| Second Variety by Philip K. Dick, Science Fiction, Fantasy Contributor(s): Dick, Philip K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1463895097 ISBN-13: 9781463895099 Publisher: Aegypan OUR PRICE: $24.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fantasy - General - Fiction | Science Fiction - Space Exploration - Fiction | Religious - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.25" H x 6" W x 9" (0.57 lbs) 58 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Across the ground something small and metallic came, flashing in the dull sunlight of mid-day. A metal sphere. It raced up the hill after the Russian, its treads flying. It was small, one of the baby ones. Its claws were out, two razor projections spinning in a blur of white steel. The Russian heard it. He turned instantly, firing. The sphere dissolved into particles. But already a second had emerged and was following the first. The Russian fired again. A third sphere leaped up the Russian's leg, clicking and whirring. It jumped to the shoulder. The spinning blades disappeared into the Russian's throat. Eric relaxed. "Well, that's that. God, those things give me the creeps." The claws were bad enough in the first place -- nasty, crawling little death-robots. But when they began to imitate their creators, it was time for the human race to make peace -- if it could |
Contributor Bio(s): Dick, Philip K.: - "Philip Kindred Dick (1928 - 1982) was an American writer, who published works mainly belonging to the genre of science fiction. Dick explored philosophical, sociological and political themes in novels with plots dominated by monopolistic corporations, authoritarian governments and altered states of consciousness. His work reflected his personal interest in metaphysics and theology and often drew upon his life experiences in addressing the nature of reality, identity, drug abuse, paranoia, schizophrenia and transcendental experiences." |