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Victorian Science FictionClassic Fantasy

The Variable Man

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The Variable Man is a Victorian science fiction and classic fantasy novel by Philip K. Dick. Readers will find themes of weapons.

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About The Variable Man

"The Variable Man" by Philip K. Dick is a science fiction novella first published in 1953. Humanity is trapped within its solar system by the powerful Centauran Empire, locked in a tense cold war. When Terra develops a faster-than-light weapon that could tip the balance, their predictive machines encounter an unforeseen problem: a repairman from 1913 accidentally pulled into the future. This "variable man" possesses an intuitive genius with machines that confounds all calculations—and may determine the fate of humanity's desperate gamble for freedom.
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  • Science fiction
  • War stories
  • Weapons

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Who wrote The Variable Man?

The Variable Man was written by Philip K. Dick.

What genre is The Variable Man?

It is usually shelved as Victorian Science Fiction and Classic Fantasy.

Is The Variable Man free to read?

Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

Is there a free audiobook of The Variable Man?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 3 h 06 min.

What books are similar to The Variable Man?

Readers who like it often enjoy The war of the worlds, The Big Time and Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.

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