and Martin Harry Greenberg (eds.) (1983). ''Philip K. Dick''. New York: Taplinger. * Palmer, Christopher. (2003). ''Philip K. Dick : Exhilaration and Terror of the Postmodern''. Liverpool Univ. Press. * Pierce, Hazel. (1982). ''Philip K. Dick''. Borgo Press. * Rickels, Laurence A. (2010). ''I Think I Am: Philip K. Dick'', Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. * Rispoli, Francesca (2001). ''Universi che cadono a pezzi: La fantascienza di Philip K. Dick''. Milano: Bruno Mondadori. * Robb, Brian J. (2006). ''Counterfeit Worlds: Philip K. Dick On Film''. Titan Books (UK). * Robinson, Kim Stanley (1989). ''The Novels of Philip K. Dick''. Umi Research Press. * Rossi, Umberto (2011). ''The Twisted Worlds of Philip K. Dick: A Reading of Twenty Ontologically Uncertain Novels'', Jefferson: McFarland. * Umland, Stanley J. (1995). ''Philip K. Dick: Contemporary Critical Interpretations''. Greenwood Press. * Vest, Jason P. (2009). ''The Postmodern Humanism of Philip K. Dick''. Lanham: The Scarecrow Press. * Viviani, Gianfranco and Carlo Pagetti (eds.) (1989). ''Philip K. Dick: Il sogno dei simulacri''. Nord. ISBN n.a. * Warrick, Patricia S. (1987). ''Mind in Motion: The Fiction of Philip K. Dick''. Southern Illinois Univ. Press. * Warrick, Patricia S. (1986). ''Robots, Androids, and Mechanical Oddities: The Science Fiction of Philip K. Dick''. Southern Illinois Univ. Press.

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Published works

Novels by year of composition

Library of America

Short story collections

Comparison of editions

Short stories

Other short works

Collected non-fiction

Correspondence

Film adaptations

Further reading

Biographies

Interviews

Book-length critical studies

Notes

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