''The Preserving Machine'' is a collection of science fiction stories by American writer

Philip K. Dick Philip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928March 2, 1982), often referred to by his initials PKD, was an American science fiction writer. He wrote 44 novels and about 121 short stories, most of which appeared in science fiction magazines during his ...

. It was first published by

Ace Books Ace Books is a publisher of science fiction (SF) and fantasy books founded in New York City in 1952 by A. A. Wyn, Aaron A. Wyn. It began as a genre publisher of mystery fiction, mysteries and western (genre), westerns, and soon branched out int ...

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 ''

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'', ''

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 ...

'', '' 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 ...

'', ''

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'', ''Worlds of Tomorrow'', ''

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'' 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.

* " The Preserving Machine" * " War Game" * "

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 Verona ...

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" * " Top Stand-By Job" * " Beyond Lies the Wub" * " We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" * "

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 wher ...

" * " If There Were No Benny Cemoli" * " Retreat Syndrome" * " The Crawlers" * " Oh, to be a Blobel!" * " What the Dead Men Say" * " Pay for the Printer"

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Preserving Machine, The 1969 short story collections Short story collections by Philip K. Dick Books with cover art by Leo and Diane Dillon Ace Books books

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