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The Father-Thing

collection of short stories by Philip K. Dick
Book written_work Q7733543
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Summary

The Father-Thing is a written work[1].

Key Facts

  • The Father-Thing authored Philip K. Dick[2].
  • The Father-Thing's instance of is recorded as written work[3].
  • The Father-Thing was published by Gollancz[4].
  • The Father-Thing's genre is science fiction[5].
  • The Father-thing is named after The Father-Thing[6].
  • The Father-Thing followed Second Variety[7].
  • The Father-Thing was followed by The Days of Perky Pat[8].
  • The Father-Thing's language of work or name is recorded as American English[9].
  • The Father-Thing's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • The Father-Thing was published on 1989[11].
  • The Father-Thing's has edition or translation is recorded as The Father-Thing[12].
  • The Father-Thing's title is recorded as The Father-Thing[13].
  • The Father-Thing's form of creative work is recorded as short story collection[14].

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Designation and Status

The Father-Thing's instance of is recorded as written work[3].

History and Context

The Father-thing is named after The Father-Thing[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13w ago · Harmonia Amanda · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of the series → Q3828994
    Has part(s) → ['Q5429800', 'Q13182169', 'Q13181933', 'Q785001', 'Q7770755', 'Q785731', 'Q77335
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Has part(s): Fair Game"
  2. 13w ago · Harmonia Amanda · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fantlab work id → 341676
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Fantlab work id: 341676, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/193057593|Philip K. Dick - The Father Thing (#193057593)]] for {{P|7439}}"
  3. 13w ago · Harmonia Amanda · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Form of creative work → short story collection
    Genre → science fiction
    Country of origin → United States
    Followed by → The Days of Perky Pat
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Instance of: literary work"
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