Philip K. Dick Books In Order
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? / Blade Runner | (1968) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Edge of Human | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Replicant Night | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Eye and Talon | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of VALIS Trilogy Books
VALIS | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Divine Invasion | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Transmigration of Timothy Archer | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Solar Lottery / World of Chance | (1955) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The World Jones Made | (1956) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Man Who Japed | (1956) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Eye in the Sky | (1957) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Cosmic Puppets | (1957) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Time Out of Joint | (1959) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dr. Futurity | (1960) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Vulcan's Hammer | (1960) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Man in the High Castle | (1962) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Game-Players of Titan | (1963) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Penultimate Truth | (1964) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Simulacra | (1964) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Unteleported Man | (1964) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Clans of the Alphane Moon | (1964) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch | (1964) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Martian Time-Slip | (1964) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Bomb | (1965) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Now Wait for Last Year | (1966) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Crack in Space | (1966) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Counter-Clock World | (1967) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Ganymede Takeover | (1967) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Zap Gun | (1967) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Galactic Pot-Healer | (1969) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
We Can Build You | (1969) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ubik | (1969) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Maze of Death | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Our Friends From Frolix 8 | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Deus Irae | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Scanner Darkly | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lies, Inc. | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
In Milton Lumky Territory | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Man Whose Teeth Were All Exactly Alike | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Radio Free Albemuth | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Puttering About in a Small Land | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Humpty Dumpty in Oakland | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mary and the Giant | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nick and the Glimmung | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Broken Bubble | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gather Yourselves Together | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Voices from the Street | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Beyond Lies the Wub | (1951) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gun | (1952) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Skull | (1952) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Defenders | (1953) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
War Veteran | (1955) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Minority Report | (1956) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Unreconstructed M | (1957) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cantata-140 | (1964) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The novella Cantata-140 was later expanded into The Crack in Space. |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
The Defenders and Three Others | (1950) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Beyond the Door | (1954) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Crystal Crypt | (1954) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Small Town | (1954) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Last of the Masters | (1954) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Handful of Darkness | (1955) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Human Is? | (1955) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Variable Man and Other Stories | (1957) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Book of Philip K. Dick | (1972) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Golden Man | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
We Can Remember It for You Wholesale | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Second Variety | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Dark-Haired Girl | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Eyes Have It and Other Stories | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Graphic Novels
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Confessions of a Crap Artist | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
What If Our World is Their Heaven? | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
In Pursuit of VALIS | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Shifting Realities of Philip K. Dick | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of The Pulp Writers Books
Anthology of Sci-Fi V1 | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Anthology of Sci-Fi V2 | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Anthology of Sci-Fi V3 | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Anthology of Sci-Fi V4 | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Anthology of Sci-Fi V5 | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Anthology of Sci-Fi V6 | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Anthology of Sci-Fi V7 | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Anthology of Sci-Fi V5, the Pulp Writers - Alan E. Nourse | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Anthology of Sci-Fi V8 | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Anthology of Sci-Fi V9 | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Anthology of Sci-Fi V10 | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Anthology of Sci-Fi V11 | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Anthology of Sci-Fi V12 | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Anthology of Sci-Fi V13 | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Anthology of Sci-Fi V15 | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Anthology of Sci-Fi V17 | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Anthology of Sci-Fi V18 | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Anthology of Sci-Fi V19 | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Anthology of Sci-Fi V20 | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Anthology of Sci-Fi V22 | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Anthology of Sci-Fi V24 | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Anthology series. |
Publication Order of Star Science Fiction Books
Publication Order of Anthologies
Star Science Fiction Stories 3 | (1955) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Galaxy Science Fiction, December 1963 | (1963) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Alien Worlds | (1964) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dangerous Visions 2 | (1967) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dangerous Visions | (1967) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Year's Best Science Fiction No. 3 | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Alpha 3 | (1972) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Final Stage: The Ultimate Science Fiction Anthology | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Beyond Tomorrow | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Peter Davison's Book of Alien Monsters | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction 24 | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
There Will Be War | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Third Omni Book of Science Fiction | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Battlefields Beyond Tomorrow | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Monster Book of Monsters | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hunger for Horror | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Spells of Enchantment: The Wondrous Fairy Tales of Western Culture | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Visions of Fear | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Inside the Funhouse | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Invaders! | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Angels! | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
100 Astounding Little Alien Stories | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
More Amazing Stories | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bangs & Whimpers: Stories about The End of The World | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Young Oxford Book of Aliens | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Vintage Book of Amnesia: An Anthology of Writing on the Subject of Memory Loss | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Ultimate Cyberpunk | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Mammoth Book Of Science Fiction | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
New Skies: An Anthology of Today's Science Fiction | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Sixth Science Fiction Megapack | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Science Fiction Super Pack #1 | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Contact: Stories of the New World | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Lobster's Birthday and Other Stories | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fantastic Stories Presents | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lieu: Science Fiction Short Stories | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tales of Time Travel - Book Three: Seven Short Science Fiction Stories | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nature's Warnings: Classic Stories of Eco-Science Fiction | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Ultimate Short Story Bundle | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
About Philip K. Dick:
Philip K. Dick is a prolific American author of science fiction. He has written novels, essays, and short stories. Dick explored themes of political, sociological, and metaphysical nature which were incorporated into his books which deal heavily with monopolistic businesses, totalitarian government, romance, action, and altered states as well as betrayal and the perception of reality. His books in later years shifted and began to explore the themes he was interested in, metaphysics and theology. Abuse of drugs, paranoia, and schizophrenia were also incorporated heavily into his books, drawing from Philip K. Dick’s own life experiences. He has published 44 books and over a hundred short stories.
Life Of Philip K. Dick
Philip K. Dick was born on December 16, 1928. He was born Philip Kendrick Dick six weeks early with his twin sister Jane Charlotte to his mother Dorothy Kindred Dick and Joseph Edgar Dick. Both of his parents worked for the United States Department Of Agriculture. When his twin sister died six weeks later, it had a profound effect on Philip. His motif of the lost or invisible twin came into many of his novels. His family moved to the area around San Francisco Bay and when Philip was five, his father was transferred to Reno, Nevada. His mother refused to move and Dorothy and Joseph ended up divorcing. They both wanted custody and his mother ended up getting custody of Philip. She moved to Washington D.C. for a job and Philip was enrolled in John Eaton Elementary School from 1932 to 1938. Dorothy and Philip moved back to California in June 1938 and Philip discovered his first interest in science fiction from reading a magazine with science fiction short stories.
Philip went on to attend Berkeley High School in the town of Berkeley, California. He also graduated with fellow future science fiction author Ursula K. Le Guin, but they didn’t know each other. He attended the University of California at Berkeley for a short time and was released with an honorary dismissal in 1950. His major was undeclared and Dick took a variety of courses. He said he was a “cosmic pan en theist”, treating the universe as an extension of God. He read Plato and metaphysical works and came to the conclusion that the world may not be real and that existence is entirely individual based on one’s reality and that the external truth may also exist but be completely different.
The Cosmic Puppets
The Cosmic Puppet was published in 1957 based on a revision of his novella “A Dark Glass Of Darkness”. It follows Ted and Peg Barton as they go on a trip to revisit their old town but come back to realize that nothing looks like it once did. The town has fallen victim to “The Change” and as Ted and Peg meet more of the inhabitants, they come to realize that nothing is as it seems, and a supernatural war of sorts is being waged between two with ultimate powers in the town.
Solar Lottery
Solar Lottery was written in 1954 by Philip K. Dick. It deals with a world where the Quizmaster, the head of the world government, is chosen using an aspect of game theory called minimax. Multiple Quizmasters have been assassinated and assassins are sent out to try and kill the Quizmaster so that the leader earns the respect of the people. The process of getting chosen is called the Solar Lottery. The book follows Ted Benteley as he attempts to get a job in the Quizmaster’s office and becomes involved in a plot of intrigue, conspiracy, and murder.
Books Made Into Movies
Many of Philip K. Dick’s books have been made into movies. Adaptations of his novels have made over $1 billion in profits.
– Bladerunner. This 1982 cult favorite movie starred Harrison Ford as the main character whose job is to hunt down rogue robots, the Nexus 6’s. The movie was directed by Ridley Scott and is loosely adapted from Philip K. Dick’s “Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?”. Dick was impressed with the film’s depiction of a futuristic and highly populated Los Angeles, but Ridley Scott admitted that he did not read the original material that the movie was based on.
– Total Recall. Total Recall was the first movie made based off of the book by the same name in 1990. It is based on the short story “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale”. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger in the main role and directed by Paul Verhoeven. The movie deals with the tantalizing promise of getting a vacation or fake memory experience provided to you through the magic of science and companies that are set up to make money off of providing this service. Arnold’s character is happily married to Sharon Stone, but after he goes through the total recall, everything turns upside down and he must flee to Mars to save his life, and find out whether he’s in reality, or something far more fantastical.
– Confession d’un Brujo. Philip K. Dick’s novel “Confessions Of A Crap Artist” was turned into a French movie. It was not a science fiction novel, but a brief montage of science fiction plays on a tv in the movie, showcasing the French people’s acknowledgement of Dick, who has a critical respect there.
– Screamers. Screamers was a 1995 movie based on Dick’s short story “Second Variety”. Starring Peter Weller, the movie changed the location from war torn Earth to a distant planet. A sequel to the movie was released in 2009 straight to video called Screamers: The Hunting.
– Minority Report. Minority Report was made into a movie in 2002 that was directed by Steven Spielberg and starred Tom Cruise in the main role. In the future police departments use pre cogs, or pre cognitive, psychic beings that can tell the future. The departments use these glimpses of the future to arrest people for crimes they have not committed, but will commit in the future.
– Out Of This World/Impostor. Dick’s story Impostor was adapted first as Out Of This World, a British tv series, and then the 2002 movie Impostor, which starred Gary Sinise and Vincent D’Onofrio.
– Paycheck. This 2008 John Woo directed movie starred Ben Affleck and Uma Thurman and was adapted from the same named short story.
– A Scanner Darkly. A Scanner Darkly came out in 2006, was directed by Richard Linklater, and starred Keanu Reeves as the main role, Winona Ryder as an apparent junkie who may be more, and Robert Downey Jr. and Woody Harrelson as sidekicks and functioning drug addicts to the mysterious Substance D.
– Next. Next came out in 2007 and starred Nicolas Cage, based on a short story called “The Golden Man”.
– Radio Free Albermuth. This movie came out in 2010 and is based on the novel of the same name.
– The Adjustment Bureau. This 2011 film thriller starred Matt Damon and Emily Blunt and is based on the short story “The Adjustment Team”.
– Total Recall. This remake starred Colin Farrell in the title role in 2012 with Len Wiseman directing.
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I first became aware of Philip K. Dick by reading ‘Electric Dreams’ a book of ten short stories that inspired a TV series of the same name which was shown on Channel 4 in the UK. Couldn’t see it on your list but it prompted me to read some of his other works, thanks for compiling all this info it’s very useful.
Thank you for this. A friend gave me his literal stack of PKD books and I’ve been wanting to tackle them but I didn’t know in which order to read them. Thanks again!