Synopsis
In the midst of nuclear war, humans have moved underground while weapons and robots battle on a radiation-filled Earth. When one robot is brought down for questioning, however, it is noticeably radiation-free.
Notes
PKD later expanded the theme of this story into The Penultimate Truth.
External Links
Publications (70)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1953 | Galaxy Science Fiction, January 1953 | Galaxy Publishing Corporation | MAGAZINE | 4 |
| June 1953 | Galaxy Science Fiction, Vol. 3 No. 5 | Thorpe & Porter | MAGAZINE | 4 |
| April 1965 | Invasion of the Robots | Paperback Library | Anthology | 90 |
| March 1969 | Invasion of the Robots | Paperback Library | Anthology | 90 |
| March 1969 | Invasion of the Robots | Paperback Library | Anthology | 90 |
| February 1973 | The Book of Philip K. Dick | DAW Books | Collection | 46 |
| February 1973 | The Book of Philip K. Dick | DAW Books / New American Library of Canada | Collection | 46 |
| July 1977 | The Turning Wheel and Other Stories | Coronet | Collection | 47 |
| January 1983 | There Will Be War | Tor | Anthology | 208 |
| January 1984 | There Will Be War | Tor | Anthology | 208 |
| June 1984 | Robots, Androids, and Mechanical Oddities: The Science Fiction of Philip K. Dick | Southern Illinois University Press | Collection | |
| 1985 | There Will Be War | Tor | Anthology | 208 |
| February 1986 | Robots, Androids, and Mechanical Oddities: The Science Fiction of Philip K. Dick | Southern Illinois University Press | Collection | 9 |
| May 1987 | Beyond Lies the Wub | Underwood-Miller | Collection | 67 |
| May 1987 | Beyond Lies the Wub | Underwood-Miller | Collection | 67 |
| December 1987 | Battlefields Beyond Tomorrow: Science Fiction War Stories | Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers | Anthology | 509 |
| November 1988 | Beyond Lies the Wub | Gollancz | Collection | 67 |
| April 1990 | The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford | Citadel Twilight | Collection | 67 |
| May 1990 | Beyond Lies the Wub | Grafton | Collection | 95 |
| 1993 | Beyond Lies the Wub | HarperCollins Science Fiction & Fantasy / HarperCollinsPublishers | Collection | 95 |
| August 1999 | Beyond Lies the Wub | Millennium / Victor Gollancz | Collection | 67 |
| July 2002 | The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford | Citadel Press | Collection | 67 |
| September 2003 | Paycheck and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick | Citadel Press / Kensington Publishing | Collection | 67 |
| March 2007 | Human Is? | Gollancz | Collection | 9 |
| September 2008 | Human Is? | Gollancz / Orion | Collection | |9 |
| May 2009 | The Defenders | Project Gutenberg | Chapbook | |
| May 2009 | Short Science Fiction Collection 17 | LibriVox | Anthology | |4 |
| August 2009 | Short Science Fiction Collection 24 | LibriVox | Anthology | |2 |
| June 2010 | StarShipSofa, No 139 | StarShipSofa | MAGAZINE | |
| June 2010 | The Defenders and Others: The Classic Short Fiction of Philip K. Dick | Wildside Press | Collection | 68 |
| June 2010 | Philip K. Dick Resurrected: The Early Works of Philip K. Dick | Resurrected Press | Collection | 125 |
| August 2010 | X Minus One Project | LibriVox | Anthology | |
| January 2011 | The King of the Elves | Subterranean Press | Collection | 87 |
| January 2011 | The King of the Elves | Subterranean Press | Collection | 87 |
| May 2011 | The Military Megapack: 25 Great Tales of War | Wildside Press | Anthology | |
| May 2011 | The Military Megapack: 25 Great Tales of War | Wildside Press | Anthology | |
| June 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction | Wildside Press | Anthology | |131 |
| November 2011 | The Best of Philip K. Dick | Halcyon Press | Collection | |
| December 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction | Wildside Press | Anthology | |131 |
| February 2013 | The Best of Philip K. Dick | Echo Point Books & Media | Collection | 106 |
| April 2013 | Anthology of Sci-Fi V2: The Pulp Writers: Philip K. Dick | Spastic Cat Press | Collection | |
| April 2013 | The Philip K. Dick Megapack: 15 Classic Science Fiction Stories | Wildside Press | Collection | 29 |
| May 2013 | The Defenders | Read Books | Chapbook | |
| July 2013 | The Early Science Fiction of Philip K. Dick | Dover Publications | Collection | |
| August 2013 | The Early Science Fiction of Philip K. Dick | Dover Publications | Collection | 231 |
| December 2013 | The Defenders | HarperPerennial Classics | Chapbook | |
| May 2014 | Science Fiction Gems, Volume Seven | Armchair Fiction | Anthology | 29 |
| June 2014 | The Philip K. Dick Short Story Collection | CreateSpace | Collection | |
| June 2014 | The Defenders | Running Press | Chapbook | |
| August 2014 | Beyond Lies the Wub | Gateway / Orion | Collection | |67 |
| February 2015 | Fantastic Stories Present the Philip K. Dick Super Pack | Positronic Publishing | Collection | 71 |
| March 2015 | The Defenders | Positronic Publishing | Chapbook | |
| April 2015 | There Will Be War Volume I | Castalia House | Anthology | |18 |
| June 2015 | Fantastic Stories Present the Philip K. Dick Super Pack | Positronic Publishing | Collection | |7 |
| December 2015 | The King of the Elves | Brilliance Audio | Collection | |87 |
| December 2015 | The King of the Elves | Brilliance Audio | Collection | |87 |
| January 2016 | The Defenders | Moran Press | Chapbook | |
| April 2016 | Fantastic Stories Presents the Galaxy Science Fiction Super Pack #2 | Positronic Publishing | Anthology | |25 |
| April 2016 | Fantastic Stories Presents the Galaxy Science Fiction Super Pack #2 | Positronic Publishing | Anthology | |25 |
| July 2016 | Paycheck and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick | Citadel Press / Kensington Publishing | Collection | |
| 2018 | The Greatest Science Fiction Works of Phiip K. Dick | OK Publishing | Collection | |12 |
| February 2018 | Galaxy's Philip K. Dick Collection: A Compilation from Galaxy Science Fiction Issues 1953-1954 | MDP Publishing | Collection | |1 |
| April 2018 | Fantastic Stories Present the Philip K. Dick Super Pack | Positronic Publishing | Collection | 71 |
| April 2018 | Fantastic Stories Presents the Galaxy Science Fiction Super Pack #2 | Positronic Publishing | Anthology | |25 |
| December 2018 | Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection | Musaicum Books / OK Publishing | Omnibus | |141 |
| December 2018 | Sci-Fi Boxed Set: 160+ Space Adventures, Lost Worlds, Dystopian Novels & Apocalyptic Tales | Musaicum Books | Omnibus | |141 |
| March 2021 | Black Infinity, Summer 2021 | Dead Letter Press | MAGAZINE | 130 |
| January 2022 | The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick | Collection | |8 | |
| September 2023 | The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Volume One | Gollancz / Orion | Collection | 82 |
| September 2023 | The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Volume One | Gollancz / Orion | Collection | |67 |