The Crystal Crypt

The Crystal Crypt

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The Crystal Crypt by Philip K. Dick

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1954

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32

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The Crystal Crypt

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Stark terror ruled the Inner-Flight ship on that last Mars-Terra run. For the black-clad Leiters were on the prowl ... and the grim red planet was not far behind.

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Not badly written, but pretty pedestrian for Phil Dick. It is a story of a last bit of sabotage before the outbreak of a Mars/Earth war, and the agents' escape from Mars.

It's a little too pat, and there's the problem of whatever did happen to the city's mass?

Seems to be something Dick wrote to put food on the table.
The story is good. However I agree with a previous review - the author had a good idea and could have done a lot more with it.
Intriguing tale of an impending war between Earth and Mars, and a desperate act that has surprise consequences. I agree with the last reviewer...kind of leaves you wanting more. Still, a fast-paced, classic sci-fi tale that is well worth your time.
Just finished this today.

I have to say that i loved this short story. Told in a beguilingly simple manner yet somehow timeless and grand in some other inexplicable way. Dont know what it is exactly but you just get the sense that you are reading a sheer classic.

The surprise factor when it comes is - seems to be a very intriguing and original idea.

The one flaw maybe that the reader is left with a feeling of wanting more. There is the sense that the protagonists might still yet, just maybe - have something up their sleeve...