Meddler, Philip K. Dick
Meddler, Philip K. Dick
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Meddler
When Curiosity Becomes Catastrophe

Author: Philip K. Dick

Narrator: Scott Miller

Unabridged: 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Scott Miller

Published: 08/10/2022

Synopsis

“Meddler” by Philip K. Dick is a gripping time-travel thriller about curiosity, consequences, and the fragile future of humanity. When scientists secretly use a device to peer ahead in time, they discover strange, unsettling changes to the world — and then, a future where humanity no longer exists.To uncover the truth, they send an expert into the centuries ahead. What he finds is beautiful, haunting, and deadly. Something small, strange, and intelligent waits there — and it may already be here.Philip K. Dick (1928–1982) was one of the most imaginative and influential science fiction writers of the 20th century. Known for exploring paranoia, alternate realities, and shifting identities, his fiction constantly asks what is real — and who is controlling it.His work inspired countless films and TV shows including Blade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly, The Man in the High Castle, and more. “Meddler” showcases the early seeds of Dick’s fascination with time, fate, and the unseen forces that shape our lives.

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 on December 20, 2019

In this remarkable early story, first published in the October issue of Future Science Fiction (1954), Dick manages to convey, in a somewhat conventional time travel story, how deceptive and astonishing even the least detail of our universe might be. This tale—featuring a host of beautiful and uncon......more

Goodreads review by TK on June 08, 2017

So that's the butterfly effect eh? I can guess the ending quite right (I was imagining hidden butterflies fly out of the time car when Hasten get back to his time) but "cocoons"! And empty cocoons! That's horror. By the way Hasten doesn't seem to be the finest person for that job. If I were him I wil......more

Goodreads review by J.J. on December 31, 2022

Classic, science-fiction short story told by the master. A quick read. A solid lesson in not messing with the timeline. It pretty much spells out how “the butterfly effect” works. Highly enjoyable, will read again due to it being so short.......more

Goodreads review by Poncho on December 27, 2023

el factor letal......more

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