The Variable Man

Name: The Variable Man
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.6 (25 reviews)
Author: Philip K. Dick
ISBN: 9781666606690

Author: Philip K. Dick

Series: Early Stories of Philip K. Dick

Narrator: Chris Lutkin

Unabridged: 3 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 10/17/2017

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction, Action & Adventure, Collections & Anthologies

Synopsis

In The Variable Man, Earth (The Terran System) is in a cold war with the older, corrupt Centaurian System, suppresses Terra from exploring space and expandig its borders. When a devastating new weapon called Icarus is developed by Terra, everyone expects the odds to tip in Terra's favor. But the computers calculating these odds find an unknown variable that throws off the odds. A time traveler from 1913, known as Thomas Cole has arrived. Can this variable man from the past rescue mankind from a catastrophic future?

About Philip K. Dick

Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) - was a prolific novelist, essayist and short story writer - having published approximately 44 novels and 121 short stories. His works have been turned into numerous popular films, including Total Recall, Minority Report, and The Adjustment Bureau. He won a Hugo Award in 1963 for his novel The Man in the High Castle and has been named as one of the hundred greatest English-language writers by Time magazine.

About Chris Lutkin

Chris Lutkin has been an actor, a director, a writer, and a teacher for over thirty years. He has narrated several audiobooks including The Early Stories of Philip K. Dick, 12 Stories by Edgar Allan Poe, and The Red Badge of Courage. He currently resides in Detroit with his wife, Heather, and their rescue dog, Buckaroo.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bill

This Philip K. Dick novella (first published in Space Science Fiction in 1953) is inventive and interesting, but it lacks the reality-challenging perspective that characterizes most of his best work. In the second century of the second millennium, the Terrans, new to intergalactic conflict, are at wa......more

Goodreads review by Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽

This 1953 SF novella is a freebie on Project Gutenberg. Review first posted on Fantasy Literature: In the year 2136, our planet Terra’s space exploration is cut short by the Centauran Empire of Proxima Centauri, which surrounds our solar system and refuses to allow humanity access to the galaxy. Fas......more

Goodreads review by Mónica

No termino de cogerle el punto a Philip K.Dick.......more