Piper in the Woods

by Philip K. Dick

Language: English

Published: 1953-02-01. 7,298 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Science Fiction

Content Rating: Older than 13

On a remote asteroid, soldiers return from patrol convinced they are plants—rooted, carefree, beyond duty. A base psychiatrist probing the bizarre epidemic follows rumors of elusive “Pipers” into alien valleys, uncovering a soothing philosophy that threatens military order. As therapy blurs into temptation, he must decide whether sanity means waking—or learning to grow.