The Crystal Crypt

The Crystal Crypt

by Philip K. Dick
The Crystal Crypt
The Crystal Crypt

The Crystal Crypt

by Philip K. Dick

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The Crystal Crypt is a science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick, first published in the January 1952 edition of Planet Stories and later published in Beyond Lies the Wub in 1988.

The story is set in the distant future where Earth and Mars on the verge of war. The last spaceship to leave Mars headed for Earth is suddenly stopped by Martian soldiers, looking for three saboteurs who destroyed a Martian city. They don't find them, and the ship continues towards Earth. On board the space ship, a business man by the name of Thacher meets a young woman and two men, who tell that they're in fact the people the Martians are looking for, and proceed to tell Thacher the story of how they did it, how they didn't destroy the Martian city, but used a device to reduce the entire city to fit in a tiny globe, which they smuggled on board the ship. The city was to be used as a bargain chip against Mars in the upcoming war, but at the end, Thacher reveals that he's in fact a Martian secret agent, and several of the passengers on board are Martian police.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940013774490
Publisher: Diginovus.com
Publication date: 01/15/2012
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 63 KB

About the Author

About The Author

Over a writing career that spanned three decades, Philip K. Dick (1928¿1982) published 36 science fiction novels and 121 short stories in which he explored the essence of what makes man human and the dangers of centralized power. Many of his books and short stories have been adapted into movies, notably Blade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report,and A Scanner Darkly.The recipient of critical acclaim and numerous awards, Dick was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2005.

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