Philip K. Dick

‘The World Jones Made’ (1956) examines absurdity of laws

“The World Jones Made” (written in 1954, published in 1956) is among the least clunky of Philip K. Dick’s 1950s sci-fi novels. It blends the

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Troubled hero navigates weird sci-fi in PKD’s ‘We Can Build You’ (1972)

Philip K. Dick melds three ideas into one book in “We Can Build You” (written in 1962, published in 1972), but it flows better than

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PKD’s career starts (sort of) with ‘Gather Yourselves Together’ (1994)

“Gather Yourselves Together” (written about 1950, published in 1994) is a 373-page novel with no plot, and whether that’s a feature or a bug depends

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‘Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch’ (1965) among PKD’s darkest, best

“The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch” (written in 1964, published in 1965) has been described as dark and brutal and haunting, but I think that’s

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Mental illness seems like a sane response in ‘Clans of the Alphane Moon’ (1964)

“Clans of the Alphane Moon” (1964) has everything I love about a Philip K. Dick novel. It grabbed me from the moment when Chuck Rittersdorf

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PKD’s ‘Broken Bubble’ (1988) isn’t SF, but it is predictive

“The Broken Bubble” (written in 1956, published in 1988) isn’t a science fiction novel, but it is a predictive novel from Philip K. Dick. Jim

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‘Game-Players of Titan’ (1963) among PKD’s wildest, weirdest rides

The deliciously wild ideas outpace the narrative in “The Game-Players of Titan” (1963), a Philip K. Dick novel that has many loyal defenders. Although I

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PKD writes memorable female lead in ‘Mary and the Giant’ (1987)

“Mary and the Giant” (written in 1954, published in 1987) is a nice gender-swapped companion piece to “Voices from the Street” (1952, 2007), this time

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PKD jumps through time in ‘Dr. Futurity’ (1960)

Setting aside the fact that time travel is by its very nature crazy, “Dr. Futurity” (1960, expanding from the 1954 short story “Time Pawn”) is

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PKD predates ‘Terminator’ with ‘Vulcan’s Hammer’ (1960)

“Vulcan’s Hammer” (written in 1953, published in 1960) is Philip K. Dick’s first foray into novel-length science fiction (although not his first published), and it’s

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