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The Father-Thing
Philip K. Dick · 1954short story
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"The Father-Thing" is a 1954 science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. The story, told through third-person narration but focusing on the child, concerns the replacement of a boy's father with a replicated version. At first, only the child sees the difference and has to recruit other children to help him reveal the truth. The story is typical of Dick's short stories of the period.
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- contained in A Century of Science Fiction 1950-1959anthology
- contained in Between Time and Terroranthology
- contained in Human Is?collection
- contained in Nursery Crimesanthology
- contained in Paycheckcollection
- contained in Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams: Volume Onecollection
- contained in Second Variety and Other Classic Storiescollection
- contained in The Best of Philip K. Dickcollection
- contained in The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dickcollection
- contained in The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Volume Twocollection
- contained in The Father-Thingcollection
- contained in The Great SF Stories #16 (1954)anthology
- contained in Themes in Science Fictionanthology
- contained in The Philip K. Dick Readercollection
- contained in Tomorrow's Childrenanthology
- contained in Urban Horrorsanthology