Beyond Lies The Wub, Philip K. Dick
Beyond Lies The Wub, Philip K. Dick
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Beyond Lies The Wub

Author: Philip K. Dick

Narrator: Shaun Acker

Unabridged: 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/06/2026

Synopsis

They thought it was just an animal.A strange, oversized creature brought aboard a ship as cargo—something to be sold, eaten, or discarded. But as the journey unfolds, it becomes clear that the real danger isn’t what the crew brought with them… it’s what they failed to understand.What begins as a routine transport turns into a quiet, unsettling confrontation with intelligence, identity, and the limits of human perception.From visionary science fiction author Philip K. Dick, Beyond Lies the Wub is a sharp, thought-provoking tale that challenges what it means to be truly sentient—and who gets to decide.A short, gripping listen that lingers long after the final line.

About 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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bill

Philip K. Dick's first published short story (Planet Stories, July 1952), begins with what may have been a familiar plot point even by the early 50's: a space ship crew, having acquired a cargo-hold filled with alien animals for food, plans to devour a creature--the "wub" of the title--more intellig......more

Goodreads review by J.L.

I’ve been reading a fair bit of Philip K. Dick this year and so felt it would be fun to tackle his first published SF story, “Beyond Lies the Wub” (Planet Stories, July 1952). Not surprisingly, it is a bit odd. Like his other works, PKD presents the reader with the possibility of new realities, in t......more

Goodreads review by Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽

Philip K. Dick's first published story, from 1952, has a group of humans loading up their spaceship with various birds and animals from Mars, which they plan to eat on the way back to Earth, despite the disapproval of the Martians. Captain Franco, it is clear from the start, is a boorish guy. But Fr......more

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