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Eye in the Sky (1957)
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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The Cosmic Puppets (1957)
Introduction The Cosmic Puppets was originally published by Philip K. Dick 1957. Its plot centers on the mystery of a middle-aged man–Ted Barton–realizing that the town of his childhood has completely changed. As he investigates, he learns that the town … Continue reading
Posted in Alien Invasion, Childhood, Family, Humanism, Knowledge, Philip K. Dick, Politics, Power, Religion, Time Travel, Urban Issues
Tagged marriage, memory, philip k dick, the cosmic puppets, urban development, urban planning, youth, zoroastrianism
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“No Laughing Matter”: Media, Morality and Resistance in The Man Who Japed
Philip K. Dick’s early novel The Man Who Japed is quite prescient in describing how morality and the media intersect as a tool of power. As the novel opens, we are given some very recognizable Orwellian imagery. Government institutions are … Continue reading
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Tagged allen purcell, calvinism, man who japed, media, morality, morec, philip k dick, resistanace
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The Man Who Japed
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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Tagged conformity, individualism, morality, philip k dick, social control, the man who japed
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Rautavaara’s Case
Story Background “Rautavaara’s Case” was originally published in Omni in October 1980. It can now be found in The Eye of the Sibyl and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick on pp. 375–383. Plot Summary Beings from Proxima report … Continue reading
The Little Black Box
Story Background “The Little Black Box was originally published in Worlds of Tomorrow in August 1964. It can now be found in The Eye of the Sibyl and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick on pp. 19–39. Plot Summary … Continue reading
Posted in Bureaucracy, Cold War, Humanism, Knowledge, Philip K. Dick, Philosophy, Religion, Technology
Tagged buddhism, communism, empathy, philip k dick, politics, religion, the little black box
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What the Dead Men Say
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
Fair Game
Story Background “Fair Game” was originally published in If in September 1959. It can now be found in Second Variety and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick on pp. 1–12. While published quite late in his short story career, … Continue reading
Posted in Alien Invasion, Alien Life, Cold War, Philip K. Dick, Power, Religion, Technology
Tagged aliens, fair game, philip k dick, religion, security state, technocrats
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The Turning Wheel
Story Background “The Turning Wheel” was published in Science Fiction Stories in 1954. It can be found in Second Variety and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick in pp. 57–73. Plot Summary Bard Chai is talking with Bard Sung-wu … Continue reading
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