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Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?

The Best of the SF Masterworks
By Philip K Dick
Series: S.F. Masterworks
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Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? by Philip K Dick is a science fiction novel set in a post-apocalyptic future where Earth is largely abandoned due to radioactive fallout. The story follows Rick Deckard, a bounty hunter, tasked with tracking down and "retiring" fugitive androids that have escaped to Earth. As he navigates a world where the line between humans and advanced androids blurs, Deckard grapples with questions of identity, empathy, and what it means to be human.
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Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?

Philip K. Dick's classic SF novel, which was adapted as the film BLADE RUNNER.

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World War Terminus devastated the Earth. Through its ruins, bounty hunter Rick Deckard searches for the renegade replicants he is sent to 'retire', while he dreams of owning a live animal - the ultimate status symbol in a world all but bereft of natural life.

The opportunity of a lifetime: kill six Nexus-6 targets, for a huge reward. But in Deckard's world, things aren't that simple, and his assignment turns into a nightmare kaleidoscope of subterfuge and deceit - and the hunter becomes the hunted...

Voted in a Locus poll as one of the 100 pre-1990 SF Novels, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep spawned two blockbuster movies. Philip K. Dick won multiple awards for his works, examining human identity, psychology, conspiracy, and paranoia, challenging the idea of objective truth in a manner that remains relevant today.

'A masterclass in sci-fi wonderment' - Empire

'One of the most original practitioners writing any kind of fiction' - The Sunday Times

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Widely praised for its originality and inventive narrative, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? showcases Philip K. Dick's groundbreaking vision. Celebrated by authors like Fay Weldon and Terry Gilliam, it is recognised for exploring complex, modern realities with masterful sci-fi storytelling. Reviewers highlight Dick's ability to blend philosophical themes with engaging fiction, distinguishing him as a leading avant-garde figure.

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ISBN: 9781399607742

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 October 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Gollancz

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 187g

Pages: 208

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About the Author

Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) was born in Chicago but lived in California for most of his life. He went to college at Berkeley for a year, ran a record store and had his own classical-music show on a local radio station. He published his first short story, BEYOND LIES THE WUB in 1952. Among his many fine novels are THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE, TIME OUT OF JOINT, DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? and FLOW MY TEARS, THE POLICEMAN SAID.

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