Edited and selected by Crawdaddy!-founder and scholar Paul Williams, The Early Stories of Philip K. Dick, Volume One and Volume Two encompasses a total of thirty-five stories from the early years of Philip K. Dick. With extensive story notes by Williams, introductions by some of the most respected authors in the field, and packaged to belong on any shelf, The Early Stories of Philip K. Dick promises an early peek into the many worlds created by one of the acclaimed masters of science fiction and fantasy. Contents: • Introduction • Breakfast at Twilight • Survey Team • The Hanging Stranger • The Eyes Have It • The Turning Wheel • The Last of the Masters • Strange Eden • Tony and the Beetles • Exhibit Piece • The Crawlers • Sales Pitch • Upon the Dull Earth • A World of Talent • Story Notes
Author
Philip K. Dick was born in Chicago in 1928 and lived most of his life in California. In 1952, he began writing professionally and proceeded to write numerous novels and short-story collections. He won the Hugo Award for the best novel in 1962 for The Man in the High Castle and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for best novel of the year in 1974 for Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said. Philip K. Dick died on March 2, 1982, in Santa Ana, California, of heart failure following a stroke. In addition to 44 published novels, Dick wrote approximately 121 short stories, most of which appeared in science fiction magazines during his lifetime. Although Dick spent most of his career as a writer in near-poverty, ten of his stories have been adapted into popular films since his death, including Blade Runner, Total Recall, A Scanner Darkly, Minority Report, Paycheck, Next, Screamers, and The Adjustment Bureau. In 2005, Time magazine named Ubik one of the one hundred greatest English-language novels published since 1923. In 2007, Dick became the first science fiction writer to be included in The Library of America series.
