“...I have liked turning basic categories of reality like space and time inside out for a long time. Probably because of the addiction to chaos in general.” - Philip K. DickThe second volume of the complete collection of stories and novellas by one of science fiction's most prominent innovators, Philip K. Dick. The stories that were published in 1953-1959 reveal him even more as a visionary, a creator of paradoxical worlds, a master of raising complex philosophical and religious questions and turning them into science fiction, full of paranoia, absurdity, black humor and references to the counterculture. Some works are accompanied by author's comments. All translations are new, made especially for this edition. “Look into the mind of a genius... This collection of stories is magnificent, thought-provoking, funny and, frankly, even a little scary”... “Dick wrote serious fiction in a popular form with ease and calm and I don’t I know that there can be even greater praise "... "No other writer of this generation has such powerful intellectual force. It will be imprinted not only in your memories, but also in your imagination" ... "A wonderful tribute to the great writer-philosopher who considered science fiction the ideal form of expression of his ideas" ... - Goodreads