Philip Dick

"An important collection for anyone interested in the Golden Age of Science Fiction." -- Looking for a Good BookIn addition to his forty-four novels, the legendary Philip K. Dick (1928-82) was a prolific writer of short stories whose fantasies formed the basis for Blade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report, and other popular films. This original anthology features eleven of his highly inventive short stories and novellas, which originally appeared in pulp magazines of the early 1950s such as Worlds of Science Fiction, Orbit, Beyond Fiction, and Startling Stories. Riveting tales include a satire of the 1950s obsession with bomb shelters, "Foster, You're Dead," which skewers both consumerism and Cold War anxiety; "Prominent Author," concerning a crack in the space/time continuum that allows an ordinary man to achieve a lasting literary legacy; "Upon the Dull Earth," in which a girl begins by conjuring up angelic-seeming creatures and ends by transforming the nature of reality; and "Adjustment Team," the inspiration for the film The Adjustment Bureau. Additional selections include "Human Is," "Progeny," "Meddler," "The Turning Wheel," "Shell Game," "Exhibit Piece," and "Small Town."

In The Lobster's Birthday and Other Stories, discover what happens when you wake up thirsty in the middle of the night. How do you play a trick on the most insufferable boy in the village, while helping out Aunt Arabelle at the same time? What would you do on your birthday if you were a lobster? Find out when you join Harriet, Just William, and Harold and Gloria in this comical collection of short stories. Chucklers is a series of funny novels, short stories, anthologies and comics that make reading a pleasure for 7-11 year olds. There is something for everyone in this varied collection which is packed with fantastic illustrations. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk. The series is written by top children's authors and edited by award-winning author Jeremy Strong. The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.

The highly prolific writer Philip K. Dick (1928-82) ranks among the most influential of science fiction authors. The Hugo Award winner published 44 novels and more than 120 brief works during his lifetime, and his fantasies formed as the basis for Blade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report, The Adjustment Bureau, and other successful motion pictures. This anthology presents twelve of his finest early short stories and novellas, which originally appeared in Space Science Fiction, Imagination: Stories of Science Fiction and Fantasy, and otherpulp magazines of the early 1950s. These gripping stories include "Second Variety," which stars nasty little death-robots; "The Crystal Crypt," an account of a terrifying flight to Mars; "The Defenders," featuring a self-aware weapon frightful enough to put an end to war; and "The Variable Man," a tale of a handyman's misadventures in the future. Additional selections include "Beyond the Door," the story of the lonely bird inside a cuckoo clock; "Mr. Spaceship," a fable concerning spacecraft controlled by the human brain; and "Beyond Lies the Wub," in which intelligence lurks in an unlikely form.

The most consistent of all series in terms of language control, length, and quality of story. David R. Hill, Director of the Edinburgh Project on Extensive Reading.

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V mire nedalekogo buduschego poluchaet rasprostranenie novyj, moschnyj narkotik - preparat "S". Agent Fred, politsejskij pod prikrytiem, poluchaet zadanie vysledit melkogo postavschika opasnogo veschestva - narkomana Boba Arktora. No pravda li eto? Ili agent Fred - eto prosto igra vospalennogo razuma Boba? Kto est kto teper, kogda granitsy realnosti tak zybki? Roman poluchil premiju Britanskoj Assotsiatsii Nauchnoj Fantastiki v 1979 godu i byl ekranizirovan Richardom Linklejterom v 2006 godu.

Amerika nachala 60-kh. SSHA okkupirovany i podeleny mezhdu Tretim rejkhom i Japoniej. Proshli etnicheskie chistki, no obyvateli dovolny - v kazhdom dome televizor, a nebo borozdjat reaktivnye lajnery "Ljuftganzy". V San-Frantsisko "I Tszin" vstrechaetsja chasche, chem obychnyj telefonnyj spravochnik. Filip K. Dik pogruzhaet nas v istorii svoikh geroev, v koshmar, ot kotorogo oni mogut prosnutsja, tolko najdja krasotu i tvorja dobro v svoem vymyshlennom mire. Roman byl nagrazhden premiej "Khjugo" v 1963 godu i ekranizirovan studiej Amazon. Perevodchik: Korchagin G.