Our Friends From Frolix 8 by Philip K. Dick - ISBN: 9780575076716
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Love, revolution, and a giant slime: salvation or destruction?

Our Friends From Frolix 8

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  • Paperback

    208 pages

  • Release Date

    8 February 2007

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Summary

For all the strange worlds borne of his vast and vivid imagination, Philip K. Dick was largely concerned with humanity’s most achingly familiar heartaches and struggles. In OUR FRIENDS FROM FROLIX 8, he clashes private dreams against public battles in a fast-paced and provocative tale that ultimately addresses our salvation both as individuals and a whole.

Nick Appleton is a menial labourer whose life is a series of endless frustrations. Willis Gram is the despotic oligarch of a plane…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780575076716
ISBN-10:0575076712
Author:Philip K. Dick
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Gollancz
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:208
Release Date:8 February 2007
Weight:190g
Dimensions:198mm x 130mm x 18mm
Series:Gollancz S.F.
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Critics Review

“Dick was a sci-fi poet of paranoia.” –“The New York Times” “One of the last century’s real masters-and most unconventional practitioners-of science fiction.” –“Book Magazine” “What Franz Kafka was to the first half of the 20th century, Philip K. Dick is to the second half.” –“Art Spiegelman” “One of the most original writers of the 20th century… . Dick’s books are fun to read, full of action and humor and strong characters. They’re more than a little paranoid … but he keeps the pages turning and keeps readers guessing about what’s real and what isn’t.” –“The Oregonian” “Dick combines Franz Kafka’s pervasive sense of existential dread with George Orwell’s cautionary vision of the future.” –“Boston Herald” “Dick specialized in dystopian futures, altered realities, and the effect of technology on humanity. He was a visionary writing 40 years ago about issues that have only recently become significant.” –“USA Today”

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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