[Diana in Wisconsin]

I’m not a huge SciFi fan, but I do appreciate a good story.

Help a Newbie out. I’d like to read some of his short fiction, a form I just love, no matter what the subject.

Is there a short story collection I should start with, and/or where should I start with his novels?

So long and thanks for all the fish, LOL!

[Lurker]

Short stories? Try "Anthem" by Ayn Rand. That's a good one.

I'd recommend "Starship Troopers" by Heinlein, too. MUCH better than the movie. "Have Spacesuit, Will Travel" is another good one by the same author.

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[DBrow]

Man in the High Castle is a good alternate world novel, pretty accessible. Through a Scanner Darkly is a little more disturbing, but very insightful. Just about any short story collection will be OK, some stories better than others.

http://www.amazon.com/Philip-K-Dick-Stigmata-Eldritch/dp/1598530097/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1274149804&sr=1-4

This should be a good intro.

[DBrow]

http://www.amazon.com/Years-Best-SF-David-Hartwell/dp/0061721751/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1274150064&sr=1-1

Dave puts out science fiction anthologies, he’s very well known and does an excellent job. So if you want to read science fiction short stories and novellas, these Year’s Best collections of his are pretty good.

I love short stories, and science fiction shorts most of all.

Gardner Dozois also edits collections.

[GSP.FAN]

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0806511532/?tag=badosaep

Start here,PKD had hundreds of short stories..
If you like part 1,try the others...

[Duke Nukum]

There is something like 5 volumes of short stories, just visit the Philip K. Dick section of your local bookstore or library.

The book that turned me onto Phil was a story collection called The Best of Philip K. Dick but it is long since out of print. I think Father Thing was the first story I read.

[Sloth]

I have this one, which is quite good:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0806523794/