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Title: Autofac Title Record # 53646
Author: Philip K. Dick
Date: 1955-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Synopsis: Apparently, there has been a war. The war has ended; everything is produced by huge automated factories. People would like to take the production into their own hands before the factories "use up the natural reserves", so they try to stop the factories.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1956 French Le règne des robots
1959ⓘTranslated by an uncredited hand
 Italian Autofac
1961ⓘTranslated by Mariano Orta Manzano
 Spanish Autofac
1964ⓘTranslated by Horst Mayer.
 German Krieg der Automaten
1965ⓘTranslated by Hilia Brinis - Ginetta Pignolo; do not merge with the version translated by Maurizio Nati.
 Italian Autofac
1973ⓘTranslated by Warner Flamen (1973)
 Dutch Autofab [as by Philip Dick]
1973ⓘTranslated by Warner Flamen
 Dutch Autofab
1974ⓘTranslated by Daphné Halin
 French Autofac
1979ⓘTranslated by M[aurizio] Nati and T[iziana] Tagliamonte
 Italian Autofac
1979ⓘTranslated by Krunoslav Poljak
 Croatian Mreža
1981ⓘTranslated by Thomas Ziegler (as Rainer Zubeil).
 German Autofac
1981ⓘTranslated by an uncredited hand
 German Autofab
1993ⓘTranslated by Thomas Mohr.
 German Autofab
1997ⓘTranslated by Daphné Halin, revised and harmonized by Hélène Collon for the 2004 edition.
 French Autofab
1997ⓘTranslated by Maurizio Nati; do not merge with the version translated by Hilia Brinis - Ginetta Pignolo.
 Italian Autofac
2004ⓘTranslated by Saul Barata
 Portuguese A rede Autofab
2017ⓘTranslated by Milena Benini and/or Marko Fančović
 Croatian Autotvornice
2018ⓘTranslated by Daniel Luhmann
 Portuguese Autofab

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Galaxy Science Fiction, November 1955 1955-11-00 ed. H. L. Gold Galaxy Publishing Corporation  
$0.35?$: US dollar
 148
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
 mag Emsh Checkmark
Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], No. 35 1956-02-00 ed. H. L. Gold Strato Publications  
2/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 132
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
 mag Emsh Checkmark
The Variable Man and Other Stories 1957-00-00 Philip K. Dick Ace Books D-261
$0.35?$: US dollar
 255
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Ed Emshwiller Checkmark
The Variable Man and Other Stories 1969-08-00 Philip K. Dick Sphere Books 0-7221-2958-0
6/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 220
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Checkmark
The Ruins of Earth 1971-11-00 ed. Thomas M. Disch G. P. Putnam's Sons  
$6.95?$: US dollar
 318
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Richard Powers Checkmark
The Ruins of Earth 1971-12-00 ed. Thomas M. Disch G. P. Putnam's Sons / SFBC 1778
$1.49?$: US dollar
 279
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Richard Powers Checkmark
Beyond Control 1972-00-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Thomas Nelson 0-8407-6236-4
$5.95?$: US dollar
 219
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Karl Wurzer Checkmark
The Ruins of Earth 1972-06-00 ed. Thomas M. Disch Berkley Medallion N2175
$0.95?$: US dollar
 287
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Richard Powers Checkmark
Beyond Control 1973-02-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Thomas Nelson 0-8407-6236-4   219
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Karl Wurzer  
The Ruins of Earth 1973-02-00 ed. Thomas M. Disch Hutchinson 0-09-110450-5
£2.50?£: UK pound
 349
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Chris Yates  
Science Fact/Fiction 1974-00-00 ed. Edmund J. Farrell, Thomas E. Gage, John Pfordresher, Raymond J. Rodrigues Scott, Foresman and Company (The Man in Literature Program) 0-673-03407-0   xv+
394
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Jack Youngerman Checkmark
Beyond Control 1974-02-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Dell Laurel-Leaf 2112
$0.95?$: US dollar
 236
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Gene Szafran Checkmark
The Ruins of Earth 1975-04-00 ed. Thomas M. Disch Arrow Books 0-09-909440-1
£0.65?£: UK pound
 349
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Checkmark
Beyond Control 1976-05-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Dell Laurel-Leaf 2112
$1.25?$: US dollar
 236
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Gene Szafran Checkmark
The Variable Man and Other Stories 1976-10-00 Philip K. Dick Ace Books 86050
$1.50?$: US dollar
 312
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Charles Mikolaycak Checkmark
The Variable Man and Other Stories 1977-00-00 Philip K. Dick Sphere 0-7221-2962-9
£0.75?£: UK pound
 220
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Peter Elson Checkmark
The Best of Philip K. Dick 1977-03-00 Philip K. Dick Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-25359-0
$1.95?$: US dollar
 xiv+
450
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Vincent Di Fate Checkmark
The Best of Philip K. Dick 1978-03-00 Philip K. Dick Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-25359-0
$1.95?$: US dollar
 xiv+
450
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Vincent Di Fate Checkmark
Robots, Androids, and Mechanical Oddities: The Science Fiction of Philip K. Dick 1984-06-00 Philip K. Dick Southern Illinois University Press 0-8093-1159-3
$19.95?$: US dollar
 ix+
261
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Robots, Androids, and Mechanical Oddities: The Science Fiction of Philip K. Dick 1986-02-00 Philip K. Dick Southern Illinois University Press 0-8093-1178-X
$15.95?$: US dollar
 ix+
261
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Richard Hendel Checkmark
The Days of Perky Pat 1987-05-00 Philip K. Dick Underwood-Miller 0-88733-053-3
$125.00?$: US dollar
 xi+
380
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
The Days of Perky Pat 1987-05-00 Philip K. Dick Underwood-Miller 0-88733-052-5
$160.00?$: US dollar
 x+
380
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
The Days of Perky Pat 1990-04-00 Philip K. Dick Gollancz 0-575-04756-9
£14.95?£: UK pound
 xii+
380
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
The Days of Perky Pat 1991-05-00 Philip K. Dick Grafton 0-586-20768-6
£5.99?£: UK pound
 494
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Chris Moore Checkmark
The Minority Report 1991-12-00 Philip K. Dick Citadel Twilight 0-8065-1276-8
$12.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
380
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Kevin Kelly Checkmark
The Days of Perky Pat 1994-00-00 Philip K. Dick HarperCollins (UK) 0-586-20768-6
£6.99?£: UK pound
 494
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Chris Moore Checkmark
Minority Report 2000-05-00 Philip K. Dick Millennium / Orion 1-85798-947-3
£7.99?£: UK pound
 x+
380
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Chris Moore  
Minority Report 2001-00-00 Philip K. Dick Gollancz / Orion 1-85798-947-3
£7.99?£: UK pound
 x+
380
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Chris Moore Checkmark
The Minority Report and Other Classic Stories 2002-05-00 Philip K. Dick Citadel Press 0-8065-2379-4
$14.95?$: US dollar
 380
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Checkmark
Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick 2002-11-00 Philip K. Dick Pantheon Books 0-375-42151-3
$25.95?$: US dollar
 xiv+
476
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick 2002-11-00 Philip K. Dick Pantheon Books / SFBC 54693
$12.99?$: US dollar
 xiv+
476
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Paycheck 2004-02-00 Philip K. Dick Gollancz / Orion 0-575-07001-3
£7.99?£: UK pound
 312
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Paycheck 2004-02-00 Philip K. Dick Gollancz 0-575-07583-X
£6.99?£: UK pound
 312
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
Paycheck 2004-10-00 Philip K. Dick Gollancz 0-575-07585-6
£6.99?£: UK pound
 312
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
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The Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Vol. 1 2008-11-01 Philip K. Dick Blackstone Audiobooks 978-1-4332-2822-3    
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
 coll  
Beyond Control 2009-03-05 ed. Robert Silverberg Wildside Press 978-1-4344-5510-9
$14.99?$: US dollar
 220
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth  
Paycheck 2010-04-18 Philip K. Dick Gollancz / Orion 978-0-575-09824-4
£4.49?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick 2013-04-16 Philip K. Dick Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 978-0-544-04054-0
$28.00?$: US dollar
 xii+
466
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Corbis  
Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick 2013-04-16 Philip K. Dick Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 978-0-544-04060-1
$9.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Minority Report 2013-08-08 Philip K. Dick Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-598-7
$40.00?$: US dollar
 472
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Bill Sienkiewicz Checkmark
The Minority Report 2013-08-08 Philip K. Dick Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-598-7
$60.00?$: US dollar
 472
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Bill Sienkiewicz Checkmark
Minority Report 2014-00-00 Philip K. Dick Gateway / Orion 978-1-4732-0683-0    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Chris Moore  
The Minority Report 2015-12-27 Philip K. Dick Brilliance Audio      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Checkmark
The Minority Report and Other Classic Stories By Philip K. Dick 2016-04-26 Philip K. Dick Citadel Press / Kensington Publishing 978-0-8065-3795-5
$16.00?$: US dollar
 394
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams: Volume One 2017-09-01 Philip K. Dick Gollancz 978-1-4732-2329-5
£5.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams: Volume One 2017-09-14 Philip K. Dick Gollancz / Orion 978-1-4732-2328-8
£8.99?£: UK pound
 213
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams 2017-11-14 Philip K. Dick Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 978-1-328-99506-3
$20.00?$: US dollar
 [6]+
213
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams 2017-11-14 Philip K. Dick Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 978-1-328-99509-4
$9.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 2022-01-22 Philip K. Dick    
$3.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Volume 3 2023-10-26 Philip K. Dick Gollancz 978-1-3996-1128-2
£10.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Volume 3 2023-10-26 Philip K. Dick Gollancz 978-1-3996-1127-5
£10.99?£: UK pound
 672
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
Beyond Control: Seven Stories of Science Fiction date unknown ed. Robert Silverberg Thomas Nelson 0-8407-6236-4
$6.95?$: US dollar
 219
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Karl Wurzer Checkmark
Minority Report date unknown Philip K. Dick Millennium / Orion 1-85798-947-3
£7.99?£: UK pound
 x+
380
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Chris Moore Checkmark
Minority Report date unknown Philip K. Dick Gollancz / Orion 978-1-4732-2339-4
£8.99?£: UK pound
 x+
380
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Chris Moore Checkmark
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams: Volume One date unknown Philip K. Dick Gollancz / Orion 978-1-4732-2328-8
£8.99?£: UK pound
 213
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Checkmark
The Minority Report and Other Classic Stories date unknown Philip K. Dick Citadel Press 0-8065-2379-4
$14.95?$: US dollar
 380
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Checkmark
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