In the aftermath of a devastating nuclear war between the United Nations and the Soviet Union, sophisticated robots�nicknamed �claws��are created to destroy what remains of human life. Left to their own devices, however, the claws develop robots of their own. II-V, the second variety, remains unknown to the few humans left on Earth. Or does it? Philip K. Dick was an American science-fiction novelist, short-story writer and essayist. His first short story, �Beyond Lies the Wub,� was published shortly after his high school graduation. Some of his most famous short stories were adapted for film, including �The Minority Report,� �Paycheck,� �Second Variety� (adapted into the film Screamers) and �We Can Remember It For You Wholesale� (adapted into the film Total Recall).
