The Variable Man (collection)

{{Short description|1957 collection of stories by Philip K. Dick}} {{For|the Philip K. Dick story for which this collection is named|The Variable Man}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox book | name = The Variable Man | title_orig = | translator = | image = The Variable Man (1957).jpg | caption = Cover of the first edition | author = Philip K. Dick | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = United States | language = English | series = | genre = Science fiction | publisher = Ace Books | release_date = 1957 | english_release_date = | media_type = Print (paperback) | pages = 255 | preceded_by = | followed_by = }} '''''The Variable Man''''' is a collection of science fiction stories by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published by Ace Books in 1957. The stories had originally appeared in the magazines ''Space Science Fiction'', ''Fantastic Universe'' and ''Galaxy Science Fiction''.

==Contents==

* "The Variable Man", 1953 * "Second Variety", 1953 * "The Minority Report", 1955 * "Autofac", 1955 * "A World of Talent", 1954

==References== *{{cite web| last =Contento| first =William G.| title =Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections| url =http://contento.best.vwh.net/t36.htm#A778| access-date =2008-01-10| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080107013952/http://contento.best.vwh.net/t36.htm#A778| archive-date =2008-01-07}} *{{cite book | last=Tuck | first=Donald H. | author-link=Donald H. Tuck | title=The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy | location=Chicago | publisher=Advent | pages=142| year=1974|isbn=0-911682-20-1}}

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