{"product_id":"9780806537993","title":"Second Variety and Other Classic Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes “The Golden Man,” the basis for the motion picture \u003ci\u003eNext\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The collected stories of Philip K. Dick are awe inspiring.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany thousands of readers worldwide consider Philip K. Dick to have been the greatest science fiction writer on \u003ci\u003eany\u003c\/i\u003e planet. Since his untimely death in 1982, interest in Dick’s work has continued to mount and his reputation has been enhanced by a growing body of critical attention. The Philip K. Dick Award is now presented annually to a distinguished work of science fiction, and the Philip K. Dick Society is devoted to the study and promulgation of his works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection draws from the writer’s earliest short and medium-length fiction (including several previously unpublished stories) during the years 1952-1955, and features such fascinating works as \u003ci\u003eSecond Variety,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFoster, You’re Dead, The Father-Thing\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others. Here, readers will find Dick’s initial explorations of the themes he so brilliantly brought to life in his later work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDick won the prestigious Hugo Award for best novel of 1963 for \u003ci\u003eThe Man in the High Castle\u003c\/i\u003e and in the last year of his life, the now-classic film \u003ci\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/i\u003e was made from his novel \u003ci\u003eDo Androids Dream Electric Sheep?\u003c\/i\u003e More recently, Dick’s short story \u003ci\u003eThe Minority Report\u003c\/i\u003e inspired a Steven Spielberg movie as well as a TV series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe classic stories of Philip K. Dick offer an intriguing glimpse into the early imagination of one of science fiction’s most enduring and respected names.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A useful acquisition for any serious SF library or collection.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“More than anyone else in the field, Mr. Dick really puts you inside people’s minds.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e —\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWith an Introduction by John Brunner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kensington Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47016381120752,"sku":"9780806537993","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780806537993_p0.jpg?v=1763724870","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780806537993","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}