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Colony

Philip K. Dick

First published June 1953
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

Synopsis

An exploration ship lands on a paradise-like planet. They soon discover, however, that an aggressive life-form exists, which can take the shape of any inanimate object in its vicinity.

Publications (41)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
June 1953 Galaxy Science Fiction, June 1953 Galaxy Publishing Corporation MAGAZINE 140
October 1953 Galaxy Science Fiction, Vol. 3 No. 8 Strato Publications MAGAZINE 111
1955 A Handful of Darkness Rich & Cowan Collection
1966 A Handful of Darkness Panther Collection 7
November 1974 Space Opera Weidenfeld & Nicolson Anthology 150
March 1975 Space Opera Doubleday Anthology
May 1975 Space Opera: An Anthology of Way-Back-When Futures Doubleday / SFBC Anthology 150
March 1977 The Best of Philip K. Dick Del Rey / Ballantine Collection 127
March 1977 Space Opera Berkley Medallion Anthology 121
March 1978 The Best of Philip K. Dick Del Rey / Ballantine Collection 127
June 1978 A Handful of Darkness Gregg Press Collection 7
January 1980 A Handful of Darkness Panther / Granada Collection 7
May 1987 Beyond Lies the Wub Underwood-Miller Collection 347
May 1987 Beyond Lies the Wub Underwood-Miller Collection 347
October 1987 Robert Silverberg's Worlds of Wonder Warner Books Anthology 280
November 1988 Beyond Lies the Wub Gollancz Collection 347
November 1988 A Handful of Darkness Grafton Books Collection 7
November 1988 Robert Silverberg's Worlds of Wonder Victor Gollancz Anthology 280
November 1988 Robert Silverberg's Worlds of Wonder VGSF / Victor Gollancz Anthology 280
April 1989 Robert Silverberg's Worlds of Wonder Warner Books Anthology 280
April 1990 The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford Citadel Twilight Collection 347
May 1990 Beyond Lies the Wub Grafton Collection 440
1993 Beyond Lies the Wub HarperCollins Science Fiction & Fantasy / HarperCollinsPublishers Collection 440
August 1999 Beyond Lies the Wub Millennium / Victor Gollancz Collection 347
March 2001 Science Fiction: 101 ibooks Anthology 433
July 2002 The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford Citadel Press Collection 347
September 2003 Paycheck and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick Citadel Press / Kensington Publishing Collection 347
October 2005 Science Fiction: 101 ibooks Anthology 433
December 2008 The Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Vol. 2 Blackstone Audiobooks Collection |1
January 2011 The King of the Elves Subterranean Press Collection 413
January 2011 The King of the Elves Subterranean Press Collection 413
May 2014 Science Fiction: 101: Exploring the Craft of Science Fiction Roc / New American Library Anthology 391
May 2014 Science Fiction: 101: Exploring the Craft of Science Fiction Open Road Integrated Media Anthology |391
August 2014 Beyond Lies the Wub Gateway / Orion Collection |347
December 2015 The King of the Elves Brilliance Audio Collection |413
December 2015 The King of the Elves Brilliance Audio Collection |413
July 2016 Paycheck and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick Citadel Press / Kensington Publishing Collection
February 2018 Galaxy's Philip K. Dick Collection: A Compilation from Galaxy Science Fiction Issues 1953-1954 MDP Publishing Collection |3
January 2022 The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick Collection |24
September 2023 The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Volume One Gollancz / Orion Collection 439
September 2023 The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Volume One Gollancz / Orion Collection |347