Synopsis
In the distant future, amid a century-long war with Proxima Centauri, humans have come to rely on a machine that gives odds of a human victory, as it is continuously being fed data of the current situation. Once the odds are finally in their favour, and humans prepare for an all-out offensive, a time bubble accidentally returns with a man from the past. This incident confuses the machines and odds are no longer given. This man from the past is the variable man.
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Publications (57)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Space Science Fiction [UK], Volume 2 No. 2 | The Archer Press | MAGAZINE | 4 |
| September 1953 | Space Science Fiction, September 1953 | Space Publications, Inc. | MAGAZINE | 6 |
| 1957 | The Variable Man and Other Stories | Ace Books | Collection | 7 |
| August 1969 | The Variable Man and Other Stories | Sphere Books | Collection | 9 |
| October 1976 | The Variable Man and Other Stories | Ace Books | Collection | 1 |
| 1977 | The Variable Man and Other Stories | Sphere | Collection | 9 |
| May 1987 | Beyond Lies the Wub | Underwood-Miller | Collection | 163 |
| May 1987 | Beyond Lies the Wub | Underwood-Miller | Collection | 163 |
| November 1988 | Beyond Lies the Wub | Gollancz | Collection | 163 |
| April 1990 | The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford | Citadel Twilight | Collection | 163 |
| May 1990 | Beyond Lies the Wub | Grafton | Collection | 213 |
| 1993 | Beyond Lies the Wub | HarperCollins Science Fiction & Fantasy / HarperCollinsPublishers | Collection | 213 |
| August 1999 | Beyond Lies the Wub | Millennium / Victor Gollancz | Collection | 163 |
| July 2002 | The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford | Citadel Press | Collection | 163 |
| September 2003 | Paycheck and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick | Citadel Press / Kensington Publishing | Collection | 163 |
| March 2007 | Human Is? | Gollancz | Collection | 103 |
| September 2008 | Human Is? | Gollancz / Orion | Collection | |103 |
| December 2008 | The Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Vol. 2 | Blackstone Audiobooks | Collection | |6 |
| August 2009 | The Variable Man & Other Stories | Prime Books | Collection | 130 |
| April 2010 | The Variable Man | Project Gutenberg | Chapbook | |
| May 2010 | The Variable Man | LibriVox | Chapbook | |
| June 2010 | The Defenders and Others: The Classic Short Fiction of Philip K. Dick | Wildside Press | Collection | 169 |
| June 2010 | Philip K. Dick Resurrected: The Early Works of Philip K. Dick | Resurrected Press | Collection | 213 |
| October 2010 | The Variable Man | Aeterna | Chapbook | |
| January 2011 | The King of the Elves | Subterranean Press | Collection | 199 |
| January 2011 | The King of the Elves | Subterranean Press | Collection | 199 |
| November 2011 | The Variable Man | CreateSpace | Chapbook | |
| November 2011 | The Best of Philip K. Dick | Halcyon Press | Collection | |
| September 2012 | Secret of the Martians / The Variable Man | Armchair Fiction | Anthology | |
| February 2013 | The Best of Philip K. Dick | Echo Point Books & Media | Collection | 172 |
| April 2013 | The Variable Man | Spastic Cat Press | Chapbook | |
| April 2013 | The Philip K. Dick Megapack: 15 Classic Science Fiction Stories | Wildside Press | Collection | 137 |
| May 2013 | Fantastic Stories Presents: Science Fiction Super Pack #1 | Positronic Publishing | Anthology | 176 |
| May 2013 | The Variable Man | 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 | 104 |
| December 2013 | The Variable Man | HarperPerennial Classics | Chapbook | |
| June 2014 | The Philip K. Dick Short Story Collection | CreateSpace | Collection | |
| June 2014 | The Variable Man | Running Press | Chapbook | |
| August 2014 | Fantastic Stories Presents: Science Fiction Super Pack #1 | Positronic Publishing | Anthology | 176 |
| August 2014 | Beyond Lies the Wub | Gateway / Orion | Collection | |163 |
| December 2015 | The King of the Elves | Brilliance Audio | Collection | |199 |
| December 2015 | The King of the Elves | Brilliance Audio | Collection | |199 |
| January 2016 | The Variable Man | Moran Press | Chapbook | |
| February 2016 | Space Science Fiction Super Pack | Positronic Publishing | Anthology | |20 |
| April 2016 | Space Science Fiction Super Pack | Start Publishing | Anthology | |20 |
| 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 | |2 |
| April 2018 | Space Science Fiction Super Pack | Positronic Publishing | Anthology | |20 |
| April 2018 | Fantastic Stories Presents: Science Fiction Super Pack #1 | Positronic Publishing | Anthology | 176 |
| December 2018 | Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection | Musaicum Books / OK Publishing | Omnibus | |135 |
| December 2018 | Sci-Fi Boxed Set: 160+ Space Adventures, Lost Worlds, Dystopian Novels & Apocalyptic Tales | Musaicum Books | Omnibus | |135 |
| February 2021 | The Variable Man | Positronic Publishing | Chapbook | |
| February 2021 | The Variable Man | Positronic Publishing | Chapbook | |
| January 2022 | The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick | Collection | |14 | |
| September 2023 | The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Volume One | Gollancz / Orion | Collection | 204 |
| September 2023 | The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Volume One | Gollancz / Orion | Collection | |163 |