Category Archives: Mental Illness

Eye in the Sky (1957)

Posted on November 14, 2014 by tashqueedagg

Introduction Eye in the Sky was originally published by Philip K. Dick in 1957. It tells the story of a small group of people accidently thrown into a proton beam deflector. This allows some of them to impose their reality … Continue reading →

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Vulcan’s Hammer (1960)

Posted on October 23, 2014 by tashqueedagg

Vulcan’s Hammer is one of Philip K. Dick’s least appreciated novels. Published between Time Out of Joint and The Man in the High Castle, readers have often pointed out that this novel is more like his earlier undeveloped tales than … Continue reading →

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The Man Who Japed

Posted on June 25, 2014 by tashqueedagg

Introduction The Man Who Japed was published in 1956 and is Dick’s second science fiction novel, after Solar Lottery. It was originally published by Ace Books, in a volume with E. C. Tudd’s The Space Born. This was a common … Continue reading →

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I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon

Posted on June 19, 2014 by tashqueedagg

Story Background “I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon” was originally published in Playboy in December 1980. It can now be found in The Eye of the Sibyl and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick on pp. 359–373. Plot Summary … Continue reading →

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Strange Memories of Death

Posted on June 19, 2014 by tashqueedagg

Story Background “Strange Memories of Death” was originally published in Interzone in Summer 1984, over four years after it was received by Dick’s agent. It can now be found in The Eye of the Sibyl and Other Classic Stories by … Continue reading →

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The Day Mr. Computer Fell Out of Its Tree

Posted on June 18, 2014 by tashqueedagg

Story Background “The Day Mr. Computer Fell Out of Its Tree” was written in 1977, but not published in Dick’s lifetime. It appeared first in the Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick. It can now be found in The Eye … Continue reading →

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The Electric Ant

Posted on June 18, 2014 by tashqueedagg

Story Background “The Electric Ant” was originally published in Fantasy and Science Fiction in October 1968. It can now be found in The Eye of the Sibyl and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick on pp. 225–239. Plot Summary … Continue reading →

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Faith of Our Fathers

Posted on June 18, 2014 by tashqueedagg

Story Background “Faith of Our Fathers” was originally published in Dangerous Visions in 1967. It can now be found in The Eye of the Sibyl and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick on pp. 197–222. Plot Summary Tung Chien … Continue reading →

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Retreat Syndrome

Posted on June 8, 2014 by tashqueedagg

Story Background “Retreat Syndrome” was originally published in Worlds of Tomorrow in January 1965. It can now be found in The Eye of the Sibyl and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick on pp. 67–85. Plot Summary Caleb Myers, … Continue reading →

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What the Dead Men Say

Posted on June 5, 2014 by tashqueedagg

Story Background “What the Dead Men Say” was originally published in Worlds of Tomorrow in June 1964. It can now be found in Minority Report and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick on pp. 245–288. Plot Summary Part One … Continue reading →

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