Philip K Dick

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.

Philip K Dick book reviews

  • The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch 5 out of 5

    Superb reflection on reality

    by Joe Z, Dec 6, 2012

    This is one of Dick's best, a disturbing but also funny reflection on the nature of what is real and what is not. With Ubik, Do Androids Dream and Eye in The Sky, among the best novels about what ... read more

  • The Man in the High Castle 5 out of 5

    excellent

    by johnwerneken, Sep 8, 2011

    As many genre fans know, this is one of the all-time best. Glad to again own a copy. read more

  • Ubik 4 out of 5

    A Different Dick

    by William V, Jun 16, 2011

    The novel by Dick that I just finished is The Man In The High Castle. Interesting story-lines but in the end I was confused about what the big deal or mys-
    tery really was in the main plot. I had ... read more

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