''The Father-Thing'' 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 Gollancz in 1989 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 informati ...

''. It had not previously been published as a stand-alone volume. 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'', ''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 Editi ...

'', ''

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'' and ''Imaginative Tales''.

* Introduction, by John Brunner * " Fair Game" * " The Hanging Stranger" * " The Eyes Have It" * " The Golden Man" * "

The Turning Wheel "The Turning Wheel" is a novelette by American science fiction writer Philip K. Dick. It was published in ''Science Fiction Stories No. 2'', 1954. Plot The story is set in a post-apocalyptic future where global civilization is governed by a h ...

" * " The Last of the Masters" * " 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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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War Veteran A veteran () is a person who has significant experience (and is usually adept and esteemed) and expertise in a particular occupation or field. A military veteran is a person who is no longer serving in a military. A military veteran that has ...

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

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