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• Title: The Father-Thing
• Authors: Philip K. Dick
• Year: 1994-00-00
• ISBN-10: 0-586-20767-8
• ISBN-13: 978-0-586-20767-3
• Publisher: HarperCollins (UK)
• Price: £6.99
• Pages: 476
• Binding: tp
• Type: COLLECTION
• Title Reference: The Father-Thing
• ISFDB Record Number: 253418
• Notes: This is the first printing ('1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2').
  Stated: Previously published in paperback by Grafton 1990; Reprinted once.
  The uncredited cover art is the same as in later edition (Voyager, Millennium, Gollancz) but cover design different.
  The Notes at the end are by an uncredited editor but include PKD's notes about individual stories (incl. 1 1/2 pp comment on The Golden Man); chronology based on research by Gregg Rickman and Paul Williams.
• Bibliographic Comments: Add new Publication comment (THFTHRTHNG1994)

Contents (view Concise Listing)

• 7 • Introduction (The Father-Thing) • [Introductions to the Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick • 3] • (1987) • essay by John Brunner
• 13 • Fair Game • (1959) • shortstory by Philip K. Dick
• 28 • The Hanging Stranger • (1953) • shortstory by Philip K. Dick
• 44 • The Eyes Have It • (1953) • shortstory by Philip K. Dick
• 48 • The Golden Man • (1954) • novelette by Philip K. Dick
• 80 • The Turning Wheel • (1954) • novelette by Philip K. Dick
• 102 • The Last of the Masters • (1954) • novelette by Philip K. Dick
• 134 • The Father-Thing • (1954) • shortstory by Philip K. Dick
• 147 • Strange Eden • (1954) • shortstory by Philip K. Dick
• 161 • Tony and the Beetles • (1953) • shortstory by Philip K. Dick
• 175 • Null-O • (1958) • shortstory by Philip K. Dick
• 186 • To Serve the Master • (1956) • shortstory by Philip K. Dick
• 199 • Exhibit Piece • (1954) • shortstory by Philip K. Dick
• 214 • The Crawlers • (1954) • shortstory by Philip K. Dick
• 223 • Sales Pitch • (1954) • shortstory by Philip K. Dick
• 239 • Shell Game • (1954) • shortstory by Philip K. Dick
• 256 • Upon the Dull Earth • (1954) • novelette by Philip K. Dick
• 280 • Foster, You're Dead • (1955) • shortstory by Philip K. Dick
• 301 • Pay for the Printer • (1956) • shortstory by Philip K. Dick
• 320 • War Veteran • (1955) • novelette by Philip K. Dick
• 368 • The Chromium Fence • (1955) • shortstory by Philip K. Dick
• 385 • Misadjustment • (1957) • shortstory by Philip K. Dick
• 405 • A World of Talent • (1954) • novelette by Philip K. Dick
• 447 • Psi-Man Heal My Child! • (1955) • novelette by Philip K. Dick (variant of Psi-Man)
• 472 • Notes (The Father-Thing) • (1987) • essay by Philip K. Dick

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