For the 1989 UK collection named after this story, see Second Variety (1989 collection). For a 1991 US volume of the same name, see Second Variety (1991 collection).
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Short story by Philip K. Dick
"Second Variety"
Short story by Philip K. Dick
Country
United States
Language
English
Genre(s)
Science fiction
Publication
Published in
Space Science Fiction
Publication type
Periodical
Publisher
Space Publications
Media type
Print (Magazine)
Publication date
May 1953
"Second Variety" is a science fiction novelette by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in Space Science Fiction magazine, in May 1953. Set in a world where war between the Soviet Union and United Nations has reduced most of the world to a barren wasteland, the story concerns the discovery, by the few remaining soldiers left, that self-replicating robots originally built to assassinate Soviet agents have gained sentience and are now plotting against both sides. It is one of many stories by Dick examining the implications of nuclear war, particularly after it has destroyed much or all of the planet.
The story was adapted into the movie Screamers in 1995. The short story "Jon's World", written in 1954, serves as a sequel.
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