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What if you were sent back in time to stop a mysterious man… only to discover the truth was buried in your own skull?
This is The Skull by Philip K. Dick — a time travel story with a twist that will stick with you.
The Skull follows Conger, a convicted man offered freedom — but only if he travels back in time to assassinate a dangerous religious figure from the 1960s.
His only clue? A skull.
Conger arrives in the past, trying to blend in while hunting this mysterious man. But as the story unfolds, he begins to question everything — who the target really is, and why the skull seems... familiar.
Here's the kicker — Conger is the man he's supposed to kill.
The skull? His own.
He’s trapped in a causal loop, becoming the very figure he was sent to eliminate.
Philip K. Dick plays with identity, destiny, and the mind-bending logic of time travel. It’s a short story, but it packs a philosophical punch.
If you love stories that question reality and twist your brain into a pretzel, The Skull is a perfect intro to Philip K. Dick’s world.
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