A Handful of Darkness

Dust-jacket from the first edition
Author	Philip K. Dick
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction and fantasy
Publisher	Rich & Cowan
Publication date	1955
Media type	Print (hardback)
Pages	224

A Handful of Darkness is a collection of science fiction and fantasy stories by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published by Rich & Cowan in 1955 and was Dick's first hardcover book. ^[1]

The stories originally appeared in the magazines Galaxy Science Fiction, Astounding Stories, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Fantastic Universe, If, Amazing Stories, Imagination, Fantastic Story Magazine, Science Fiction Stories, Beyond Fantasy Fiction and Fantasy Fiction.

Contents

• " Colony"
• " Impostor"
• " Expendable"
• " Planet for Transients"
• " Prominent Author"
• " The Builder"
• " The Little Movement"
• " The Preserving Machine"
• " The Impossible Planet"
• " The Indefatigable Frog"
• " The Turning Wheel"
• " Progeny"
• " Upon the Dull Earth"
• " The Cookie Lady"
• " Exhibit Piece"

Notes

References

• Contento, William G. "Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections". Archived from the original on 2008-01-07. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
• Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 142. ISBN  0-911682-20-1.