{"product_id":"the-minority-report-and-other-classic-stories","title":"The Minority Report And Other Classic Stories","description":"Many thousands of readers worldwide consider Philip K. Dick to have been the greatest science fiction writer on \u003ci\u003eany\u003c\/i\u003e planet. Since his untimely death in 1982, interest in Dick's work has continued to mount and his reputation has been enhanced by a growing body of critical attention. The Philip K. Dick Award is now presented annually to a distinguished work of science fiction, and the Philip K. Dick Society is devoted to the study and promulgation of his works.\u003cbr\u003e This collection includes all of the writer's earliest short and medium-length fiction (including several previously unpublished stories) covering the years 1954 - 1964, and featuring such fascinating tales as \u003ci\u003eThe Minority Report\u003c\/i\u003e (the inspiration for Steven Spielberg's film), \u003ci\u003eService Call, Stand By, The Days of Perky\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePat\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others. Here, readers will find Dick's initial explorations of the themes he so brilliantly brought to life in his later work.\u003cbr\u003e Dick won the prestigious Hugo Award for best novel of 1963 for \u003ci\u003eThe Man in the High Castle\u003c\/i\u003e and in the last year of his life, the now-classic film \u003ci\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/i\u003e was made from his \u003ci\u003enovel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003cbr\u003e The classic stories of Philip K. Dick offer an intriguing glimpse into the early imagination of one of science fiction's most enduring and respected names.","brand":"Citadel Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55980657377353,"sku":null,"price":14.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0956\/5336\/3785\/files\/3707733482475.jpg?v=1788114996","url":"https:\/\/morebetterbooks.com\/products\/the-minority-report-and-other-classic-stories","provider":"More Better Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}