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Best known for his science-fiction work for adults, Philip K. Dick once wrote a book for children; now, for the first time the rare tale is being brought into wide release.

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Written five decades ago, the novel is the author’s only foray into children’s literature. Dick had sent the manuscript to his publisher along with his acclaimed first novel Ubik, but they declined to publish the story titled Nick and the Glimmung. The book follows the adventures of a young boy who leaves earth with his family to save their cat, Horace. Settling on Plowman’s Planet, Nick and Horace explore the planet and discover various strange alien lifeforms.

But in 1988, six years after the author’s death, the manuscript was found by his estate and editor. The book was then published as a limited release until 1990 and then again as a limited release in 2008. The UK publisher Gollancz will now re-release the book more widely in September 2015.