Title: Expendable

Title: Expendable Title Record # 58189
Author: Philip K. Dick
Date: 1953-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Note: Submitted to F & SF as He Who Waits but renamed by Boucher for publication. Uses one of the leitmotifs of The Cosmic Puppets but ends on a wholely different note.

Synopsis: A man becomes aware uncomfortably aware of the animal world around him, and can even hear some insects when they communicate.

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Year	Language	Title
1954^ⓘTranslated by an unknown translator.	French	Le sacrifié^?Le sacrifie
1954^ⓘTranslated by an uncredited translator	Italian	Vittima designata
1963^ⓘTranslated by Heinz Zwack	German	Das Mißverständnis
1965	German	Das Mißverständnis
1968^ⓘTranslated by Henk Bouwman	Dutch	Slachtoffer
1976^ⓘTranslated by Gunnar Gällmo	Swedish	Umbärlig
1981^ⓘTranslated by Thomas Ziegler (as Rainer Zubeil).	German	Entbehrlich
1983^ⓘTranslated by Zoran Milović	Croatian	Onaj koji može biti žrtvovan
1991^ⓘTranslated by Corinna Augustoni	Italian	Sacrificabile
1994^ⓘTranslated by Vittorio Curtoni	Italian	Un uomo a rischio
1994^ⓘTranslated by Hélène Collon	French	L'homme sacrifié^?L'homme sacrifie
1998^ⓘTranslated by Walter Grossbein; New translation	German	Entbehrlich
2011^ⓘTranslated by 浅倉久志 (Hisashi Asakura)	Japanese	消耗員^?Shōmōin しょうもういん [as by フィリップ・K・ディック^?Firippu K. Dikku ]
2014	Polish	Zbędny^?Zbedny

Publications

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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, July 1953	1953-07-00	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	Emsh
A Handful of Darkness	1955-00-00	Philip K. Dick	Rich & Cowan		10/6^?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).	224	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Peter Rudland
Science Fiction Showcase	1959-00-00	ed. Mary Kornbluth	Doubleday		C$4.50^?C$: Canadian dollar	264	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Richard Powers
Science Fiction Showcase	1959-09-00	ed. Mary Kornbluth	Doubleday		$3.95^?$: US dollar	264	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Richard Powers
Science Fiction Showcase	1960-04-00	ed. Mary Kornbluth	Doubleday / SFBC		$1.20^?$: US dollar	264	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Richard Powers
A Handful of Darkness	1966-00-00	Philip K. Dick	Panther	2108	3/6^?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).	186	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
Science Fiction Showcase	1966-00-00	ed. Mary Kornbluth	Whiting & Wheaton		21/-^?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).	264	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Science Fiction Showcase	1968-00-00	ed. Mary Kornbluth	Mayflower	112250	5/-^?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).	204	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
Science Fiction Showcase	1969-00-00	ed. Mary Kornbluth	Curtis Books	123-06068	$0.60^?$: US dollar	128	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
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
A Handful of Darkness	1978-06-00	Philip K. Dick	Gregg Press	0-8398-2413-0	$11.00^?$: US dollar	xviii+ 224	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
A Handful of Darkness	1980-01-00	Philip K. Dick	Panther / Granada	0-586-04804-9	£0.95^?£: UK pound	186	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	Colin Hay
Beyond Lies the Wub	1987-05-00	Philip K. Dick	Underwood-Miller	0-88733-052-5	$125.00^?$: US dollar	xxii+ 404	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Monster Book of Monsters	1988-05-00	ed. Michael O'Shaughnessy	Xanadu	0-947761-42-X	£9.95^?£: UK pound	352	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Hannes Bok
The Monster Book of Monsters	1988-08-00	ed. Michael O'Shaughnessy	Bonanza Books	0-517-66293-0	$7.98^?$: US dollar	352	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Hannes Bok
A Handful of Darkness	1988-11-00	Philip K. Dick	Grafton Books	0-586-04804-9	£2.99^?£: UK pound	237	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
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
Rivals of Weird Tales	1990-05-00	ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg	Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers	0-517-69331-3	$9.99^?$: US dollar	xx+ 486	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	John Rosato
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
Bangs and Whimpers: Stories About the End of the World	1999-10-00	ed. James Frenkel	Roxbury Park / Lowell House	0-7373-0271-2	$15.95^?$: US dollar	ix+ 219	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	Ron Walotsky
Aliens Among Us	2000-06-00	ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois	Ace Books	0-441-00704-X	$5.99^?$: US dollar	x+ 292	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	Walter Velez
Bangs and Whimpers: Stories About the End of the World	2000-07-00	ed. James Frenkel	Roxbury Park / SFBC	0-7394-1147-0 / 13554	$11.98^?$: US dollar	xii+ 219	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Ron Walotsky
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
Paycheck and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick	2003-09-00	Philip K. Dick	Citadel Press	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
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
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
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
Aliens Among Us	2014-10-06	ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois	Baen	978-1-62579-106-1	$4.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth	Ron Miller
An Anthropomorphic Century: Stories from 1909 to 2008	2015-09-24	ed. Fred Patten	FurPlanet Productions	978-1-61450-244-9	$19.95^?$: US dollar	322	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	Mark Brill
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
Paycheck and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick	2016-07-26	Philip K. Dick	Citadel Press / Kensington Publishing Corp.	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
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
A Handful of Darkness	date unknown	Philip K. Dick	Panther / Granada	0-586-04804-9	£1.50^?£: UK pound	186	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	Colin Hay
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	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

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Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction (Pages 295 - 454)