The Magazine of F & SF
1953
· English
About this story
An inventor tries to save great music from the collapse of civilization by transforming it into living creatures. Releasing his creations into the world raises an unexpected conflict between preservation and survival.
Chronology
Work history
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Feb-May 1952
Composed Feb-May 1952
Composition date or range from the canonical chronology.
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June 1953
First published June 1953
The Magazine of F & SF
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The Science Fiction Bestiary
1971 · Neslon
United States · English
The Science Fiction Bestiary
1974 · Dell
United States · English
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A Handful of Darkness
1955 · Rich and Cowan
United Kingdom · English
A Handful of Darkness
1957 · Rich and Cowan
United Kingdom · English
The Preserving Machine
1969 · Ace Books
United States · English
The Preserving Machine
1970 · SFBC
United States · English
The Philip K. Dick Omnibus
1971 · Gollancz
United Kingdom · English
The Preserving Machine
1971 · Gollancz
United Kingdom · English
The Preserving Machine
1972 · Pan Books
United Kingdom · English
The Preserving Machine
1972 · UK SFBC
United Kingdom · English
The Preserving Machine
1976 · Ace Books
United States · English
The Preserving Machine
1977 · Pan Books
United Kingdom · English
A Handful of Darkness
1978 · Gregg Press
United States · English
Robots Androids and Mechanical Oddities
1984 · Southern Illinois University P
United States · English
Robots Androids and Mechanical Oddities
1986 · Southern Illinois University P
United States · English
The Collected Stories vol. 1: Beyond Lies the Wub
1987 · Underwood-Miller
United States · English
The Collected Stories vol. 1: Beyond Lies the Wub
1987 · Underwood-Miller
United States · English
The Collected Stories vol. 1: Beyond Lies the Wub
1987 · Underwood-Miller
United States · English
The Preserving Machine
1987 · Grafton
United Kingdom · English
The Collected Stories vol. 1: Beyond Lies the Wub
1988 · Gollancz
United Kingdom · English
The Collected Stories vol. 1: The Short Happy Life of The Brown Oxford Shoe
1990 · Citadel Twilight
United States · English
The Collected Stories vol. 1: Beyond Lies the Wub
1991 · Grafton
United Kingdom · English
The Collected Stories vol. 1: Beyond Lies the Wub
1999 · Millenium
United Kingdom · English
The Short Happy Life of The Brown Oxford Shoe and Other Classic Stories
2002 · Citadel
United States · English
Paycheck and Other Classic Stories
2003 · Citadel
United States · English
Human Is. A Philip K. Dick Reader.
2007 · Gollancz
United Kingdom · English
The Complete Stories Vol. 1: The King of the Elves
2010 · Subterranean Press
United States · English
Paycheck and Other Classic Stories
Jul 26, 2016 · Citadel
United States · English
Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick Volume 1
2023 · Orion
United Kingdom · English
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