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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - by Philip K Dick (Paperback)

Name: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - by Philip K Dick (Paperback)
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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 RunnerOne of The Atlantic's Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years By 2021, the World War has killed millions, driving entire species into extinction and sending mankind off-planet.
About the Author: Born in Chicago in 1928, Philip K. Dick would go on to become one of the most celebrated science fiction authors of all time.
240 Pages
Fiction + Literature Genres, Science Fiction

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Originally published: New York: Doubleday and Co., 1968.

Book Synopsis

A masterpiece ahead of its time, a prescient rendering of a dark future, and the inspiration for the blockbuster film Blade Runner

One of The Atlantic's Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years

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 humans. Immigrants to Mars receive androids so sophisticated they are indistinguishable from true men or women. Fearful of the havoc these artificial humans can wreak, the government bans them from Earth. Driven into hiding, unauthorized androids live among human beings, undetected. Rick Deckard, an officially sanctioned bounty hunter, is commissioned to find rogue androids and "retire" them. But when cornered, androids fight back--with lethal force.

Praise for Philip K. Dick

"The most consistently brilliant science fiction writer in the world."--John Brunner

"A kind of pulp-fiction Kafka, a prophet."--The New York Times

"[Philip K. Dick] sees all the sparkling--and terrifying--possibilities . . . that other authors shy away from."--Rolling Stone

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Praise for Philip K. Dick

"The most consistently brilliant science fiction writer in the world."--John Brunner

"A kind of pulp-fiction Kafka, a prophet."--The New York Times

About the Author

Born in Chicago in 1928, Philip K. Dick would go on to become one of the most celebrated science fiction authors of all time. The author of 44 published novels and 120 short stories, Dick won a Hugo Award in 1963, and a John W. Campbell Memorial Award in 1975, and was nominated five separate times for the Nebula Award. Eleven of his works have been turned into films, including Blade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report, and A Scanner Darkly. He died in 1982.

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Dimensions (Overall): 8.1 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)

Weight: .4 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 240

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres

Sub-Genre: Science Fiction

Publisher: Del Rey Books

Theme: Hard Science Fiction

Format: Paperback

Author: Philip K Dick

Language: English

Street Date: May 28, 1996

TCIN: 11395294

UPC: 9780345404473

Item Number (DPCI): 248-01-5158

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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