After a devastating war between the United States and the Soviet Union mankind has taken refuge beneath Earth�s surface. But the war continues above ground, with robots called �leadys� fighting on our behalf�or so the humans think. �The Defenders� was later expanded into a full-length novel entitled The Penultimate Truth, published in 1964. 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).
