''Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick'' is a collection of science fiction stories by

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 ...

. It was first published by Random House in 2002. Many of the stories had originally appeared in the magazines '' Planet Stories'', '' Fantasy and Science Fiction'', ''

Imagination Imagination is the production or simulation of novel objects, sensations, and ideas in the mind without any immediate input of the senses. Stefan Szczelkun characterises it as the forming of experiences in one's mind, which can be re-creations ...

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Space Science Fiction Between 1952 and 1954, John Raymond published four digest-size science fiction and fantasy magazines. Raymond was an American publisher of men's magazines who knew little about science fiction, but the field's rapid growth and a distributo ...

'', '' Astounding'', ''

Beyond Fantasy Fiction ''Beyond Fantasy Fiction'' was a US fantasy fiction magazine edited by H. L. Gold, with only ten issues published from 1953 to 1955. The last two issues carried the cover title of ''Beyond Fiction'', but the publication's name for copyright purp ...

'', '' Orbit'', '' Galaxy Science Fiction'', ''

Fantastic Universe ''Fantastic Universe'' was a U.S. science fiction magazine which began publishing in the 1950s. It ran for 69 issues, from June 1953 to March 1960, under two different publishers. It was part of the explosion of science fiction magazine publishin ...

'', '' Amazing Stories'', ''Rolling Stone College Papers'', '' Omni'' and '' Playboy''.

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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 ...

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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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Impostor An impostor (also spelled imposter) is a person who pretends to be somebody else, often through means of disguise. Their objective is usually to try to gain financial or social advantages through social engineering, but also often for purposes ...

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The King of the Elves "The King of the Elves" is a fantasy short story by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in the September 1953 issue of ''Beyond Fantasy Fiction''. Plot summary Shadrach Jones is an old man who owns and runs a gas station in the fict ...

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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 ...

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Foster, You're Dead! "Foster, You're Dead!" is a 1955 science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published in ''Star Science Fiction Stories No.3''. The story is a satire of two 1950s-era trends: consumerism and increasing Cold War ...

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Upon the Dull Earth "Upon the Dull Earth" is a fantasy short story by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in November 1954 in ''Beyond Fantasy Fiction''. Both the title and the protagonist's name are taken from Shakespeare's ''The Two Gentlemen of Verona ...

" * " Autofac" * " The Minority Report" * "

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, ...

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A Game of Unchance A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes'' ...

" * " We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" * " Faith of Our Fathers" * "

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 ...

" * " A Little Something for Us Tempunauts" * "

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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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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* {{Philip K. Dick 2002 short story collections Short story collections by Philip K. Dick

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