A Scanner Darkly
$22.49
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
31 December 1999
Summary
Reality Fades: A Descent into the World of Substance D
Substance D – otherwise known as Death – is the most dangerous drug to ever hit the streets. It severs the connections between the brain’s hemispheres, leading to disorientation and, ultimately, irreversible brain damage.
Bob Arctor, an undercover narcotics agent, is on a mission to uncover the source. But to maintain his cover, he must become an addict himself. Soon, he finds himself as dependent as the very people he’s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781857988475 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1857988477 |
| Series: | S.F. Masterworks |
| Author: | Philip K. Dick |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Gollancz |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 31 December 1999 |
| Weight: | 205g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 131mm x 17mm |
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One of the most original practitioners writing any kind of fiction, Dick made most of the European avant-garde seem like navel-gazers in a cul-de-sac
One of the most original practitioners writing any kind of fiction, Dick made most of the European avant-garde seem like navel-gazers in a cul-de-sac * Sunday Times *My literary hero * Fay Weldon *For everyone lost in the endlessly multiplicating realities of the modern world, remember: Philip K. Dick got there first * Terry Gilliam *
About The Author
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.
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