philip k dick

By Philip K Dick What do you think of this story? I just finished it, im the only one who have read it?

Just finished reading this one, an early PKD novel (novelette?). Anyone would care to discuss it? Here's a plot summary from wikipedia. Plot introduction (*****SPOILERS*****) Dr. Jim Parsons, is a doctor from 2112, born in 2080. Abruptly, he undergoes involuntary time travel to 2405 CE, and...

Anyone else read it? Thoughts?

OK, guys, I'm becoming the annoying I-can't-believe-there's-no-subforum-for-such-and-such-writer guy. But, anyway, here goes. I can't believe there's no subforum for Philip K. Dick! The guy was a freaking genius. So from now I'm making a point to review each of his books I've read in separate...

I write urban fantasy novels, and it is my favorite genre to read. However, my husband likes to read SF as well as fantasy and mysteries. I always buy him books for our anniversary, his birthday, Yule, etc., which he much appreciates, and I try to find series or authors that he might enjoy but...

you know i was surprised about the notable sci fi authors that don't have threads about them in the Authors section of this forum. my all time favorite sci fi story was Autofac, by Philip K. Dick. i wont give anything away, but the final show down in the end really has some modern paralells...

Name your fav PKD story (short or long).

Two posts from my blog and a discussion going on over on the OU/BBC discussion board: 1. What is an android? If you strip away the pseudo-scientific gobbledegook, and come to the realisation that androids not only don't exist, but have nothing to do with science, what are you left...

I wonder what the originator of this bit of street art was trying to tell the citizens of Helsinki ... Seen on January 6th in Helsinki/Finland. I'm not allowed to post images yet, so have a look here: houdinination.com/images/blog/ubik.jpg (just grab it and post it ;)

This place (the Chronicles) and the people here keep amazing me. All of those interesting and fun discussions and such good answers to questions. I have two more queries that I hope to hear your thoughts on. I figured that I might as well combine both queries in one post for convenience. 1) I...

There's one thing in Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? which I've been wondering about lately. The protagonist is a bounty hunter paid to "retire" androids as they're not wanted on earth. My question: Why? Yeah, I know that they killed someone to get free, but they were kept as a kind of...

An eerie clip from the science channel. Apparently, someone thought it would be a neat idea to make an animatronic interactive replica of Philip K. Dick. This scene has a guy asking it questions: http://www.hansonrobotics.com/movies/sci_ch_NeXtFesT.asf

Has anyone read that book (by Philip K. Dick)? I was going to order this for a sci-fi reading group. I'm not sure how good/bad ...

You may start the discussion at any time - you might want to begin with certain questions regarding style and form before you get to discussing the 'meat' of the book. Fire away! :)

From www.scifi.com/scifiwire : I read Altered Carbon last year, and found it to be very good. It made me think of Heinlein's future histories in tone, mixed with a noirish whodunnit. Really very good new scifi, just when I was beginning to think that I would never enjoy a brand new scifi...

This wired.com article attempts an explanation... http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.12/philip_pr.html Makes interesting reading and compares the short stories with the films, which often bear little resemblance.

"He offered to sell them the secret of eternal life. All he asked in return was their souls" I don't know if it's worth me doing a review of this, as there are so many already on the web. This is a reasonable one: http://www.philipkdick.com/ttsopa.htm "Earth is ceasing to become our natural...

Written in 1962 ‘The Man in the High Castle’ won Philip K Dick the Hugo Award. Imagine the world if the Allies had lost the Second World War. The African continent virtually wiped out by the Nazis, the Mediterranean drained to make farmland, rocket-ships make journeys across the world in...