philip k dick

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...

What do you think of his short stories? Does he work in short story format for you? Which ones have you read? Favs? Worst short story? How about the short stories that have famous movies? Are they better or worse than the movie?

... for best paperback original novel published in the US in 2007. GREY by Jon Armstrong (Night Shade Books) UNDERTOW by Elizabeth Bear (Bantam Spectra) FROM THE NOTEBOOKS OF DR. BRAIN by Minister Faust (Del Rey) NOVA SWING by M. John Harrison (Bantam Spectra) GRADISIL by Adam Roberts (Pyr)...

No, it's not a rude thread. I was in a secondhand bookshop in Melbourne recently (Sybers in Glenhuntly) where they have a vast number of SF paperbacks. David Syber and his wife Penny have two shops. He runs the one in Glenhuntly, she runs the one in Prahran (pronounce that one dear...

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...