Piper In The Woods: Short Story |
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| Authors: | Dick, Philip K. |
| Publisher: | HarperPerennial Classics |
| BISAC/Subject: | FIC028000 |
| ISBN: | 9781443433280, Related ISBNs: 1443433284, 9781443433280 |
| Classification: | Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 34, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
Henry Harris, an army doctor, is startled when a solider returns from a mission on an asteroid claiming to be a plant. When several more men return from the same asteroid also claiming to be plants, Harris travels to the asteroid himself to investigate the strange phenomenon.
Philip K. Dick was an American science-fiction novelist, short-story writer and essayist. His first short story, “Beyond Lies the Wub,” was published shortly after his high school graduation. Some of his most famous short stories were adapted for film, including “The Minority Report,” “Paycheck,” “Second Variety” (adapted into the film Screamers) and “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale” (adapted into the film Total Recall).
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