CentralNotice The Last of the Masters From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search "The Last of the Masters" Author Philip K. Dick Country United States Language English Genre(s) Science fiction ( post-apocalyptic / social science ); political fiction Published in Orbit Science Fiction No.5 Publication type Periodical Publisher Hanro Corporation Media type Pulp magazine Publication date November/December 1954 " The Last of the Masters " (aka " Protection Agency ") is a science fiction novelette by Philip K. Dick . The original manuscript of the story was received by the Scott Meredith Literary Agency on July 15, 1953, [ 1 ] and the story was published by the Hanro Corporation in the final issue of Orbit Science Fiction in 1954. It has since been reprinted in several Philip K. Dick story collections, beginn...