NMLP P-024882 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Simulacra

Philip K. Dick · Ace · 1964

The US Ace paperback original, published August 1964, is the true first book appearance. The novel expands the earlier novelette The Novelty Act, first printed in Fantastic, retitled before book publication.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-024882 for "The Simulacra" by Philip K. Dick (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-024882, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).