This volume brings together ten previously uncollected stories and a major unpublished essay, which span nearly thirty years of the career of the noted science fiction writer.

The first U.S. edition of Philip K. Dick's only YA sf novel.

A science fiction title from the author of DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?, set amidst a subterranean community who believe they are sheltering from the chaos of World War III. In reality East and West are at peace, they are being fooled by an elite group of hoaxers who live in luxury, until one day, when the truth emerges.

Many thousands of readers consider Philip K. Dick the greatest science fiction mind on any planet. Since his untimely death in 1982, interest in Dick's works has continued to mount and his reputation has been further enhanced by a growing body of critical attention. The Philip K. Dick Award is now given annually to a distinguished work of science fiction, and the Philip K. Dick Society is devoted to the study and promulgation of his works.

This collection includes all of the writer's earliest short and medium-length fiction (including some previously unpublished stories) covering the years 1952-1955. These fascinating stories include Second Variety, Foster, You're Dead and The Father-Thing, and many others.

"A useful acquisition for any serious SF library or collection". — Kirkus

"The collected stories of Philip K. Dick is awe inspiring". — The Washington Post

"More than anyone else in the field, Mr. Dick really puts you inside people's minds". — Wall Street Journal

With this collection of stories, readers are drawn into a world with a mysterious twist, a sense of otherness that eludes description. This thought-provoking writing—part science fiction, part mystery, part fantasy—includes all of the writer's earliest short and medium-length fiction.

This is Philip K. Dick's first published novel. Set on Earth and the Moon in the year 2230, the story incorporates the ideas of mind-control, androids and advanced game theory in a struggle between two power blocs.