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The Golden Man (collection) 
Summary
The Golden Man is a collection of science fiction stories by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published by Berkley Books in 1980. The stories had originally appeared in the magazines If, Galaxy Science Fiction, Beyond Fantasy Fiction, Worlds of Tomorrow, Science Fiction Stories, Orbit Science Fiction, Future, Amazing Stories and Fantasy and Science Fiction
 Cover of the first edition | |
| Author | Philip K. Dick |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Berkley Books |
Publication date | 1980 |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 337 pp |
| ISBN | 0-425-04288-X |
| OCLC | 6687762 |
Contents edit
- Foreword, by Mark Hurst
- Introduction, by Philip K. Dick
- "The Golden Man" (1954)
- "Return Match" (1967)
- "The King of the Elves" (1953)
- "The Mold of Yancy" (1955)
- "Not By Its Cover" (1968)
- "The Little Black Box" (1964)
- "The Unreconstructed M" (1957)
- "The War with the Fnools" (1964)
- "The Last of the Masters" (1954)
- "Meddler" (1954)
- "A Game of Unchance" (1964)
- "Sales Pitch" (1954)
- "Precious Artifact" (1964)
- "Small Town" (1954)
- "The Pre-persons" (1974)
- Story Notes
- Afterword
Reception edit
Thomas M. Disch reported that the collection included a wide range of work, from some of Dick's best to outright "turkeys", concluding "Dick is of that stature where even his failures merit publication."[1]
References edit
- "Internet Speculative Fiction Database". Retrieved 2008-01-10.
- Brown, Charles N.; William G. Contento. "The Locus Index to Science Fiction (1984-1998)". Archived from the original on 2008-01-06. Retrieved 2008-01-10.