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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 ...

stories 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 ...

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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 informati ...

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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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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 ...

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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 ...

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Fantasy and Science Fiction ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (usually referred to as ''F&SF'') is a U.S. fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence Spivak's Mercury Press. Editors Anthony Boucher a ...

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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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Amazing Stories ''Amazing Stories'' is an American science fiction magazine launched in April 1926 by Hugo Gernsback's Experimenter Publishing. It was the first magazine devoted solely to science fiction. Science fiction stories had made regular appearances i ...

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Startling Stories ''Startling Stories'' was an American pulp science fiction magazine, published from 1939 to 1955 by publisher Ned Pines' Standard Magazines. It was initially edited by Mort Weisinger, who was also the editor of ''Thrilling Wonder Stories'', S ...

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Astounding ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' is an American science fiction magazine published under various titles since 1930. Originally titled ''Astounding Stories of Super-Science'', the first issue was dated January 1930, published by William Cl ...

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Planet Stories ''Planet Stories'' was an American pulp science fiction magazine, published by Fiction House between 1939 and 1955. It featured interplanetary adventures, both in space and on some other planets, and was initially focused on a young readership. ...

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Norman Spinrad Norman Richard Spinrad (born September 15, 1940) is an American science fiction author, essayist, and critic. His fiction has won the Prix Apollo and been nominated for numerous awards, including the Hugo Award and multiple Nebula Awards. Pe ...

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" * "Jon’s World" * "The Cosmic Poachers" * "Progeny" * "Some Kinds of Life" * "Martians Come in Clouds" * " The Commuter" * "The World She Wanted" * "A Surface Raid" * "Project: Earth" * "

The Trouble with Bubbles "The Trouble With Bubbles" is a 1953 science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. The story first appeared in '' If'' magazine, September 1953, and was first printed in book form in ''Second Variety'', volume two of the five-volum ...

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Breakfast at Twilight "Breakfast at Twilight" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was received by the Scott Meredith Literary Agency on January 17, 1953 and first published in ''Amazing Stories'', July 1954. It appears in the second ...

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The Hood Maker "The Hood Maker" is a short story by Philip K. Dick, originally published in the June 1955 issue of the magazine '' Imagination''. It was adapted by Matthew Graham into an episode for the 2017 TV series, '' Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams''. ...

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Human Is "Human Is" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published in ''Startling Stories'', Winter 1955. The plot centers on the crisis facing a woman whose cold and emotionally abusive husband returns from a ...

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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 ...

" * "The Impossible Planet" * "

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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Planet for Transients "Planet for Transients" is a 1953 science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. The story was originally published in the October–November 1953 issue of ''Fantastic Universe''. The story also appears in ''We Can Remember It for ...

" * "Small Town" * "Souvenir" * "Survey Team"

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* 1990 short story collections Short story collections by Philip K. Dick {{1990s-sf-story-collection-stub

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