The Variable Man

By Philip K. Dick

The Variable Man is a novella written by Philip K. Dick and published in 1953.

The Terran system is continually expanding, but and old alien Empire will not let humans grow any more. War ensues, and the humans are searching a way to break free from the alien's power.

The war seems to be neverending, when a man named Thomas Cole, also known as the Variable Man, enters the picture.

What is he capable of ? What are his powers, and what are his real origins ? Will he be able to change the course of the Terran's destiny ?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Orpheus Editions
• Release date: Feb 24, 2020
• ISBN: 9788835377641

Philip K. Dick

Over a writing career that spanned three decades, PHILIP K. DICK (1928–1982) published 36 science fiction novels and 121 short stories in which he explored the essence of what makes man human and the dangers of centralized power. Toward the end of his life, his work turned to deeply personal, metaphysical questions concerning the nature of God. Eleven novels and short stories have been adapted to film, notably Blade Runner (based on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?), Total Recall, Minority Report, and A Scanner Darkly, as well as television's The Man in the High Castle. The recipient of critical acclaim and numerous awards throughout his career, including the Hugo and John W. Campbell awards, Dick was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2005, and between 2007 and 2009, the Library of America published a selection of his novels in three volumes. His work has been translated into more than twenty-five languages.

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