''Second Variety'' is a collection of

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel uni ...

stories by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published by Citadel Twilight in 1991 and reprints Volume III of ''

The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick ''The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick'' is a collection of 118 science fiction stories by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published by Underwood-Miller in 1987 as a five volume set. See Philip K. Dick bibliography for informatio ...

'' with the addition of the story "

Second Variety "Second Variety" is a science fiction novelette by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in ''Space Science Fiction'' magazine, in May 1953. Set in a world where war between the Soviet Union and United Nations has reduced most of the ...

". Many of the stories had originally appeared in the magazines '' If'', ''Science Fiction Adventures'', ''Science Fiction Stories'', ''Orbit'', ''

Fantasy and Science Fiction ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (usually referred to as ''F&SF'') is a U.S. fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence Spivak's Mercury Press. Editors Anthony Boucher ...

'', ''

Imagination Imagination is the production or simulation of novel objects, sensations, and ideas in the mind without any immediate input of the senses. Stefan Szczelkun characterises it as the forming of experiences in one's mind, which can be re-creations ...

'', ''Future'', ''

Galaxy Science Fiction ''Galaxy Science Fiction'' was an American digest-size science fiction magazine, published in Boston from 1950 to 1980. It was founded by a French-Italian company, World Editions, which was looking to break into the American market. World Edit ...

'', ''

Beyond Fantasy Fiction ''Beyond Fantasy Fiction'' was a US fantasy fiction magazine edited by H. L. Gold, with only ten issues published from 1953 to 1955. The last two issues carried the cover title of ''Beyond Fiction'', but the publication's name for copyright purp ...

'', ''Satellite'', ''Science Fiction Quarterly'', ''Imaginative Tales'' and '' Space Science Fiction''. There is huge overlap with the 1997 ''

The Philip K. Dick Reader ''The Philip K. Dick Reader'' is a collection of science fiction stories by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published by Citadel Twilight in 1997. Many of the stories had originally appeared in the magazines ''if (magazine), If'', '' ...

'': stories 1–20 and 24 are identical.

* Introduction, by

John Brunner John Brunner may refer to: * Sir John Brunner, 1st Baronet (1842–1919), British industrialist and Liberal Member of Parliament * John L. Brunner (1929–1980), Pennsylvania politician * Sir John Brunner, 2nd Baronet (1865–1929), British Libera ...

* " Fair Game" * " The Hanging Stranger" * " The Eyes Have It" * " The Golden Man" * " The Turning Wheel" * "

The Last of the Masters "The Last of the Masters" (also known as "Protection Agency") is a science fiction novelette by American writer Philip K. Dick. The original manuscript of the story was received by the Scott Meredith Literary Agency on July 15, 1953, and the s ...

" * " The Father-Thing" * "

Strange Eden "Strange Eden" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published in'' Imagination'' magazine during 1954, found under Second Variety and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick in pp. 111–121. Plot Brent ...

" * "

Tony and the Beetles "Tony and the Beetles" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in '' Orbit Science Fiction'', No.2, in 1953. The story is told from the point of view of a young boy, Tony, living on an alien world that h ...

" * "

Null-O "Null-O" is a 1958 science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. It examines the concept of totally unempathic and 'logical' humans ("Null-Os") in a parody of the plot and concepts of '' The Pawns of Null-A'' by A. E. van Vogt. ...

" * " To Serve the Master" * "

Exhibit Piece "Exhibit Piece" is a 1954 science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. The story is an early exploration of the concept of shifting realities, a common theme in Dick's subsequent works. The protagonist is a future historian of t ...

" * " The Crawlers" * "

Sales Pitch As a selling technique, a sales presentation or sales pitch is a line of talk that attempts to persuade someone or something, with a planned sales presentation strategy of a product or service designed to initiate and close a sale of the produ ...

" * "

Shell Game The shell game (also known as thimblerig, three shells and a pea, the old army game) is often portrayed as a gambling game, but in reality, when a wager for money is made, it is almost always a confidence trick used to perpetrate fraud. In con ...

" * "

Upon the Dull Earth "Upon the Dull Earth" is a fantasy short story by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in November 1954 in ''Beyond Fantasy Fiction''. Both the title and the protagonist's name are taken from Shakespeare's ''The Two Gentlemen of Veron ...

" * " Foster, You’re Dead" * "

Pay for the Printer "Pay for the Printer" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published in ''Satellite Science Fiction'', in October 1956. Manuscript dated January 28, 1954. Plot In a war-ravaged future, humanity has c ...

" * " War Veteran" * " The Chromium Fence" * " Misadjustment" * " A World of Talent" * " Psi-Man Heal My Child!" * "

" * Notes

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* 1991 short story collections Short story collections by Philip K. Dick {{1990s-sf-story-collection-stub

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