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We Can Build You by Philip K. Dick (1972)

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 22:00:00 +0000

We Can Build You by Philip K. Dick (1972)

Author: Philip K. Dick
First Published: July 1, 1972
Score: 6/10

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In this lyrical and moving novel, Philip K. Dick tells a story of toxic love and compassionate robots. When Louis Rosen’s electronic organ company builds a pitch-perfect robotic replica of Abraham Lincoln, they are pulled into the orbit of a shady businessman, who is looking to use Lincoln for his own profit. Meanwhile, Rosen seeks Lincoln’s advice as he woos a woman incapable of understanding human emotions–someone who may be even more robotic than Lincoln’s replica.

Minority Report and Other Stories by Philip K. Dick (2001)

Sun, 28 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0100

Minority Report and Other Stories by Philip K. Dick (2001)

Author: Philip K. Dick
First Published: January 1, 2001
Score: 8/10

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•The Minority Report: a special unit that employs those with the power of precognition to prevent crimes proves itself less than reliable… •We Can Remember It For You Wholesale: an everyguy’s yearning for more exciting “memories” places him in a danger he never could have imagined (basis of the feature film Total Recall)… •Paycheck: a mechanic who has no memory of the previous two years of his life finds that a bag of seemingly worthless and unrelated objects can actually unlock the secret of his recent past – and insure that he has a future… •Second Variety: the UN’s technological advances to win a global war veer out of control, threatening to destroy all of humankind (basis of the movie Screamers)… •The Eyes Have It: a whimsical, laugh-out-loud play on the words of the title.

The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick (1962)

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 17:00:00 +0100

The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick (1962)

Author: Philip K. Dick
First Published: October 1962
Score: 7/10

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It’s America in 1962. Slavery is legal once again. The few Jews who still survive hide under assumed names. In San Francisco, the I Ching is as common as the Yellow Pages. All because some twenty years earlier the United States lost a war—and is now occupied by Nazi Germany and Japan.

Blade Runner (Blade Runner #1) by Philip K. Dick (1968)

Fri, 28 Dec 2018 23:04:00 +0000

Blade Runner (Blade Runner #1) by Philip K. Dick (1968)

Author: Philip K. Dick
First Published: 1968
Series: Blade Runner Book 1
Score: 8/10

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A final, apocalyptic, world war has killed millions, driving entire species into extinction and sending the majority of mankind off-planet. Those who remain, venerate all remaining examples of life, and owning an animal of your own is both a symbol of status and a necessity. For those who can’t afford an authentic animal, companies build incredibly realistic simulacrae: horses, birds, cats, sheep . . . even humans.