The Preserving Machine
| First published | June 1953 |
|---|---|
| Type | Short Fiction |
| Length | Short Story |
| Series | Dr. Rupert Labyrinth |
Afraid of the delicate nature of music during times of strife, Dr. Labyrinth has created a machine that would help to forever preserve music. However, the machine stores music in unusual, living forms.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1953 |
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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1953 | Fantasy House, Inc. | MAGAZINE | 73 |
| 1955 |
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A Handful of Darkness | Rich & Cowan | Collection | |
| 1969 |
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The Preserving Machine | Ace Books | Collection | 9 |
| January 1970 |
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The Preserving Machine | Ace Books / SFBC | Collection | 1 |
| 1971 |
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The Science Fiction Bestiary | Thomas Nelson | Anthology | 92 |
| 1971 |
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The Science Fiction Bestiary | Thomas Nelson | Anthology | 92 |
| February 1971 |
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The Preserving Machine and Other Stories | Gollancz | Collection | 7 |
| February 1972 |
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The Preserving Machine and Other Stories | The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | Collection | |
| November 1972 |
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The Preserving Machine and Other Stories | Pan Books | Collection | 7 |
| March 1973 |
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The Science Fiction Bestiary | Thomas Nelson | Anthology | 92 |
| February 1974 |
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The Science Fiction Bestiary | Dell Laurel | Anthology | 93 |
| February 1974 |
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The Science Fiction Bestiary | Dell Laurel | Anthology | 93 |
| November 1976 |
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The Preserving Machine | Ace Books | Collection | 1 |
| 1977 |
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The Preserving Machine and Other Stories | Pan Books | Collection | 7 |
| June 1978 |
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A Handful of Darkness | Gregg Press | Collection | 106 |
| June 1984 |
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Robots, Androids, and Mechanical Oddities: The Science Fiction of Philip K. Dick | Southern Illinois University Press | Collection | |
| February 1986 |
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Robots, Androids, and Mechanical Oddities: The Science Fiction of Philip K. Dick | Southern Illinois University Press | Collection | 29 |
| May 1987 |
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Beyond Lies the Wub | Underwood-Miller | Collection | 149 |
| May 1987 |
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Beyond Lies the Wub | Underwood-Miller | Collection | 149 |
| October 1987 |
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The Preserving Machine | Grafton | Collection | 7 |
| November 1988 |
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Beyond Lies the Wub | Gollancz | Collection | 149 |
| April 1990 |
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The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford | Citadel Twilight | Collection | 149 |
| May 1990 |
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Beyond Lies the Wub | Grafton | Collection | 197 |
| 1993 |
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Beyond Lies the Wub | HarperCollins Science Fiction & Fantasy / HarperCollinsPublishers | Collection | 197 |
| August 1999 |
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Beyond Lies the Wub | Millennium / Victor Gollancz | Collection | 149 |
| July 2002 |
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The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford | Citadel Press | Collection | 149 |
| September 2003 |
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Paycheck and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick | Citadel Press / Kensington Publishing | Collection | 149 |
| March 2007 |
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Human Is? | Gollancz | Collection | 94 |
| September 2008 |
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Human Is? | Gollancz / Orion | Collection | |94 |
| November 2008 |
|
The Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Vol. 1 | Blackstone Audiobooks | Collection | |6 |
| January 2011 |
|
The King of the Elves | Subterranean Press | Collection | 183 |
| January 2011 |
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The King of the Elves | Subterranean Press | Collection | 183 |
| August 2014 |
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Beyond Lies the Wub | Gateway / Orion | Collection | |149 |
| December 2015 |
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The King of the Elves | Brilliance Audio | Collection | |183 |
| December 2015 |
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The King of the Elves | Brilliance Audio | Collection | |183 |
| July 2016 |
|
Paycheck and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick | Citadel Press / Kensington Publishing | Collection | |
| January 2022 | The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick | Collection | |12 | ||
| September 2023 |
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The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Volume One | Gollancz / Orion | Collection | 187 |
| September 2023 |
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The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Volume One | Gollancz / Orion | Collection | |149 |