Philip K Dick's Electric Dreams Author:Philip K. Dick Though perhaps most famous as a novelist, Philip K. Dick wrote more than one hundred short stories over the course of his career, each as mind-bending and genre-defining as his longer works. Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams collects ten of the best. — A man at a train station first requests a destination which does not exist - t... more »hen winks out of existence in a moment. The captain of an interstellar travel ship is hired to take a passenger to Earth - that legendary planet which never existed. A cynical father refuses to purchase a bomb shelter for his family - though his son is terrified of perishing in an upcoming war. The wife of a man recently returned from a different planet is convinced his mind has been taken over by some other being - but finds this new husband much preferable to the old one...and more...
Contents:
Introduction (Exhibit Piece) (2017) • essay by Ronald D. Moore; Exhibit Piece (1954) / short story by Philip K. Dick
Introduction (The Commuter) (2017) • essay by Jack Thorne; The Commuter (1953) / short story by Philip K. Dick
Introduction (The Impossible Planet) (2017) • essay by David Farr; The Impossible Planet (1953) / short story by Philip K. Dick
Introduction (The Hanging Stranger) (2017) • essay by Dee Rees; The Hanging Stranger (1953) / short story by Philip K. Dick
Introduction (Sales Pitch) (2017) • essay by Tony Grisoni; • interior artwork by Tony Grisoni; Sales Pitch (1954) / short story by Philip K. Dick
Introduction (The Father-Thing) (2017) • essay by Michael Dinner; The Father-Thing (1954) / short story by Philip K. Dick
Introduction (The Hood Maker) (2017) • essay by Matthew Graham; The Hood Maker (1955) / short story by Philip K. Dick
Introduction (Foster, You're Dead) • (2017) • essay by Kalen Egan and Travis Sentell; Foster, You're Dead (1955) / short story by Philip K. Dick
Introduction (Human Is) (2017) • essay by Jessica Mecklenburg; Human Is (1955) / short story by Philip K. Dick
Introduction (Autofac) (2017) • essay by Travis Beacham; Autofac (1955) / novelette by Philip K. Dick
Based on the stories contained in this volume, Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams inspired the original dramatic ten-part TV series celebrating both illustrate Philip K. Dick's prophetic vision and the enduring appeal of the prized Sci-Fi novelist's work.« less