Second Variety by Philip K. Dick
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"Second Variety" by Philip K. Dick is a science fiction novelette published in May 1953. Set in a devastated world after nuclear war between the Soviet Union and United Nations, the story follows the few remaining soldiers who discover that self-replicating assassin robots have gained sentience and evolved beyond their original programming. These machines now produce sophisticated androids indistinguishable from humans, threatening both sides. As Major Joseph Hendricks journeys to meet Soviet
survivors, he confronts an enemy that has learned to deceive in terrifyingly human ways. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Dick, Philip K., 1928-1982 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Ebel, Alex, 1932-2013 |
| Title | Second Variety |
| Series Title | Produced from Space Science Fiction May 1953. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Variety |
| Credits |
Produced by Greg Weeks, Barbara Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 89.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | War stories |
| Subject | Robots -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 32032 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-32032-8 |
| Release Date | Apr 17, 2010 |
| Last Update | Jan 6, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 3007 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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