"This study of the work of the late, great science fiction writer, Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) by Lord RC covers each of Philip K. Dick's short stories and novels in chronological order. Much of the material in [this book] is compiled here for the first time in one volume. This book is an essential reference for anyone interested in [PKD's] career as a writer from 1947 to 1982. For those interested in the movies based on PKD's work (Blade Runner, Paycheck, Total Recall, Minority Report and A Scanner Darkly, to name a few) there is much background information included." (Source: extract from back cover) "This book is not intended to be a biography but, rather, a literary chronology." (Source: Lord RC's introduction)

Dated 1st printing of the 2007 edition. Title page:

• "Pink Beam: [over] A Philip K. Dick [over] Companion [over] by [over] Lord RC" (and otherwise blank)

Copyright page:

• "© 2006 Dave Hyde, Ganymedean Slime Mold Pubs"
• 13-digit ISBN.
• "First Edition"

Back cover:

• No pricing anywhere in the book.
• "Cover art & design by Mark Ivins [over] markivins.com"
• "ID: 549268 [over] www.lulu.com"

Full date from Amazon and Goodreads, as of 2020-05-02. Page 3: Acknowledgments and dedication is signed "-- Lord RC 2006" Page 5: Introduction is unsigned. Page 75 titling "To Jones The Future Was An Open Book!" presumed to be a quotation, but not found as at 2020-05-02. Page 78 titling "Something had upset the natural laws of the universe" presumed to be a quotation, but not found as at 2020-05-02. Page 82 titling "In his mind he chronicled all the lights he could think of." is a quotation from PKD's Time Out of Joint, page 24. Page 89 titling "You have a massive suspension of belief on my part." is a quotation from PKD's Confessions of a Crap Artist. Appendix 1 (spelled there with only one 'p'); alongside the title is stated: "By Lord RC, Dec 2003. This essay first appeared in PKD Otaku, 2003." This is incorrect - it was first published in PKD Otaku, #12 February 2004 - download here Appendix 2 is signed on page 271: "-- Dave Hyde Jan 1994. {This article appeared in Slipstream in 1994}". Fanzine here. Page 272: A Philip K. Dick Chronology; in paragraph three is stated "[...] I'm proud to present the New Standard PKD Chronology -- Lord RC, Dec 2003." (possible first published location/date is needed) Afterword ends on page 321 and is signed "Dave Hyde (Lord RC) December 2006." Last numbered page is 322 but with no content except for a single, page-wide line. The last page in the book is unnumbered page 324, showing bar code "27343902R00183" and "Printed in Great Britain [over] by Amazon" Size: 21.5 x 29 cms (w x h) Gloss cover. ToC errata. Following is pagination given in the ToC (story title errors omitted):

• 4 * Introduction
• 7 * Early Work
• 92 * 1960
• 136 * 1964
• 154 * 1965
• 160 * 1966
• 170 * 1967
• 188 * 1969
• 189 * 1970
• 201 * 1971
• 202 * 1972
• 204 * 1973