Colony (short story)

"Colony" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick.

The plot centers on an expedition to an uncharted planet, on which the dominant, predatory alien life form is capable of precise mimicry of all kinds of objects.

The story was adapted for radio for the series X Minus One, airing on October 10, 1956.

Objects sometimes seem to possess a will of their own anyhow, to the normal mind; they don't do what they're supposed to do, they get in the way, they show an unnatural resistance to change.

The ending of this story is the ultimate victory of a plotting object over innocent people.

"Colony" was originally published in the June 1953 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction .