In a post-apocalyptic Earth, humans live in primitive tribes. Each year, a young tribe member is sent to the Great C to ask three questions, hoping it will be unable to answer.
From the Notes section of Beyond Lies the Wub: The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick Volume One: "Parts of this story were adapted for the novel DEUS IRAE."
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1953 |
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Cosmos Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine, September 1953 | Star Publications, Inc. | MAGAZINE | 69 |
| May 1987 |
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Beyond Lies the Wub | Underwood-Miller | Collection | 309 |
| May 1987 |
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Beyond Lies the Wub | Underwood-Miller | Collection | 309 |
| November 1988 |
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Beyond Lies the Wub | Gollancz | Collection | 309 |
| April 1990 |
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The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford | Citadel Twilight | Collection | 309 |
| May 1990 |
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Beyond Lies the Wub | Grafton | Collection | 395 |
| 1993 |
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Beyond Lies the Wub | HarperCollins Science Fiction & Fantasy / HarperCollinsPublishers | Collection | 395 |
| August 1999 |
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Beyond Lies the Wub | Millennium / Victor Gollancz | Collection | 309 |
| July 2002 |
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The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford | Citadel Press | Collection | 309 |
| September 2003 |
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Paycheck and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick | Citadel Press / Kensington Publishing | Collection | 309 |
| January 2011 |
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The King of the Elves | Subterranean Press | Collection | 369 |
| January 2011 |
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The King of the Elves | Subterranean Press | Collection | 369 |
| August 2014 |
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Beyond Lies the Wub | Gateway / Orion | Collection | |309 |
| December 2015 |
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The King of the Elves | Brilliance Audio | Collection | |369 |
| December 2015 |
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The King of the Elves | Brilliance Audio | Collection | |369 |
| July 2016 |
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Paycheck and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick | Citadel Press / Kensington Publishing | Collection | |
| January 2022 | The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick | Collection | |21 | ||
| September 2023 |
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The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Volume One | Gollancz / Orion | Collection | 392 |
| September 2023 |
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The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Volume One | Gollancz / Orion | Collection | |309 |