Mr. Spaceship

Name: Mr. Spaceship
Brand: Author's Republic
Availability: InStock
Author: Philip K. Dick
ISBN: 9798347339662

Author: Philip K. Dick

Narrator: Rory Young

Unabridged: 1 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 03/21/2025

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction

Synopsis

Dive into the classic short story Mr. Spaceship by legendary science fiction author Philip K. Dick. Set in a future where war is waged with autonomous machines, this gripping tale explores the consequences of replacing mechanical systems with human minds—literally. When scientists upload a human brain into a spaceship to outsmart alien mines, the line between man and machine begins to blur. Packed with philosophical depth, suspense, and Dick’s signature twists, Mr. Spaceship is a must-read for fans of speculative fiction and AI-themed narratives.

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 August 09, 2019

Seven years before the coining of the word "cyborg," eight years before the publication of Anne McCaffrey's short story "The Ship Who Sang," Philip K. Dick published "Mr. Spaceship" in the magazine Imagination (1953). It tells the story of how, during a war with the planet of the "Yuks", a people wh......more

Goodreads review by Peter on April 23, 2014

Philip K. Dick. The Pluses: -Tons of great ideas. -Still mined for movies on the regular. -One of the better beards. The Minuses: -Prose a little weak. -Dialogue downright tough. I drove to PKD's grave not that long ago. It's an hour, maybe 90 minutes from my house. I took my brother's car because my own ca......more

Goodreads review by Jamie on January 01, 2020

If this concept, i.e. a human intelligence merged into a space ship, didn't serve as the inspiration for We Are Legion / The Bobiverse series, then I'm a monkey's uncle.......more

Goodreads review by Michael on April 27, 2012

This is one of those stories that is written in such a way that, although it seems simple, it captures your imagination right away. Not a lot of detail or description is necessary, because you fill them in yourself as you read; a sign that the storyteller is a true master. The setting is an undetermi......more

Goodreads review by Lemar on December 28, 2019

The short story holds a special place for me in that it includes a tenderness that is often sensed but rarely freed in his stories. The plot is brilliant and the characters rise to meet it.......more