num_pages: 510
description: Contents:- Preface (1981, in a letter) by Philip K. Dick- Introduction (October 1986) by Roger Zelazny- Stability (1987)- Roog (1953)- The Little Movement (1952)- Beyond Lies the Wub (1952)- The Gun (1952)- The Skull (1952)- The Defenders (1953)- Mr. Spaceship (1953)- Piper in the Woods (1953)- The Infinites (1953)- The Preserving Machine (1953)- Expendable (1953)- The Variable Man (1953)- The Indefatigable Frog (1953)- The Crystal Crypt (1954)- The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford (1954)- The Builder (1953)- Meddler (1954)- Paycheck (1953)- The Great C (1953)- Out in the Garden (1953)- The King of the Elves (1953)- Colony (1953)- Prize Ship (1954)- Nanny (1955)- NotesFront cover illustration by Chris MooreOther editions of this volume were published under these titles:- The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford (1990)- Paycheck and Other Classic Stories (2003)- The King of the Elves (2011, plus Menace React, a one page fragment)
language: English
title: The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick, Volume 1: Beyond Lies the Wub
titlecomplete: The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick, Volume 1: Beyond Lies the Wub
genres: Classics, American, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Anthologies, Collections, Short Stories, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction
ratings_count: 8886
publisher: HarperCollins