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The Days of Perky Pat (collection)
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The Days of Perky Pat is a collection of science fiction
stories by Philip K. Dick
. It was first published by Gollancz
in 1990 and reprints Volume IV of The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick
. It had not previously been published as a stand-alone volume. The stories had originally appeared in the magazines Galaxy Science Fiction
, Science Fiction Stories, If
, Fantastic Universe
, Fantasy and Science Fiction, Fantastic
, Worlds of Tomorrow, Escapade and Amazing Stories
.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
stories by Philip K. Dick
Philip K. Dick
Philip Kindred Dick was an American novelist, short story writer and essayist whose published work is almost entirely in the science fiction genre. Dick explored sociological, political and metaphysical themes in novels dominated by monopolistic corporations, authoritarian governments and altered...
. It was first published by Gollancz
Gollancz
Gollancz often refers to the British publishing house Victor Gollancz Ltd.Gollancz, a family name originating from the Polish town Gołańcz , is mainly known as the name of a prominent British Jewish family, including:* Sir Hermann Gollancz , rabbi* Sir Israel Gollancz , scholar of...
in 1990 and reprints Volume IV of The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick is a collection of science fiction stories by Philip K. Dick. It was first published by Underwood-Miller in 1987 as a five volume set. See Philip K...
. It had not previously been published as a stand-alone volume. The stories had originally appeared in the magazines Galaxy Science Fiction
Galaxy Science Fiction
Galaxy Science Fiction was an American digest-size science fiction magazine, published from 1950 to 1980. It was founded by an Italian company, World Editions, which was looking to break in to the American market. World Editions hired as editor H. L...
, Science Fiction Stories, If
If (magazine)
If was an American science fiction magazine launched in March 1952 by Quinn Publications, owned by James L. Quinn. Quinn hired Paul W. Fairman to be the first editor, but early circulation figures were disappointing, and Quinn fired Fairman after only three issues. Quinn then took over the...
, Fantastic Universe
Fantastic Universe
Fantastic Universe was a U.S. science fiction magazine which began publishing in the 1950s. It ran for 69 issues, from June 1953 to March 1960, under two different publishers. It was part of the explosion of science fiction magazine publishing in the 1950s in the United States, and was moderately...
, Fantasy and Science Fiction, Fantastic
Fantastic (magazine)
Fantastic was an American digest-size fantasy and science fiction magazine, published from 1952 to 1980. It was founded by Ziff-Davis as a fantasy companion to Amazing Stories. Early sales were good, and Ziff-Davis quickly decided to switch Amazing from pulp format to digest, and to cease...
, Worlds of Tomorrow, Escapade and Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories was an American science fiction magazine launched in April 1926 by Hugo Gernsback's Experimenter Publishing. It was the first magazine devoted solely to science fiction...
.
Contents
- How Do You Know You’re Reading Philip K. Dick?, by James Tiptree, Jr.
- "AutofacAutofac"Autofac" is a 1955 science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick that features one of the earliest treatments of self-replicating machines. It is set some years after an apocalyptic world war has devastated Earth's civilizations, leaving only a network of hardened robot "autofacs" in operation to...
" - "Service CallService Call"Service Call" is a science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick. It was first published in Science Fiction Stories, July 1955. The plot centers on a service agent for an authoritarian bio-technology from an alternate future who appears in the contemporary USA....
" - "Captive Market"
- "The Mold of YancyThe Mold of Yancy"The Mold of Yancy" is a science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick, first published in 1955. It is published in volume four of The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick, The Days of Perky Pat....
" - "The Minority Report"
- "Recall Mechanism"
- "The Unreconstructed M"
- "Explorers WeExplorers WeExplorers We is a science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick. First published in Fantasy and Science Fiction magazine, January 1959.In this story some aliens come to Earth as perfect replicas of a group of astronauts who died during a mission to Mars...
" - "War Game"
- "If There Were No Benny CemoliIf There Were No Benny Cemoli"If There Were No Benny Cemoli" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in the December, 1963 issue of Galaxy magazine with illustration by Lutjens....
" - "Novelty ActNovelty Act"Novelty Act" is a short story by Philip K. Dick. It involves a dystopian future in which the characters' lives are based on entertaining the First Lady of the United States with "novelty acts"....
" - "WaterspiderWaterspider"Waterspider" is a science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick, first published in 1964 in If magazine.Dick's story "Waterspider" features Poul Anderson as one of the main characters. The author refers also to himself and his stories, "The Variable Man" and "The Defenders". He also mentions...
" - "What the Dead Men SayWhat the Dead Men SayWhat the Dead Men Say is a science fiction novella by Philip K. Dick first published in Worlds of Tomorrow magazine in June 1964. The manuscript, originally titled "Man With a Broken Match", was received by Dick's agent on 15 April 1963.-Plot:...
" - "Orpheus with Clay Feet"
- "The Days of Perky PatThe Days of Perky PatThe Days of Perky Pat is a science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick, first published in 1963 in Amazing magazine. Elements of the story would be incorporated into Dick's 1965 novel, The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch.- Plot :...
" - "Stand-By"
- "What'll We Do with Ragland Park?What'll We Do With Ragland Park?What'll We Do With Ragland Park? is a science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick. First published in Amazing Stories magazine in 1963.Notes:...
" - "Oh, to Be a Blobel!Oh, to be a Blobel!"Oh, to be a Blobel!" is a science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick. It was first published in Galaxy magazine, February 1964. The plot centers on the post-traumatic psychological state of former espionage agents on both sides of the Human-Blobel war. Blobels are presented as a single-cell,...
" - Notes