Piper in the Woods, Philip K. Dick
Piper in the Woods, Philip K. Dick
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Piper in the Woods

Author: Philip K. Dick

Narrator: Alex Freeman

Unabridged: 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/03/2025

Synopsis

When military personnel stationed on a distant asteroid begin claiming they are no longer human, Dr. Henry Harris is sent to investigate. The soldiers insist they have become "Pipers"—carefree beings with no responsibilities, despite their unchanged physical forms. As Harris delves deeper into the mystery, he faces an unsettling question: Is this a psychological phenomenon, or is something far stranger at play?This audiobook brings Philip K. Dick’s thought-provoking short story to life, immersing listeners in a world of eerie discoveries and existential mystery.

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 April 03, 2019

Published in Imagination (1953), “Piper in the Woods” tells the disturbing story of space workers returning to earth from asteroid Y-3 who claim that they have been transformed into plants. Although they realize they are still structurally, biological human, they are now attitudinally, behaviorally......more

Goodreads review by Katie on June 23, 2018

"He said that work was unnatural. That it was a waste of time. That the only worthwhile thing was to sit and contemplate—outside." You can tell that this story was written in 1953. The young men are blond, good-looking and healthy young lads. The authority figures are stern and well-meaning. Yet the......more

Goodreads review by Ryan on August 04, 2017

The Piper in the Woods is a very short sci-fi story about an army physician, Henry Harrison, who is perplexed by a soldier who returns from outer space after a stint on an asteroid base. The young soldier believes he's a plant and wants to sit in the sun all day. Harris learns there are indigenous p......more

Goodreads review by Fishie on December 15, 2024

I want to be a plant :(......more

Goodreads review by Shanda on November 04, 2015

Overview This short story take place in what appears to be both space and on earth. Men and women are assigned to work on an inhabited asteroid named Y-30 after studying to be a patrolman. The garrison is a state of the art facility that has the most advanced cutting edge technology of the all check......more

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