Title: Roog

Title: Roog Title Record # 58240
Author: Philip K. Dick
Date: 1953-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
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Language: English

Note: According to Philip K. Dick's story notes, collected in the Notes section of The Collected Stories Volume 1: Beyond Lies the Wub, "Roog" was his first short story to be sold, though not his first published story.

Synopsis: A loyal pet dog tries to protect his him from invaders who, each week, drive to the house to steal the valuable food his owners place outside in a special metal container.

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Year	Language	Title
1976^ⓘTranslated by Amos Baat	Dutch	Groem
1979^ⓘTranslated by Alain Dorémieux	French	Reug
1981^ⓘTranslated by Thomas Ziegler (as Rainer Zubeil).	German	Ruug
1989^ⓘTranslated by Raul de Sousa Machado	Portuguese	Roog
1994^ⓘTranslated by Vittorio Curtoni	Italian	Ruug
1994^ⓘTranslated by Alain Dorémieux	French	Roug
1998^ⓘTranslated by Walter Grossbein	German	Roog
2011^ⓘTranslated by 大森望 (Nozomi Ohmori)	Japanese	ルーグ^?Rūgu [as by フィリップ・K・ディック^?Firippu K. Dikku ]
2014^ⓘTranslated by Magdalena Gawlik and/or Jan Karłowski, Anna Kejna, Tomasz Oljasz, Zofia Uhrynowska-Hanasz, Ewa Witecka, and Arkadiusz Nakoniecznik (OCLC/WorldCat)	Polish	Roog

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1953	1953-02-00	ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas	Fantasy House, Inc.		$0.35^?$: US dollar	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	George Gibbons
The Others	1969-00-00	ed. Terry Carr	Fawcett Gold Medal	R2044	$0.60^?$: US dollar	192	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	Jerome Podwil
The Preserving Machine	1969-00-00	Philip K. Dick	Ace Books (Ace SF Special, Series 1 #67800)	67800	$0.95^?$: US dollar	317	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	Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon
The Preserving Machine	1970-01-00	Philip K. Dick	Ace Books / SFBC	2134		314	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon
The Preserving Machine and Other Stories	1971-02-00	Philip K. Dick	Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4))	0-575-00562-9	£1.60^?£: UK pound	252	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Invaders from Space	1972-00-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Hawthorn Books		$6.95^?$: US dollar	xi+ 241	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Angela Arnet
The Preserving Machine and Other Stories	1972-02-00	Philip K. Dick	The Science Fiction Book Club (UK)	178		252	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Preserving Machine and Other Stories	1972-11-00	Philip K. Dick	Pan Books	0-330-23363-7	£0.35^?£: UK pound	286	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
The Preserving Machine	1976-11-00	Philip K. Dick	Ace Books	67801	$1.95^?$: US dollar	373	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	David Schleinkofer
The Preserving Machine and Other Stories	1977-00-00	Philip K. Dick	Pan Books	0-330-23363-7	£0.70^?£: UK pound	286	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
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
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
Unearth, Winter 1979	1979-01-00	ed. John M. Landsberg, Jonathan Ostrowsky-Lantz	Unearth Publications		$2.00^?$: US dollar	192	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	Clyde Caldwell
Beyond Lies the Wub	1987-05-00	Philip K. Dick	Underwood-Miller	0-88733-053-3	$125.00^?$: US dollar	xxii+ 404	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Beyond Lies the Wub	1987-05-00	Philip K. Dick	Underwood-Miller	0-88733-052-5	$160.00^?$: US dollar	xxii+ 404	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Preserving Machine	1987-10-00	Philip K. Dick	Grafton	0-586-06938-0	£3.50^?£: UK pound	413	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	Chris Foss
Dogtales!	1988-09-00	ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois	Ace Books	0-441-15760-2	$3.50^?$: US dollar	274	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	Hiro Kimura
Beyond Lies the Wub	1988-11-00	Philip K. Dick	Gollancz	0-575-04407-1	£12.95^?£: UK pound	[12]+ 404	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford	1990-04-00	Philip K. Dick	Citadel Twilight	0-8065-1153-2	$12.95^?$: US dollar	xxii+ 404	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
Beyond Lies the Wub	1990-05-00	Philip K. Dick	Grafton	0-586-20764-3	£5.99^?£: UK pound	510	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
Invaders!	1993-12-00	ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois	Ace Books	0-441-01519-0	$4.50^?$: US dollar	241	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	Joan Pelaez
100 Astounding Little Alien Stories	1996-09-00	ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg	Barnes & Noble Books	0-7607-0142-3	$7.98^?$: US dollar	xvi+ 544	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Cheryl Knippenburg
Beyond Lies the Wub	1999-08-12	Philip K. Dick	Millennium / Victor Gollancz	1-85798-879-5	£7.99^?£: UK pound	[6]+ 404	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
The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford	2002-07-00	Philip K. Dick	Citadel Press	0-8065-1153-2	$14.95^?$: US dollar	404	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
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
Paycheck and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick	2003-09-00	Philip K. Dick	Citadel Press / Kensington Publishing	0-8065-2630-0	$14.95^?$: US dollar	[18]+ 404	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	Paul Bachem
Human Is?	2007-03-00	Philip K. Dick	Gollancz	978-0-575-08034-8	£7.99^?£: UK pound	438	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	Sue Michniewicz
Human Is?	2008-09-18	Philip K. Dick	Gollancz / Orion	978-0-575-08583-1	£4.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Sue Michniewicz
The King of the Elves	2011-01-00	Philip K. Dick	Subterranean Press	978-1-59606-340-2	$40.00^?$: US dollar	487	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Bill Sienkiewicz
The King of the Elves	2011-01-00	Philip K. Dick	Subterranean Press	978-1-59606-339-6	$60.00^?$: US dollar	487	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Bill Sienkiewicz
Invaders!	2013-03-25	ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois	Baen Books	978-1-62579-119-1	$4.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth	Ron Miller
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
Dogtales!	2013-06-15	ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois	Baen Books	978-1-62579-142-9	$4.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth	Ron Miller
Beyond Lies the Wub	2014-08-28	Philip K. Dick	Gateway / Orion	978-1-4732-0666-3	£9.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
The King of the Elves	2015-12-02	Philip K. Dick	Brilliance Audio	978-1-4558-1470-1	$19.99^?$: US dollar		audio CD^?Compact disc with standard audio tracks	coll
The King of the Elves	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
Paycheck and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick	2016-07-26	Philip K. Dick	Citadel Press / Kensington Publishing	978-0-8065-3796-2	$16.00^?$: US dollar	404	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
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
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Volume 1	2023-09-14	Philip K. Dick	Gollancz	978-1-3996-1123-7	£10.99^?£: UK pound	624	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
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Volume 1	2023-09-14	Philip K. Dick	Gollancz	978-1-3996-1124-4	£10.99^?£: UK pound	624	ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
Beyond Lies the Wub	date unknown	Philip K. Dick	Millennium / Orion	1-85798-879-5	£7.99^?£: UK pound	[6]+ 404	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
Beyond Lies the Wub	date unknown	Philip K. Dick	Grafton	0-586-20764-3	£5.99^?£: UK pound	510	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
Beyond Lies the Wub	date unknown	Philip K. Dick	Grafton	0-586-20764-3	£5.99^?£: UK pound	510	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
Beyond Lies the Wub	date unknown	Philip K. Dick	HarperCollins (UK)	0-586-20764-3	£6.99^?£: UK pound	510	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
Human Is?	date unknown	Philip K. Dick	Gollancz / Orion	978-0-575-08034-8	£7.99^?£: UK pound	438	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	Sue Michniewicz
Invaders from Space	date unknown	ed. Robert Silverberg	Hawthorn Books		$6.95^?$: US dollar	xi+ 241	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Angela Arnet

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