''The Preserving Machine'' is a collection of science fiction stories by American writer
Philip K. Dick. It was first published by
Ace Books in 1969 with cover art by
Leo and Diane Dillon
Leo Dillon (March 2, 1933 – May 26, 2012) and Diane Dillon (''née'' Sorber; born March 13, 1933) were American illustrators of children's books and adult paperback book and magazine covers. One obituary of Leo called the work of the hu ...
as part of their
Ace Science Fiction Specials series. The stories had originally appeared in the magazines ''
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 ...
'', ''
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'', ''
If'', ''
Amazing Stories
''Amazing Stories'' is an American science fiction magazine launched in April 1926 by Hugo Gernsback's Experimenter Publishing. It was the first magazine devoted solely to science fiction. Science fiction stories had made regular appearances ...
'', ''
Planet Stories
''Planet Stories'' was an American pulp science fiction magazine, published by Fiction House between 1939 and 1955. It featured interplanetary adventures, both in space and on some other planets, and was initially focused on a young readershi ...
'', ''Worlds of Tomorrow'', ''
Imagination'' and ''Satellite''.
A hardcover issue of this book was released through the Book-of-the-Month Club (USA) in late 1969 and remained available through 1970. It is an octavo-sized book, bound in gray textured paper boards, stamped in green on the spine, in a dust-cover with "Book Club Edition" printed in lieu of the price on the bottom front flap. Other hardcover editions were published in 1971 and 1972 respectively by Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, and the Science Fiction Book Club, Newton Abbot, Devon.
Contents
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The Preserving Machine"
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War Game"
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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 ...
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Roog"
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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 ...
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Top Stand-By Job"
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Beyond Lies the Wub
"Beyond Lies the Wub" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was his first published genre story, originally appearing in ''Planet Stories'' in July 1952.Damien Broderick, ''Transrealist Fiction: Writing in the ...
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We Can Remember It for You Wholesale
"We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" is a science fiction novelette by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' in April 1966. It features a melding of reality, false memory, and real m ...
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Captive Market
Captive markets are markets where the potential consumers face a severely limited number of competitive suppliers; their only choices are to purchase what is available or to make no purchase at all. The term therefore applies to any market where ...
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If There Were No Benny Cemoli"
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Retreat Syndrome"
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The Crawlers"
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Oh, to be a Blobel!"
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What the Dead Men Say"
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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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1969 short story collections
Short story collections by Philip K. Dick
Books with cover art by Leo and Diane Dillon
Ace Books books