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Beyond Lies the Wub & The Skull
Philip K. DICK (1928 - 1982) Two
stories in the inimitable Philip Dick style. What is a Wub? A 400 pound
slovenly, fat, ungainly, drooling animal that looks like a cross
between a walrus and an enormous hog? Well, yes that is pretty much what
he looks like and for 50 cents, a good bargain no matter how he tastes.
The hungry spaceship crew expect to find out. Of course the Wub may not
entirely agree but it doesn't have much to say about it. The second
story, The Skull, is a skilful mesh of time travel, unscrupulous
governments, prisoners, and religion. With an assassin thrown in for
good measure. Enjoy! (summary by Phil Chenevert)
Genre(s): Science Fiction Crystal Crypt, the & Beyond the Door
Philip K. DICK (1928 - 1982) Two
early science fiction stories by the wonderful craftsman, Philip K.
Dick. In the Crystal Crypt, taken from the 1954 Planet Stories, the war
between Mars and Terra is about to erupt and earth has only merchants
and salesmen to fight; can they carry out their mission? Beyond the Door
is a story that asks and answers the question: what lives beyond the
door? And is it dangerous? (Summary by Phil Chenevert)
Genre(s): Science Fiction The Defenders
Philip K. DICK (1928 - 1982) The
terrible destruction of total nuclear war between the Western and
Eastern Blocks has succeeded in sterilizing the surface of the earth. No
living creature can now exist there and all humans on both sides, have
fled to the hives built miles below the surface where they constantly
work to produce the war materials necessary to carry on the battle. For 8
years now, the actual fighting between these super powers has been
conducted by robots known as Ledeys since only they can sustain the
terrible levels of radiation caused by the constant bombardment. They
are the Defenders, standing between the combatants far below and
ultimate victory or defeat. Life is hard in the tunnels, but liveable,
while it is lethal on the surface. The ledeys keep the generals informed
on everything through vids and pictures; but how can this continue?
what will happen? Who will win? (Summary by Phil Chenevert)
Genre(s): Science Fiction
The Eyes Have It & Tony and the Beetles
Philip K. DICK (1928 - 1982) Aliens
have invaded the earth! Horrible one celled creatures disguised as
normal human beings ! Well, at least that is what it seems to the
author. Yes, The Eyes Have It is a whimsical story, making gentle fun of
certain writing styles, but only a topflight science-fictionist like
Philip Dick , we thought, could have written this story, in just this
way. Tony and the Beetles takes place far in the future when Earth's
enormous colonial empire is well established but the question is, how
long can it last? 10 year old Tony grows up fast when history catches up
with the human race. A sobering look at human history .. and our
probable future. Two very different stories but both entertaining.
(Summary by the magazine editor and Phil Chenevert)
Genre(s): Science Fiction Mr. Spaceship
Philip K. DICK (1928 - 1982) The
war with the Yucks from Proxima Centauri was claimed to be a stalemate
but they were really winning. The mine belts they laid seemed to
propagate themselves and were slowly strangling Terran planets. How did
they do that? What was their secret? The answer was baffling and the
best human minds could only conclude that their ships and mines were
somehow alive. So, the next desperate step was to ask "If they are using
organic ships, why can't we do the same?". Thus Mr. Spaceship was
conceived and carried out. But will a conscious warship do what the
generals wish? Perhaps and perhaps something entirely surprising!
Genre(s): Science Fiction
Second Variety
Philip K. DICK (1928 - 1982) Early
victories by the USSR in a global nuclear war cause the United Nations
government to retreat to the moon leaving behind troops and fierce
autonomous robots called “Claws”, which reproduce and redesign
themselves in unmanned subterranean factories. After six bloody years of
conflict the Soviets call for an urgent conference and UN Major Joseph
Hendricks sets out to meet them. Along the way he will discover what the
Claws have been up to, and it isn’t good… - Second Variety was first
published in the May 1953 edition of Space Science Fiction Magazine.
(Summary by Gregg Margarite)
Genre(s): Science Fiction
The Variable Man
Philip K. DICK (1928 - 1982)
Predictability
has come a long way. The computers of the future can tell you if you’re
going to win a war before you fire a shot. Unfortunately they’re
predicting perpetual standoff between the Terran and Centaurian Empires.
What they need is something unpredictable, what they get is Thomas
Cole, a man from the past accidently dragged forward in time. Will he
fit their calculations, or is he the random variable that can break the
stalemate? – The Variable Man first appeared in the September, 1953
issue of Space Science Fiction magazine. (Summary by Gregg Margarite)