Philip K. Dick

‘Blade Runner 3: Replicant Night’ (1996) digs into PKD themes

With only a year between novels, it’s unlikely K.W. Jeter was reacting to readers’ complaints about “Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human” when crafting

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Jeter continues saga in ‘Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human’ (1995)

Back when a “Blade Runner” movie sequel seemed unlikely, Bantam (the publisher of “Star Wars” spinoff fiction at the time) and author K.W. Jeter delivered

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PKD’s ‘Deus Irae’ (1976) explores dark side of religion

Philip K. Dick’s “Deus Irae” – co-penned with Roger Zelazny (1937-95) — was published in 1976, the decade when he released most of his religious-themed

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‘Now Wait for Last Year’ (1966) expansive yet personal for PKD

“Now Wait for Last Year” (written in 1963, published in 1966) is narratively about an intragalactic war between three races and drug-induced time-travel. Yet it’s

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Paranoia reigns in PKD’s ‘A Maze of Death’ (1970)

I really liked “A Maze of Death” (written in 1968, published in 1970) on my first read. I enjoyed it when religions were made fun

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‘Galactic Pot-Healer’ (1969) shows PKD’s God interest

“Galactic Pot-Healer” (written in 1968, published in 1969) could be seen as the start of Philip K. Dick’s heavy interest in God and religion that

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‘The Simulacra’ (1964) is PKD’s grand absurdity

“The Simulacra” (written in 1963, published in 1964) is one of Philip K. Dick’s grand absurdities. It’s an expansion of his amusing short story “Novelty

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PKD explores post-apocalypse in ‘Dr. Bloodmoney’ (1965)

The hydrogen-bomb war (or atomic, or nuclear – pick your poison) was a regular obsession of Philip K. Dick’s. Many of his contemporary-set stories find

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‘Time Out of Joint’ (1959) an early PKD masterpiece

“The Man in the High Castle” (1962) put Philip K. Dick on the map, but “Time Out of Joint” (written in 1958, published in 1959)

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PKD’s ‘Solar Lottery’ (1955) a messy, fascinating SF debut

“Solar Lottery” (written in 1954, published in 1955) isn’t too bad considering it’s Philip K. Dick’s first-published sci-fi novel, and it’s fun to see early

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