Description: "I have never seen [its] theme handled with greater technical dexterity or given more psychological meaning."-Fantasy and Science Fiction When a routine tour of a particle accelerator goes awry, Jack Hamilton and the rest of his tour group find themselves in a world ruled by Old Testament morality, where the smallest infraction can bring about a plague of locusts. Escape from that world is not the end, though, as they plunge into a Communist dystopia and a world where everything is an enemy. Philip K. Dick was aggressively individualistic and no worldview is safe from his acerbic and hilarious take downs. Eye in the Sky blends the thrills and the jokes to craft a startling morality lesson hidden inside a comedy. Over a writing career that spanned three decades, PHILIP K. DICK (1928-1982) published 36 science fiction novels and 121 short stories in which he explored the essence of what makes man human and the dangers of centralized power. Toward the end of his life, his work turned to deeply personal, metaphysical questions concerning the nature of God. Eleven novels and short stories have been adapted to film, notably Blade Runner (based on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?), Total Recall, Minority Report, and A Scanner Darkly, as well as television's The Man in the High Castle. The recipient of critical acclaim and numerous awards throughout his career, including the Hugo and John W. Campbell awards, Dick was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2005, and between 2007 and 2009, the Library of America published a selection of his novels in three volumes. His work has been translated into more than twenty-five languages.
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EAN: 9780547572543
UPC: 9780547572543
ISBN: 9780547572543
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Book Title: Eye in the Sky
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Year: 2012
Item Height: 0.6 in
Topic: Contemporary Women, Literary, Science Fiction / General
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 7.7 Oz
Author: Philip K. Dick
Item Length: 8 in
Item Width: 5.3 in
Format: Trade Paperback