Philip K. Dick

6 summariesFantasy, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction

Philip Kindred Dick, often referred to by his initials PKD, was an American science fiction writer. He wrote 44 novels and about 121 short stories, most of which appeared in science fiction magazines during his lifetime. His fiction explored varied philosophical and social questions such as the nature of reality, perception, human nature, and identity, and commonly featured characters struggling against elements such as alternate realities, illusory environments, monopolistic corporations, drug abuse, authoritarian governments, and altered states of consciousness.

Books by Philip K. Dick

6 books available

The Man in the High Castle
Philip K. Dick
3.6 (175k) average on GoodreadsFantasy
In an alternate 1962 where the Axis powers won WWII, an antique dealer, a resistance fighter, and a mysterious author's forbidden novel ignite a dangerous search for truth across a divided America.
A Scanner Darkly
Philip K. Dick
4.0 (89k) average on GoodreadsThriller
In dystopian Los Angeles, an undercover narcotics agent's mind breaks as he succumbs to the drug he is fighting, blurring the lines between hunter and hunted until his identity is lost.
VALIS
Philip K. Dick
3.9 (24k) average on GoodreadsFantasy
A schizophrenic Gnostic detective unravels reality's hidden divinity, or ultimate cosmic joke, through the revelation of a pink laser.
The Minority Report
Philip K. Dick
3.8 (18k) average on GoodreadsThriller
In a future where crimes are stopped before they start, the system's creator is accused by his own invention, forcing him to outwit fate to prove his innocence.
Time Out of Joint
Philip K. Dick
3.9 (11k) average on GoodreadsFantasy
A puzzle champion in 1959 slowly uncovers the horrifying truth that his entire idyllic reality is a meticulously constructed lie, and he is its unsuspecting linchpin in a future war.
Clans of the Alphane Moon
Philip K. Dick
3.7 (5k) average on GoodreadsPsychology
On a distant moon ruled by liberated psychotics, a CIA agent, his psychiatrist ex-wife, and a TV comedian find their divorce proceedings escalate into a darkly hilarious laser gun battle, blurring the lines between sanity and madness.