Beyond Lies the Wub and Other Early Stories
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Among the great history of science fiction writing there exists firmly the legacy of Philip K. Dick. The themes of Dick's work explore the gamut of sociological, political and metaphysical. Dominated by monopolistic corporations, authoritarian governments, and altered states, Dick's works are well known as the source material for some of the greatest science fiction movies of all time including "Blade Runner," "Total Recall," "A Scanner Darkly," and "Minority Report." This collection pulls together many of his early short stories. Included in this volume are the following stories: "Beyond Lies the Wub", "The Skull", "The Gun", "The Eyes Have It", "Tony and the Beetles", "Mr. Spaceship", "The Defenders", "Piper in the Woods", "Second Variety", "The Variable Man", "The Hanging Stranger", "Beyond the Door", and "The Crystal Crypt."
Philip K. Dick
Philip K Dick was born in Chicago in 1928 and lived most of his life in California. He attended college for a year at Berkeley. Apart from writing, his main interest was music. He won the Hugo Award for his classic novel of alternative history, ‘The Man in the High Castle’ (1962). He was married five times and had three children. He died in March 1982.
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