Tag Archives: philip k dick

Now Wait For Last Year, by Philip K. Dick

Posted on January 28, 2018 by pete

Fascism should more appropriately called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power. – Mussolini Now Wait For Last Year was first published in 1966, and the original manuscript was written about 1962, putting it in the … Continue reading →

Posted in books, science fiction | Tagged , , | 13 Comments

Galactic Pot-Healer, by Philip K. Dick

Posted on November 6, 2017 by pete

With the production of an anthology television series based his short stories, as well as an ongoing series based on his The Man in the High Castle, we might expect to see a continuing growth in the number of people wanting … Continue reading →

Posted in books, science fiction | Tagged , | 4 Comments

September reads – a list

Posted on October 2, 2017 by pete

This is a list of the month’s reading experiences, with a sentence or two about each.

Posted in books, crime fiction, historical fiction, list, science fiction | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Scanner Darkly, by Philip K. Dick

Posted on September 29, 2017 by pete

A Scanner Darkly, a 1977 novel by Philip K. Dick is reviewed. I focus on the theme of self-awareness and intellect. Continue reading →

Posted in books, science fiction | Tagged , | 7 Comments

The Zap Gun, by Philip K. Dick

Posted on September 5, 2017 by pete

The Zap Gun is a 1967 novel by Philip K. Dick that was first serialized as Project Plowshare, a more directly descriptive title. It has a fairly bad reputation as a mess of a novel, but a recent sffaudio episode made … Continue reading →

Posted in books, science fiction | Tagged , | 2 Comments

August reads – a list

Posted on August 31, 2017 by pete

This just a thought or two about each of the books I managed to finish this month. I certainly loaded up on the quick reads to close out the summer.

Posted in books, crime fiction, list, literary fiction, science fiction | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Penultimate Truth, by Philip K. Dick

Posted on August 16, 2017 by pete

Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) has become the most important author in the history of the science fiction genre; aside from his wide influence within literature, his ideas permeate all sorts of SF games, TV shows and movies. PKD is also … Continue reading →

Posted in books, science fiction | Tagged | 2 Comments