I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon (collection)
I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon is a book by American writer Philip K. Dick, a collection of 10 science fiction short stories and one essay. It was first published by Doubleday in 1985 and was edited by Mark Hurst and Paul Williams. Many of the stories had originally appeared in the magazines Fantasy and Science Fiction, Worlds of Tomorrow, Amazing Stories, Interzone, Rolling Stone College Papers, The Yuba City High Times, Omni and Playboy.
 Dust-jacket from the first edition | |
| Author | Philip K. Dick |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | 1985 |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 179 |
| ISBN | 0-385-19567-2 |
| OCLC | 11574322 |
| 813/.54 19 | |
| LC Class | PS3554.I3 I2 1985 |
Contents
- "How to Build a Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later"
- "The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford"
- "Explorers We"
- "Holy Quarrel"
- "What'll We Do with Ragland Park?"
- "Strange Memories of Death"
- "The Alien Mind"
- "The Exit Door Leads In"
- "Chains of Air, Web of Aether"
- "Rautavaara's Case"
- "I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon"
Reception
Dave Langford reviewed I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon for White Dwarf #75, and stated that "There may be no more Dick collections, so bag this one."[1]
References
- Langford, Dave (March 1986). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf. Games Workshop (Issue 75): 6.
Sources
- "Internet Speculative Fiction Database". Retrieved 2008-01-11.
- Brown, Charles N.; William G. Contento. "The Locus Index to Science Fiction (1984-1998)". Retrieved 2008-01-11.
External links
- How To Build A Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later (Essay by PKD on his "discovery" that we are living in the Roman Empire)
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