The 23 stories here were written 1953-4 and show one of science fiction's finest writers ... more
in prolific mastery of his craft. While Dick's deep concerns with perception, reality and the nature of humanity frequently recur he rarely fails to bring a fres...
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The 23 stories here were written 1953-4 and show one of science fiction's finest writers ... more
in prolific mastery of his craft. While Dick's deep concerns with perception, reality and the nature of humanity frequently recur he rarely fails to bring a fres...
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THE FATHER THING contains the stories written in 1956 just before the publication of ... more
Dick's first novel SOLAR LOTTERY. The stories are a mix of the previously uncollected and some of his most famous pieces such as 'Foster You're Dead' a powerful ex...
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The 23 stories here were written 1953-4 and show one of science fiction's finest writers ... more
in prolific mastery of his craft. While Dick's deep concerns with perception, reality and the nature of humanity frequently recur he rarely fails to bring a fresh idea, a new perspective, a different twist to these very varied stories. Humour is never far away, reflecting his compassion for ordinary people battling often bizarre cosmic conundrums. "Kids understand: they are wiser than adults--" Dick wrote of the title story in which eight-year-old Charles discovers that his father is something else. Several of these stories are notably longer than his previous work, for Dick was developing his story-telling to the point where he would soon write his first novel, Solar Lottery. The writing is increasingly sophisticated: "Upon the Dull Earth" glitters with dark poetry, a chilling fantasy about a woman who summon angels and changes the world. It is a prelude to The Twilight Zone and the dreamscapes of Clive Barker and a revelation for anyone who thinks of Dick purely as an SF writer. "The Golden Man", a compelling thriller about a mutant on the run, caused controversy on original publication, the implication that evolution will leave us behind provoking genuine anger. Clearly Dick was forging his own path, the antithesis of the bright shining SF of the American dream. The title of one story, "A World of Talent", is an apt description of the brilliance Dick poured into these amazing stories. --Gary S. Dalkin
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The 23 stories here were written 1953-4 and show one of science fiction's finest writers ... more
in prolific mastery of his craft. While Dick's deep concerns with perception, reality and the nature of humanity frequently recur he rarely fails to bring a fresh idea, a new perspective, a different twist to these very varied stories. Humour is never far away, reflecting his compassion for ordinary people battling often bizarre cosmic conundrums. "Kids understand: they are wiser than adults--" Dick wrote of the title story in which eight-year-old Charles discovers that his father is something else.Several of these stories are notably longer than his previous work, for Dick was developing his story-telling to the point where he would soon write his first novel,Solar Lottery. The writing is increasingly sophisticated: "Upon the Dull Earth" glitters with dark poetry, a chilling fantasy about a woman who summon angels and changes the world. It is a prelude toThe Twilight Zoneand the dreamscapes of Clive Barker and a revelation for anyone who thinks of Dick purely as an SF writer."The Golden Man", a compelling thriller about a mutant on the run, caused controversy on original publication, the implication that evolution will leave us behind provoking genuine anger. Clearly Dick was forging his own path, the antithesis of the bright shining SF of the American dream. The title of one story, "A World of Talent", is an apt description of the brilliance Dick poured into these amazing stories. --Gary S. Dalkin
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Advantages: Fast paced. Clearly written. Fairly short novel. Disadvantages: None other than Dick is dead.
Hi. This is Steve. I am currently taking the reigns from Lori for a day or so. She wanted me to write an opinion on PhilipK. Dick, and so here I am.
Master of the Dystopian future landscape, (ala the movies, "BLADERUNNER" and "TOTAL RECALL" which were both based on PhilipK. Dick stories) THE MAN WHO JAPED sees PhilipK. Dick at his dark humoured best. Amongst the crowded urbanized landscape of a distant planet, in a now stellar wide commercial earth empire, THE MAN WHO JAPED sees the main protagonist cast as an almost Quizotic character tilting at the "windmills" of a sterile society that has taken politics of contemporary "gated communities" and set their petty restrictions in legislation.
In a universe where, literally, personal space is a luxury that few can afford, apartments are now computer controlled to remodel ...
This book is an outstanding piece of surrealist science fiction unlike mostly anything else, ever. The language is terribly clever, but not unwieldy and certainly accessible. The characters are not terribly filled out, but that's really appropriate for PhilipK. Dick's everyman style of writing. This reads something like "Death of a Salesman" if it were written by Sartre. It's one of my favorite books by PhilipK. Dick, even if it's a little less directly applicable to my psychology and life than some of his other books. Actually, its very difficult to absorb the ideas PhilipK. Dick puts into his stories, but they're super-saturated with oblique commentaries on the state of mankind and the human condition. I loaned this book out to my friends and family, and was surprised at how well-received it was among folk who don't read much ...
I've long been a fan of PhilipKDick's writing. It's just so wild and witty and full of fantastic imagery - it's easy to see why Hollywood plunders his work so often (Blade Runner, Minority Report, Total Recall, Imposter, Paycheck). It's just a shame that so much of the tone of his work is generally lost in those adaptations.
I was drawn to A Scanner Darkly after 2006's remarkable film adaptation. The story of an undercover policeman's attempts to penetrate the distribution network of a new and deadly drug (Substance D), A Scanner Darkly is classic PhilipKDick. Noone is quite as they seem, and reality itself is fluid.
Before long Bob Arctor is putting himself under surveillance. Becoming more paranoid and confused, the tone of the novel gradually becomes darker and darker. Only Donna, his aloof girlfriend, seems to be keeping ...
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9781857988819
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Fiction
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Orion Publishing Co
Title
The Father-thing
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Philip K. Dick
ISBN
1857988817
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THE FATHER THING contains the stories written in 1956 just before the publication of Dick's first novel SOLAR LOTTERY. The stories are a mix of the previously uncollected and some of his most famous pieces such as 'Foster You're Dead' a powerful extrapolation of nuclear war hysteria and 'The Golden Man' a very different story about a super-evolved mutant human.
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