The collected stories of Philip K. Dick. Vol. 1 : the King of the Elves [1947-1952]

The collected stories of Philip K. Dick Vol. 1 : the King of the Elves [1947-1952] Vol. 1 : the King of the Elves [1947-1952] /

Philip K. Dick

Book - 2010

This generous collection contains 22 stories and novellas by Dick, one of the seminal figures of 20th century science fiction. They provide an ideal introduction to one of the most singular imaginations of the modern era.

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Subjects
Short stories.
Science fiction.
Published
Burton, MI. : Subterranean Press 2010.
Language
English
Main Author
Philip K. Dick (-)
Physical Description
487 p. ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Sources: p. 473-487.
ISBN
9781596063402
  • Stability
  • Menace react
  • Roog
  • The little movement
  • Beyond lies the wub
  • The gun
  • The skull
  • The defenders
  • Mr. Spaceship
  • Piper in the woods
  • The infinites
  • The preserving machine
  • Expendable
  • The variable man
  • The indefatigable frog
  • The crystal crypt
  • The short happy life of the brown Oxford
  • The builder
  • Meddler
  • Paycheck
  • The great C
  • Out in the garden
  • The king of the elves
  • Colony
  • Prize ship
  • Nanny.
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

In 1990, small press Underwood-Miller began issuing collections of short works by the prolific Dick (1928-1985). This volume is almost identical to the first volume in that series, Beyond Lies the Wub. (Eight pieces also overlap with April 2010's The Variable Man and Other Stories.) The included works are steeped in the paranoid, fearful zeitgeist of the 1950s, from a vision of America nearly paralyzed by fear of communists in "The Skull" and a world destroyed by human warfare in "The Gun" to a war between inanimate objects and their former masters in "Colony." The post-atomic war world of "The Defenders" is not as grim as its human inhabitants believe, while "The Roog" mixes whimsy with elements of horror. Completists who missed the earlier edition will be glad to pick this one up. (Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Review by Library Journal Review

This first of five volumes of the late Dick's works sports 28 shorts and novellas, including his very first published story, "Beyond Lies the Wub." Extra to this edition are the author's notes on all the stories. Dick still commands a pretty loyal following and is one of those writers that all science fiction readers, both newbs and veterans, not to mention Blade Runner heads, eventually gravitate toward, so this is worth strong consideration.-Mike Rogers, "Classic Returns," BookSmack! 9/2/10 (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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