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Tag Archives: philip k dick
Now Wait For Last Year, by Philip K. Dick
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
Galactic Pot-Healer, by Philip K. Dick
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
September reads – a list
This is a list of the month’s reading experiences, with a sentence or two about each.
A Scanner Darkly, by Philip K. Dick
A Scanner Darkly, a 1977 novel by Philip K. Dick is reviewed. I focus on the theme of self-awareness and intellect. Continue reading
The Zap Gun, by Philip K. Dick
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
The Penultimate Truth, by Philip K. Dick
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