Philip K Dick

Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) was born in Chicago but lived in California for most of his life. His edgy, dark future visions are even more relevant now. His novels have inspired many other writers and been used as the basis for films such as the classic Blade Runner the blockbuster Minority Report and the indie 'cartoon' A Scanner Darkly.
 
Since his untimely death at age 53, there has been an extraordinary growth of interest in his writings, which during his lifetime were largely ignored by serious mainstream critics and readers. Such is no longer the case, and the novels of Philip K. Dick frequently appear on university curricula devoted to modern American literature.
 
From age fifteen to his early twenties, Dick was employed in two Berkeley shops, University Radio and Art Music, owned by Herb Hollis, a salt-of-the-earth American small businessman who became a kind of father-figure for Dick and served as an inspiration for a number of his later fictional characters, most notably Leo Bulero in The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch.
In the early 1950s, with the helpful mentorship of SF editor and Berkeley resident Anthony Boucher, Dick began to publish stories in the SF pulps of the era at an astonishing rate - seven of his stories appeared in June 1953 alone. He soon gave up his employment in the Hollis shops to pursue the economically insecure career of an SF writer.

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The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch Philip K Dick Here Dick focuses on drug addiction, the meaning of life and the fragile nature of reality – recurring themes throughout much of his work - a haunting book that will stay with you long after you have put it down.... Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 08/03/2007 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Philip K Dick The outstanding novel that became the cult classic film Blade Runner. Considered to be one of the great works of science fiction, it raises important questions about religion, technology and what defines us as human beings. Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 08/03/2007 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Martian Time-Slip Philip K Dick Another example of Dick’s amazing power of imagination, this compelling book looks at politics, adultery, murder and the themes of being and time. Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 08/03/2007 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Human Is? : A Philip K Dick Reader Philip K Dick This collection of short stories contain some of Dick’s best writing and most startling ideas and is the ideal introduction to his unique take on the world. Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 08/03/2007 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Flow, My Tears, The Policeman Said Philip K Dick This chilling book explores the theme of identity, government conspiracies and how we our all controlled by institutions. Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 08/03/2007 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Dr Bloodmoney Philip K Dick This novel looks at the nature of evil and the unrelenting power of humanity to overcome it. Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 08/03/2007 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Ubik Philip K Dick Philip K. Dick is now widely regarded as one of the most important SF writers of all time and Ubik is one of his most entertaining masterpieces, a metaphysical comedy of death and salvation, a tour de force of paranoia... Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 01/08/2006 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Counter-Clock World Philip K Dick A very interesting premise of the dead being reborn, “growing” in to childhood and returning to the womb. This throws up so many questions of a religious and theological nature as the main story revolves around the rebirth of a... Format: Paperback - Released: 15/04/2002 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

The Game-Players of Titan Philip K Dick More of what we have come to expect from Philip K Dick, destructive male characters, weird, trippy hallucinations and a good bit of story telling. Perhaps not one of his best but still worth a read. Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 20/08/2001 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Radio Free Albemuth Philip K Dick This is almost a reworking of an earlier novel Valis, which some consider to be Philip K Dick’s greatest novel. The themes and characters are rather melancholy but then this is probably the most autobiographical of his novels, which... Format: Paperback - Released: 15/02/1999 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Our Friends from Frolix Eight Philip K Dick Another novel from Philip K Dick to stir the emotions and get the cogs of the brain turning. A truly original writer. Format: Paperback - Released: 15/09/1997 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Clans of the Alphane Moon Philip K Dick This has all the marks of a typical Philip K Dick novel and will make you laugh out loud in places, however the plot structure is slightly inconsistent and the novel is left rather open ended, but the ideas and... Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 02/12/1996 Lovereading Price: £7.49 - Saving £2.50 (25%)