philip k dick

I quite fancy getting a collection of his shorts, but which to get? I used to have Beyond Lies the Wub in Gollancz but never got chance to read it, and someone has mentioned Minority Report and Other Stories-was that published during Dick's time or posthumously?

People's opinions seem to vary on this novel. I personally liked it as it was a decent change of style. Dick dropped most of the philosophical banter to create a fast paced action/adventure novel. The characters were far from fully developed, and it definitely wasn't his greatest novel. Though...

That says it all really. There have been many successful and unsuccessful adaptations of PKD's works over the years. What do you think that his stories offer that makes them so adaptable to the screen?

Who is a fan? And if so, what is your favorite story???

I know this isn't a book title search, but a quote search; I figured this forum was the closest. In Richard Linklater's film adaptation of this PKD book, there was a quote at the end attributed to PKD himself. After seeing the movie I purchased the book, but in a move have since lost it, and...

Philip K. Dick (1928-82) was not one of the widely famous, best-selling SF authors like Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke or Frank Herbert. Despite this, he earned a high reputation as an innovative and thoughtful writer, with a probably unmatched record for the genre in having nine of his stories...

'Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said' , a book I'd long been curious about, is from 1974 and is about Jason Taverner, a well known and highly respected TV star and singer whose records are suddenly erased, making him a man with no identity,living in a police state where everyone is closely...

There may be some dispute on this but I think most of us have a good idea of what constitutes "major" PKD. While not exactly corresponding to my list, the selections in the Library of America[1] can serve as the bulk of a pretty good list of them. So what are people's favorite PKD novels...

I probably don't see more than 5 new movies a year, so maybe someone else here can add to this short list: Movies, not based on any particular PKD work, which are so phildickian you would laugh in the writer's face if he denied Dick was a primary influence. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless...

Blimey! King of the Elves - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia I hope they don't mess it up. It was the first thing of his I ever read.

I'm about to watch the directors cut for the first time.(in widescreen yay!) The blurb says A great movie made better. Agree?

Well, I just got notice of this little opus, and thought perhaps some of the Dick fans here might be interested: Future Imperfect - University of Nebraska Press

I just recently watch Total Recall again and thought it was an excellent movie. I also liked Minority Report. Just wondering if my memory serves me correct if Screamers (little robots living below the sand with blades that cut you up if you make vibrations) is also PKD story. Are his stories...

Found this one at a secondhand bookshop in very good condition. How is this book, any good?

Got this one on a sale that was 50% off the sale price. Lucky me. Has anyone read it? Any good?

Does anyone know the Author of a book, either Titled or about, a "Dr Bloodmoney" Any ideas appreciated.

I mean the book itself, I know what VALIS is supposed to be. (or maybe not) Really, every time I read this book I see new things, and yet each time I understand it less. Can anyone help? I understand it's very connected to LOST, that's why I'm rereading it now

I've heard different things, like my Dad, who introduced me to PKD, says that he could never even figure out how the Valis "trilogy" is even a trilogy as, at least in his opinion, they are very different and disjointed books...much like Heinlein's timeline in regard to Revolt in 2100. The reason...

I recently finished Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep. This is only my second by him. It’s a bit dated, but that’s not typically a problem for me (and wasn’t here). I thought it was lacking in the story-telling department. I found many parts of the story were a bit goofy...

I see a general topic for short stories, but not for novels. If I am mistaken, please combine. I read a lot of Dick, and write a lot of reviews for his stuff. Here is the latest. The Cosmic Puppets - Philip K. Dick The Cosmic Puppets is one of the most straightforward, purely...