Philip K Dick
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A masterpiece ahead of its time, a prescient rendering of a dark future, and the inspiration for the blockbuster film Blade Runner
By 2021, the World War has killed millions, driving entire species into extinction and sending mankind off-planet. Those who remain covet any living creature, and for people who can’t afford one, companies built incredibly realistic simulacra: horses, birds, cats, sheep. They’ve even built...
By 2021, the World War has killed millions, driving entire species into extinction and sending mankind off-planet. Those who remain covet any living creature, and for people who can’t afford one, companies built incredibly realistic simulacra: horses, birds, cats, sheep. They’ve even built...
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In Philip K. Dick's alternate history classic, the United States lost World War II and was subsequently invaded. Now in 1962, the Germans control the eastern half of the continent, the Japanese control the west, and the two are subtly preparing for war against each other. What constitutes a moral life in this oddly fascist Middle America?
4) Ubik
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English
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Glen Runciter's anti-psi security agency hires out its talents to block telepathic and paranormal crimes. But when its special team tackles a big job on the moon, something goes terribly wrong, and Runciter is seemingly killed. Now, his mourning employees are receiving bewildering messages from their boss on toilet walls, traffic tickets, product labels, and even U.S. coins.
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Library of America volume 183
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Library of America
Pub. Date
c2008
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English
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Subterranean Press
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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"This generous collection contains 22 stories and novellas written in 1953 and 1954, along with extensive and valuable story notes. Included here are a number of bona fide PKD classics, among them the title story, the brilliantly conceived account of a bizarre, ultimately catastrophic resurrection, 'The Father-Thing,' in which a young boy comes to realize that his once familiar father has somehow changed, and 'The Golden Man' (filmed in 2007 as 'Next'),...
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Library of America volume 193
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Library of America
Pub. Date
2009.
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English
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The third and final volume of an overview of the author's work features novels written during his later years, including "A Maze of Death" and "The Divine Invasion," when the themes of religious revelation became predominant.
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BOOM! Studios
Pub. Date
2010
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English
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? #7
From the bestselling book that inspired the film Blade Runner! Things heat up in this issue of Philip K. Dick's masterpiece as Deckard's tireless hunt for the Nexus-6 androids continues. Although they are not easy to identify, staying alive may prove to be the hardest part of Deckard's quest!
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BOOM! Studios
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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THE PREQUEL TO ONE OF THE GREATEST SCIENCE-FICTION NOVELS EVER PUBLISHED! Volume 2 of John W. Campbell Award-nominee Chris Roberson's prequel to John W. Campbell Memorial Award-winner Philip K. Dick's DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?. Who hunted androids before Rick Deckard? Taking place immediately after World War Terminus ends, the problems with artificial life -- androids - become apparent. The government decides they must become targets, hunted...
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BOOM! Studios
Pub. Date
2010
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English
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? #3
Tony Parker Thanks to the Rosen Corporation and its invention, the Nexus-6 android brain, humanity's artificial counterparts are now harder to detect than ever. But bounty hunter Rick Deckard has a special weapon in his arsenal - the empathy test. Philip K. Dick's award-winning novel, the basis for the film Blade Runner, comes to comics in an innovative full-text, illustrated adaptation with backmatter by...
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BOOM! Studios
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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A MUST READ ISSUE! The biggest twist in Philip K. Dick's revolutionary masterwork will leave you breathless. After Rick Deckard's life-changing decision, things turn upside down when the truth about Mercerism is revealed to the world! Don't miss the mind-blowing final arc of the Eisner Award-nominated series from Philip K. Dick and acclaimed artist Tony Parker!
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BOOM! Studios
Pub. Date
2010
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English
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? #6
Deckard has a simple task ahead of him: retire six escaped androids. But if you're looking for androids that look human, any human can be your target. This makes Deckard some enemies. To some he's a cop, to others he's a criminal. He just thinks he's was a schlub trying to make a buck. FROM THE BESTSELLING BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE MOVIE BLADE RUNNER.