''The Preserving Machine'' is a collection of science fiction stories by American writer
Philip K. Dick. 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 husb ...
as part of their
Ace Science Fiction Specials series. The stories had originally appeared in the magazines ''
Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional un ...
'', ''
Galaxy Science Fiction
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'', ''
Beyond Fantasy Fiction'', ''
If'', ''
Amazing Stories
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'', ''
Planet Stories
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'', ''Worlds of Tomorrow'', ''
Imagination
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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.
Contents
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The Preserving Machine"
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War Game
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Upon the Dull Earth"
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Roog
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War Veteran
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A military veteran is a person who is no longer serving in the armed forces.
A topic of interest for resea ...
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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 th ...
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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
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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!
Philip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928 – March 2, 1982) was an American science fiction writer and novelist. He wrote 44 novels and about 121 short stories, most of which appeared in science fiction magazines during his lifetime. His fictio ...
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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 ha ...
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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