Quot;The most consistantly brilliant SF writer in the world. . . author of more good short stories than I can count." -- John Brunner

 

 

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Published by GraftonBooks 1990

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First published in Great Britain by

Victor Gollancz Ltd 1989

 

Copyright © 1987 by The Estate of Philip K. Dick

Introduction © 1987 by Norman Spinrad

 

Entire contents Copyright © 1987 by The Estate of Philip K. Dick.

Individual stories were copyrighted in their year of first publication

(see "Notes" at the back of each volume for more information) and

copyrights have been renewed by Philip K. Dick and The Estate of

Philip K. Dick as applicable. Previously unpublished stories are

Copyright © 1987 by The Estate of Philip K. Dick. All rights reserved.

 

The excerpt by Philip K. Dick which appears at the beginning of this

volume is from a collection of interviews with the author conducted by

Paul Williams and published in Only Apparently Real, Arbor House, 1986.

Used with permission.

 

ISBN 0-586-20765-1

 

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