Selected Short Stories

Philip K. Dick was born in Chicago in 1928. At around the age of 12, Dick read his first science-fiction magazine, which led to a lifelong engagement with the genre. After a brief stint at the University of Berkeley in 1949, he worked in a record store, Art Music Company. He wrote full-time from 1951, when he sold his first short story, and went on to produce 44 novels and five collections of short stories. Dick struggled to achieve mainstream success – his non-science-fiction novels being returned by his agent in 1963 – but received enormous acclaim in the science-fiction world for his works exploring metaphysics, theology and politics. His best-known novels include The Man in the High Castle (1962; Folio Society, 2015), which won the Hugo Award in 1963; Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968; Folio Society, 2017); and  Ubik (1969; Folio Society, 2019). Folio's collections of his short stories include The Complete Short Stories (Folio Society, 2021) and Selected Short Stories (Folio Society, 2022). Married five times, Dick died in 1982.

Jonathan Lethem is the New York Times best-selling author of 14 novels, including Motherless Brooklyn (1999), winner of the National Book Critics Circle award, The Fortress of Solitude (2003) and, most recently, The Arrest (2020). He has also published two novellas, Omega, a graphic novel, collections of essays and numerous anthologies. A recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, Lethem has been published in The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, and the New York Times, among other publications.

‘The Defenders’ illustrated by Chris Malbon 
Chris Malbon is a commercial and editorial illustrator based in Bristol, UK. He is comfortable working with pens and paint as well as digitally. 

‘The Infinites’ illustrated by Georgia Hill 
Georgia Hill is an Australian multidisciplinary artist specialising in type-based artworks that combine bold black and white textures and lettering within experimental compositions.  

‘The Crystal Crypt’ illustrated by Anna Millais 
Anna Millais is an illustrator and bibliophile based in London, UK. She works mainly in pencil and ink and works predominantly by hand, finishing with digital techniques. 

‘Paycheck’ illustrated by Jeremy Wilson 
Jeremy Wilson lives and works in Richmond, USA. He seeks to perfect his images through design and negative space. 

‘Colony’ illustrated by Raisa Álava 
Raisa Álava is based in Bilbao, Spain, and works in drawing, engraving, silkscreen, illustration and ceramics.  

‘Second Variety’ illustrated by Chris Thornley 
Raid71, also known by his alter ego Chris Thornley, works as a graphic designer and illustrator. His retro illustration style uses detailed line work.

‘The Commuter’ illustrated by Hilary Clarcq 
Hilary Clarcq is based in Colorado, USA. An illustrator and gallery artist, she creates oil paintings that are often surreal and dreamlike.  

‘Adjustment Team’ illustrated by Viktor Hachmang 
Victor Hachmang is a Dutch designer, illustrator and comics artist who has published a number of experimental comic books and graphic novels.  

‘Impostor’ illustrated by Simon Prades 
Simon Prades is an illustrator living in Saarbrücken, Germany. He works with both analogue and digital techniques. 

‘The Hanging Stranger’ illustrated by George Wylesol 
George Wylesol is an illustrator, designer, writer and educator currently living in Baltimore, USA, and teaching illustration at Towson University and MICA.  

‘The Golden Man’ illustrated by Gerrel A. K. Saunders 
Gerrel A. K. Saunders is an illustrator and designer from the twin islands of Trinidad and Tobago.  

‘Exhibit Piece’ illustrated by Tavis Coburn 
Tavis Coburn’s unique style is inspired by 1940s comic-book art, the Russian avant-garde movement and printed materials from the 1950s and 1960s.  

‘Sales Pitch’ illustrated by Charles Chaisson 
Charles Chaisson is an illustrator living in Brooklyn, NY, USA. Charles uses mixed media, incorporating pencil drawing, acrylic paint and digital painting.  

‘Foster, You’re Dead’ illustrated by Alice Tye 
Alice Tye is a London-based illustrator and painter working in oil paints. She also uses digital techniques. 

‘Autofac’ illustrated by Damien Jeon 
Damien Jeon is a Seoul-based illustrator whose work combines both analogue and digital techniques. 

‘The Minority Report’ illustrated by Dave McKean
Dave McKean is an illustrator, author, photographer and designer who has worked in theatre, galleries, music and the film industry.  

‘The Unreconstructed M’ illustrated by Anna Mill 
Anna Mill is a London based artist, designer and author whose architectural background informs her illustration work. 

‘War Game’ illustrated by Audrey Benjaminsen 
Audrey Benjaminsen is a multimedia illustrator and instructor based in Michigan, USA. She works in a mixture of traditional and digital techniques.

‘Oh, To Be a Blobel!’ illustrated by Kristian Hammerstad 
Kristian Hammerstad is an illustrator based in Oslo, Norway. He works on drawn projects and also makes comics. 

‘A Game of Unchance’ illustrated by Ashley Mackenzie 
Ashley Mackenzie is a Canadian artist and illustrator based in Alberta, Canada. She primarily works digitally and loves the challenge of creating engaging conceptual illustrations. 

‘We Can Remember It for You Wholesale’ illustrated by Katherine Lam 
Katherine Lam is an illustrator based in New York, USA. She loves the illustration of environment and likes to play with shadows in her work. 

‘Return Match’ illustrated by Yehrin Tong 
Yehrin Tong is a London based illustrator. Her work is a detailed and hypnotic exploration into mathematical, abstract pattern and optical illusions.  

‘The Electric Ant’ illustrated by Greg Ruth 
Greg Ruth works in a number of mediums including ink, graphite paint and digital forms. He currently lives and works in Western Massachusetts, USA. 

‘Chains of Air, Web of Aether’ illustrated by Corey Brickley 
Corey Brickley is a freelance illustrator and designer living and working in Philadelphia, USA. He uses 3D, texture and Wacom-based painting to create surreal and graphic juxtapositions.