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Philip K. Dick

Philip Kindred Dick was an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist. His work, most often associated with science fiction, repeatedly explores unstable reality, authoritarian systems, paranoia, metaphysics, theology, and altered states of consciousness.

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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Most famous novel and a strong entry point to Dick's themes of identity and artificial life.

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The Man in the High Castle

A landmark alternate-history novel that is easy to place within his major fiction.

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A Scanner Darkly

A late novel that clearly shows Dick's interest in paranoia, addiction, and unstable identity.

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Books by series

novel series · complete

VALIS Trilogy

Dick's late metaphysical novel sequence.

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  1. 1 Cover of Valis
    Valis

    Book 1 · novel · 1981

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    The Divine Invasion

    Book 2 · novel · 1981

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    The Transmigration of Timothy Archer

    Book 3 · novel · 1982

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    Radio Free Albemuth

    novel · 1985 Optional

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The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick

Five-volume collected stories series.

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  1. 1
    Paycheck and Other Classic Stories

    Book 1 · collection · 1987

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    The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick, Volume 1: Beyond Lies the Wub

    Book 1 · collection · 1987

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    The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick, Volume 2: Second Variety

    Book 2 · collection · 1953

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    The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick, Volume 3: The Father-Thing

    Book 3 · collection · 1953

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    The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick, Volume 4: The Minority Report

    Book 4 · collection · 1956

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    The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick, Volume 5: The Little Black Box

    Book 5 · collection · 1966

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    We Can Remember It For You Wholesale: Volume Five Of The Collected Stories

    Book 5 · collection · 1987

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The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick (Gollancz)

Gateway/Gollancz collected-stories series.

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  1. 1
    The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick Volume 1

    Book 1 · collection · 2008

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    The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick Volume 2

    Book 2 · collection · 2008

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  3. 3
    The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick Volume 3

    Book 3 · collection · 2023

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  4. 4
    The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick Volume 4

    Book 4 · collection · 2023

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Blade Runner

A series of works connected to Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and its later sequels.

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  1. 1 Cover of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
    Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

    Book 0 · novel · 1968

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    Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Omnibus

    Book 1 · graphic_novel · 2015

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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?: Comic Adaptation

Comic adaptation series of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?.

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  1. 1 Cover of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
    Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

    Book 1 · novel · 1968

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    Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Omnibus

    Book 1 · graphic_novel · 2015

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  3. 3
    Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 3

    Book 9 · comic · 2010

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other · unknown

Dangerous Visions

Influential science fiction anthology series.

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  1. 1
    Dangerous Visions

    anthology · 1967

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Doctor Adder

Shared-series item connected to Dr. Adder.

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  1. 1
    Dr. Adder

    Book 1 · novel · 1984

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Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories

Annual anthology series of classic science fiction.

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  1. 1
    Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 15: 1953

    Book 15 · anthology · 1986

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    Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 17: 1955

    Book 17 · anthology · 1988

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other · unknown

Great Classic Stories (BBC Audio)

Audio anthology series.

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    Great Classic Science Fiction

    anthology · 2010

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other · unknown

The Pulp Writers

Themed Philip K. Dick story anthology series.

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    Anthology of Sci-Fi V2: The Pulp Writers - Philip K. Dick

    Book 2 · anthology · 2013

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other · unknown

The Big Book of Cyberpunk

A two-volume cyberpunk anthology series.

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    The Big Book of Cyberpunk, Vol.

    Book 2 · anthology · 2024

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Imperial Stars

Military science fiction series.

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  1. 1
    Republic and Empire

    Book 2 · anthology · 1987

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Outside the series

Standalone and other books

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    The Man in the High Castle

    novel · 1962

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  2. Cover of Ubik
    Ubik

    novel · 1969

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  3. Cover of A Scanner Darkly
    A Scanner Darkly

    novel · 1977

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  4. Cover of The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
    The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch

    novel · 1965

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  5. Cover of Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
    Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said

    novel · 1967

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  6. The Minority Report

    short_story · 1956

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  7. Cover of Time Out Of Joint
    Time Out Of Joint

    novel · 1959

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  8. Cover of Martian Time-Slip
    Martian Time-Slip

    novel · 1964

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  9. Cover of Dr Bloodmoney
    Dr Bloodmoney

    novel · 1965

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  10. Cover of The Penultimate Truth
    The Penultimate Truth

    novel · 1964

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  11. Cover of A Maze of Death
    A Maze of Death

    novel · 1970

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  12. Cover of The Simulacra
    The Simulacra

    novel · 1964

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  13. Cover of Now Wait for Last Year
    Now Wait for Last Year

    novel · 1966

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  14. Cover of Eye In The Sky
    Eye In The Sky

    novel · 1957

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  15. Cover of Solar Lottery
    Solar Lottery

    novel · 1955

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  16. Cover of Clans of the Alphane Moon
    Clans of the Alphane Moon

    novel · 1964

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  17. Cover of Galactic Pot-Healer
    Galactic Pot-Healer

    novel · 1969

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  18. Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

    collection · 2017

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  19. Cover of Counter-Clock World
    Counter-Clock World

    novel · 1967

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  20. Cover of Confessions of a Crap Artist
    Confessions of a Crap Artist

    novel · 1975

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  21. Cover of The World Jones Made
    The World Jones Made

    novel · 1956

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  22. Cover of We Can Build You
    We Can Build You

    novel · 1972

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  23. Cover of The Game-Players of Titan
    The Game-Players of Titan

    novel · 1963

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  24. Cover of Deus Irae
    Deus Irae

    novel · 1976

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  25. Cover of The Crack In Space
    The Crack In Space

    novel · 1966

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  26. Cover of Our Friends From Frolix 8
    Our Friends From Frolix 8

    novel · 1970

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  27. Cover of Dr. Futurity
    Dr. Futurity

    novel · 1960

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  28. The Reader

    collection · 1997

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  29. Cover of The Cosmic Puppets
    The Cosmic Puppets

    novel · 1957

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  30. Total Recall

    short_story · 1966

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  31. Cover of The Man Who Japed
    The Man Who Japed

    novel · 1956

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  32. Cover of The Zap Gun
    The Zap Gun

    novel · 1965

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  33. Cover of Lies, Inc.
    Lies, Inc.

    novel · 1983

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  34. Cover of Vulcan's Hammer
    Vulcan's Hammer

    novel · 1960

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  35. Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick

    collection · 1982

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  36. Beyond Lies The Wub

    short_story · 1951

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  37. The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick

    nonfiction · 2011

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  38. Adjustment Team

    short_story · 1954

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  39. Paycheck

    short_story · 1953

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  40. The Skull

    short_story · 1952

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  41. Mr. Spaceship

    short_story · 1953

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  42. Second Variety: Short Story

    short_story · 1953

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  43. The Eyes Have It

    short_story · 1953

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  44. The Hanging Stranger

    short_story · 1953

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  45. Cover of In Milton Lumky Territory
    In Milton Lumky Territory

    novel · 1985

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  46. The Golden Man

    short_story · 1954

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  47. The Defenders

    short_story · 1953

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  48. Cover of The Man Whose Teeth Were All Exactly Alike
    The Man Whose Teeth Were All Exactly Alike

    novel · 1984

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  49. The Crystal Crypt

    short_story · 1954

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  50. The Variable Man

    novella · 1953

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  51. Cover of Voices From the Street
    Voices From the Street

    novel · 2007

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  52. Cover of Puttering About in a Small Land
    Puttering About in a Small Land

    novel · 1985

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  53. Beyond the Door

    short_story · 1954

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  54. Cover of The Ganymede Takeover
    The Ganymede Takeover

    novel · 1967

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  55. Cover of Humpty Dumpty in Oakland
    Humpty Dumpty in Oakland

    novel · 1986

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  56. I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon

    short_story · 1985

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  57. Cover of Mary and the Giant
    Mary and the Giant

    novel · 1987

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  58. The Gun

    short_story · 1952

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  59. Cover of The Unteleported Man
    The Unteleported Man

    novel · 1964

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  60. The Best of Philip K. Dick

    collection · 1977

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  61. Cover of Gather yourselves together
    Gather yourselves together

    novel · 1994

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  62. Cover of The Broken Bubble
    The Broken Bubble

    novel · 1988

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  63. The Preserving Machine

    collection · 1969

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  64. The Shifting Realities of Philip K. Dick

    nonfiction · 1995

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  65. The Father Thing

    short_story · 1954

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  66. Cover of Nick and the Glimmung
    Nick and the Glimmung

    novel · 1985

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  67. Tony and the Beetles

    short_story · 1953

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  68. The Mammoth Book of Science Fiction

    anthology · 2002

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  69. A Handful of Darkness

    collection · 1955

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  70. Human Is?: A Philip K. Dick Reader

    collection · 1955

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  71. How To Build A Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later

    essay · 1978

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  72. Science Fiction 101

    anthology · 1987

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  73. Upon the Dull Earth

    short_story · 1954

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  74. Foster, You're Dead

    short_story · 1955

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  75. A Scanner Darkly: Graphic Novel

    graphic_novel · 1977

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  76. Nature's Warnings: Classic Stories of Eco-Science Fiction

    anthology · 2020

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  77. The Sixth Science Fiction Megapack: 25 Modern Classic and Stories

    anthology · 2013

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  78. Beyond Tomorrow

    anthology · 1976

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  79. The Defenders and Three Others

    anthology · 1950

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  80. The Book of Philip K. Dick

    collection · 1972

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  81. Blade Runner: A Story of the Future

    comic · 1982

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  82. Of Withered Apples

    short_story · 1954

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  83. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Vol. 5

    comic · 2011

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  84. The Early Science Fiction of Philip K. Dick

    collection · 2016

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  85. Robots Through the Ages: Anthology

    anthology

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  86. The Third Time Travel MEGAPACK ®: 18 Classic Trips Through Time

    anthology · 2015

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  87. The Alien Mind

    short_story

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  88. Fine Frights: Stories That Scared Me

    anthology · 1988

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  89. In Pursuit of VALIS: Selections from the Exegesis

    nonfiction · 1991

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  90. Beyond The Door and Other Stories

    collection · 2009

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  91. Vintage PKD

    collection · 2006

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  92. What If Our World Is Their Heaven?

    nonfiction · 1982

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  93. Piper in the Woods: A Collection of Science Fiction

    collection · 1953

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  94. The Dark-Haired Girl

    short_story · 1988

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  95. Autofac

    short_story · 1955

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  96. Exhibit Piece

    short_story · 1954

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  97. Cover of Cantata-140
    Cantata-140

    novel · 1966

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  98. The Adjustment Bureau and Other Classic Stories

    collection · 2011

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  99. Future War

    anthology · 1999

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  100. The Third Science Fiction Megapack: 26 Modern and Classic Science Fiction Tales

    anthology · 2012

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  101. The Variable Man and Other Stories

    collection · 1957

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  102. Aliens Among Us

    anthology · 2000

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  103. The Best Science Fiction of the Year 4

    anthology · 1975

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  104. The Early Stories of Philip K. Dick

    collection · 2009

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  105. The Third Omni Book of Science Fiction

    anthology · 1985

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  106. The Last of the Masters

    novella · 1954

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  107. The Short Stories Of Phillip K. Dick - Volume 2: "It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane."

    collection · 2014

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  108. The Selected Letters, 1974

    nonfiction · 1991

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  109. The Ultimate Sci Fi Collection

    anthology · 2019

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  110. The Collected Works of Philip K. Dick: 11 Science Fiction Stories

    collection · 2012

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  111. Fantastic Stories Presents the Worlds of If Super Pack #1

    anthology

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  112. We Can Remember It For You Wholesale and Other Stories

    collection · 1966

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  113. Young Authors' Club: The Wartime Adolescent Writings of Philip K. Dick

    collection · 2014

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  114. Small Town

    short_story · 1954

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  115. The Selected Letters, 1980-1982

    nonfiction · 2005

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  116. The Best Early Stories of Philip K. Dick

    collection · 2011

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  117. Prize Ship

    short_story · 2023

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  118. Invaders!

    anthology · 1993

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  119. Philip K. Dick: The Last Testament

    nonfiction · 1985

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  120. Strange gifts: Eight stories of science fiction

    anthology · 1975

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  121. Turning Wheel Other Stories

    collection · 1972

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  122. The Skull Illustrated

    short_story · 1952

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  123. 1950s Science- Fiction Stories: Memo Book Series #21 -- Two Space Opera Adventures From The Golden Age of SF Stories!

    anthology · 2018

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  124. Believe in Yourself

    short_story · 1955

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  125. Robots, Androids and Mechanical Oddities: The Science Fiction of Philip K. Dick

    nonfiction · 1984

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  126. Adjustment Team and Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick

    collection · 2012

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  127. The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford

    short_story · 1954

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  128. Philip K. Dick: In His Own Words

    nonfiction · 1984

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  129. The Early Work of Philip K. Dick Volume 2: Breakfast at Twilight and Other Stories

    collection · 2008

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  130. The Start Philip K. Dick Super Pack

    collection · 2015

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  131. The Early Work of Philip K. Dick Volume 1: The Variable Man and Other Stories

    collection · 2008

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  132. Fantastic Stories Present the Philip K. Dick Super Pack

    collection · 2015

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  133. The Selected Letters, 1977-1979

    nonfiction · 1991

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  134. Philip K. Dick: Collection of Twenty Short Science Fiction Tales

    collection · 2016

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  135. An Anthropomorphic Century

    anthology · 2015

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  136. Untitled Novel

    novel

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  137. The Best Science Fiction of the Year 10

    anthology · 1981

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  138. 60 Space Sci-Fi Books: Intergalactic Wars, Alien Attacks & Space Adventures: Space Viking, A Martian Odyssey, Triplanetary…

    anthology · 2018

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  139. Space Odysseys: A New Look at Yesterday's Futures

    anthology · 1974

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  140. Twenty Years of the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

    anthology · 1970

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  141. The Best Science Fiction Stories

    anthology · 1977

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  142. Fantastic Stories Presents the Imagination

    anthology

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  143. Angels!

    anthology · 1995

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  144. Horror Stories

    anthology · 1995

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  145. Rautavaara's Case

    short_story · 1980

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