Were Mervyn Peake and Philip K. Dick both writers?
Philip K. Dick Philip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928 – March 2, 1982) was an American writer notable for publishing works of science fiction.
Stability (short story) Stability is a short science fiction story by Philip K. Dick, first written around 1947, but not published until 1987 in Volume I of "The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick". The story is set in the far future, where civilization never progresses; the government has determined it to have reached its peak, and to prevent declination, society is forcibly kept in a state of "Stability".