# The Crystal Crypt

By Philip K. Dick.

"The Crystal Crypt" by Philip K. Dick is a science fiction short story first published in 1954. As Earth and Mars stand on the brink of war, the final spaceship departing Mars faces a tense inspection by Martian soldiers hunting three saboteurs accused of destroying an entire city. Among the passengers, a businessman encounters three individuals who claim responsibility—but their explanation involves an impossible feat and a tiny globe containing an extraordinary secret that could shift the balance of interplanetary conflict. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Science fiction; Short stories

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## Audiobooks of it

- [Crystal Crypt, the & Beyond the Door](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/6624) by Philip K. Dick (1 h 4 min, English)

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