Volume III: Upon the Dull Earth

Upon the Dull Earth is the third installment of a uniform, five-volume edition of The Collected Stories of Philip K. Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) was one of the seminal figures of 20th century science fiction. Dick. At the same time, they provide a fascinating glimpse into the continuing development of this iconic - and hugely influential - figure.. These and all the other stories in this important and necessary audiobook offer a wide range of literary and intellectual pleasures. He did as much as anyone to demolish the artificial barrier between genre fiction and literature, and the best of his work has earned a permanent place in American popular culture. Included here are a number of bona fide PKD classics, among them the title story, the brilliantly conceived account of a bizarre, ultimately catastrophic resurrection, "The Father-Thing," in which a young boy comes to realize that his once familiar father has somehow changed, and The Golden Man (filmed in 2007 as Next), which tells the tale of a golden skinned mu