The Cosmic Puppets

Informationen zum Autor Over a writing career that spanned three decades, PHILIP K. DICK (1928–1982) published 36 science fiction novels and 121 short stories in which he explored the essence of what makes man human and the dangers of centralized power. Toward the end of his life, his work turned to deeply personal, metaphysical questions concerning the nature of God. Eleven novels and short stories have been adapted to film, notably Blade Runner (based on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? ), Total Recall, Minority Report, and A Scanner Darkly, as well as television's The Man in the High Castle. The recipient of critical acclaim and numerous awards throughout his career, including the Hugo and John W. Campbell awards, Dick was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2005, and between 2007 and 2009, the Library of America published a selection of his novels in three volumes. His work has been translated into more than twenty-five languages. Klappentext Following an inexplicable urge, Ted Barton returns to his idyllic Virginia hometown for a vacation, but when he gets there, he is shocked to discover that the town has utterly changed. The stores and houses are all different and he doesn't recognize anybody. The mystery deepens when he checks the town's historical records . . . and reads that he died nearly twenty years earlier. As he attempts to uncover the secrets of the town, Barton is drawn deeper into the puzzle, and into a supernatural battle that could decide the fate of the universe. Zusammenfassung Following an inexplicable urge, Ted Barton returns to his idyllic Virginia hometown for a vacation, but when he gets there, he is shocked to discover that the town has utterly changed. The stores and houses are all different and he doesn’t recognize anybody. The mystery deepens when he checks the town’s historical records . . . and reads that he died nearly twenty years earlier. As he attempts to uncover the secrets of the town, Barton is drawn deeper into the puzzle, and into a supernatural battle that could decide the fate of the universe....

Product details

• Authors: Philip K Dick, Philip K. Dick, Dick Philip K. Dick
• Publisher: Harper Voyager US
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 17.07.2012
• EAN: 9780547572383
• ISBN: 978-0-547-57238-3
• Subjects: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Thriller / suspense fiction, Contemporary Fantasy, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Occult fiction, Crime and mystery fiction, Fiction: general and literary, Horror and supernatural fiction, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Women, FICTION: Science Fiction / General, FICTION: Fantasy / Urban, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, FICTION: Occult & Supernatural, FICTION: Fantasy / Contemporary, FICTION: Science Fiction / Action & Adventure, FICTION: Fantasy / Action & Adventure, FICTION: Science Fiction / Crime & Mystery