"The Golden Man" is an 11,600-word science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was received by the Scott Meredith Literary Agency on June 24, 1953, and first published in the April 1954 issue of If magazine. The story was illustrated by Kelly Freas in its original publication. The story is set in a post-apocalyptic future where the existence of potentially powerful mutants has become a reality. The mutants are seen as dangerous and have been hunted to death by human beings for years. A golden-skinned mutant called Cris is captured by the government, which attempts to execute him. However, his appearance and abilities to see into the future allow him to escape.
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- contained in Beyond the Barriers of Space and Timeanthology
- contained in Evil Earths: An Anthology of Way-Back-When Futuresanthology
- contained in Martian Time-Slip and The Golden Manomnibus
- contained in Second Variety and Other Classic Storiescollection
- contained in Strange Giftsanthology
- 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 Golden Mancollection
- contained in The Greatest Science Fiction Works of Phiip K. Dickcollection
- contained in The Philip K. Dick Readercollection
- contained in The Worlds of If Collectioncollection