Mr. SpaceshipPhilip K. Dick
The Variable Man
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- 93 Ratings
3.7
- Duration
- 2H 47min
- Language
- English
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Fantasy & SciFi
'He fixed things-clocks, refrigerators, vidsenders and destinies. But he had no business in the future, where the calculators could not handle him. He was Earth's only hope-and its sure failure!'
Predictability has come a long way. The computers of the future can tell you if you're going to win a war before you fire a shot. Unfortunately they're predicting perpetual standoff between the Terran and Centaurian Empires.
What they need is something unpredictable, what they get is Thomas Cole, a man from the past accidently dragged forward in time. Will he fit their calculations, or is he the random variable that can break the stalemate?
The Variable Man first appeared in the September, 1953 issue of Space Science Fiction magazine.
© 2016 Anncona Media AB (Audiobook): 9789176053362
© 2017 Anncona Media AB (Ebook): 9789176053355
Release date
Audiobook: 29 September 2016
Ebook: 1 November 2017
The Variable Man
- By
- With:
- Publisher
- 93 Ratings
3.7
- Duration
- 2H 47min
- Language
- English
- Format
- Category
Fantasy & SciFi
'He fixed things-clocks, refrigerators, vidsenders and destinies. But he had no business in the future, where the calculators could not handle him. He was Earth's only hope-and its sure failure!'
Predictability has come a long way. The computers of the future can tell you if you're going to win a war before you fire a shot. Unfortunately they're predicting perpetual standoff between the Terran and Centaurian Empires.
What they need is something unpredictable, what they get is Thomas Cole, a man from the past accidently dragged forward in time. Will he fit their calculations, or is he the random variable that can break the stalemate?
The Variable Man first appeared in the September, 1953 issue of Space Science Fiction magazine.
© 2016 Anncona Media AB (Audiobook): 9789176053362
© 2017 Anncona Media AB (Ebook): 9789176053355
Release date
Audiobook: 29 September 2016
Ebook: 1 November 2017
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3.6
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Bryan
18 Mar 2022
Page-turnerThought-provokingA short story that's entertaining enough, if you're willing to make several leaps of logic and suspend rational thinking (Spoilers ahead) when thinking about the capabilities of a man from the early 20th Century, who is somehow able to instantly rework 22nd Century technology and give rise to faster-than-light communication and travel.
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