Stany Zjednoczone po wojnie domowej. Niemal absolutn? w?adz? sprawuje policja, na ka?dym rogu stoj? jej posterunki. Gwiazda show-businessu Jason Taverner, kt?ry gromadzi przed telewizorami trzydziestomilionow? widowni?, pewnego dnia budzi si? w obskurnym pokoju hotelowym. Nikt go nie zna, a nawet o nim nie s?ysza?, na domiar z?ego nie ma jakichkolwiek dokument?w — w gruncie rzeczy nie istnieje, jest wyrzutkiem bez ?adnych praw. Nic z tego nie rozumiej?c, tropiony przez policj?, stara si? odzyska? to?samo??…
Jason Taverner, popolarissimo conduttore di uno show televisivo, si trova all’improvviso senza identit?. Nessuno si ricorda pi? di lui e il suo nome sembra scomparso dagli archivi informatici. L’uomo comincia cos? un viaggio alla ricerca di qualche traccia della propria esistenza nei bassifondi di una citt? ipertecnologica e crudele.
The claws were bad enough in the first place—nasty, crawling little death-robots. But when they began to imitate their creators, it was time for the human race to make peace—if it could!
"A fitting tribute to a great philosophical writer who found science fiction the ideal form tor the expression of his ideas."– The IndependentSecond Variety is the third in a massive five-volume collection of the complete shorter fiction of the 20th Century's greatest SF author – Philip K. Dick. It brings together 27 stories and includes such masterpieces as the title story, with its endless war being fought by ever more cunning and sophisticated robot weapons; "Impostor", in which a man is accused of being an alien spy and finds his whole identity called into question; and "Prominent Author", ...
"More than anyone else in the field, Mr. Dick really puts you inside people's minds."– Wall Street JournalMany thousands of readers worldwide consider Philip K. Dick to have been the greatest science fiction writer on any planet. Since his untimely death in 1982, interest in Dick's work has continued to mount and his reputation has been enhanced by a growing body of critical attention. The Philip K. Dick Award is now presented annually to a distinguished work of science fiction, and the Philip K. Dick Society is devoted to the study and promulgation of his works....
Stark terror ruled the Inner-Flight ship on that last Mars-Terra run. For the black-clad Leiters were on the prowl ... and the grim red planet was not far behind.
Since his untimely death in 1982, interest in Philip K. Dick’s works has continued to grow, and his reputation has been enhanced by an expanding body of critical appreciation. This fifth and final volume of Dick’s collected works includes 25 short stories, some previously unpublished.
A little whimsy, now and then, makes for good balance. Theoretically, you could find this type of humor anywhere. But only a topflight science-fictionist, we thought, could have written this story, in just this way….
First published, in paperback, in 1967, this is one of two novels Dick wrote in collaboration. Stylistically, it is typical Dick, but it lacks the gravity and conviction of most of his other novels. It's set in the 21st century when the Earth has been conquered by a race of alien, telepathic, wormlike creatures, one of whom, Mekkis, is attracted to the theories of the psychologist Rudolph Balkani. Although ostensibly a "wik" or worm-kisser (i.e., one who freely serves the Ganymedians), Balkani is a complex man whose allegiances and motives are not easily discerned; indeed, Mekkis's attraction to his ...
