‘Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch’ (1965) among PKD’s darkest, best
PKD flashback (Book review): One of Dick’s most lauded works examines how a higher being might view humanity.
Books
‘Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch’ (1965) among PKD’s darkest, best
Mental illness seems like a sane response in ‘Clans of the Alphane Moon’ (1964)
PKD flashback (Book review): On purpose or by accident, this is one of Philip K. Dick’s funniest works.
PKD’s ‘Broken Bubble’ (1988) isn’t SF, but it is predictive
PKD flashback (Book review): Another of Philip K. Dick’s Fifties works finally gets published decades later.
‘Game-Players of Titan’ (1963) among PKD’s wildest, weirdest rides
PKD flashback (Book review): In “The Game-Players of Titan, Dick’s delicious ideas leave the narrative in the dust, but it’s a fun read.
PKD writes memorable female lead in ‘Mary and the Giant’ (1987)
PKD flashback (Book review): Dick gives a rare try at writing a complex woman in his 1950s realist novel “Mary and the Giant.”
PKD jumps through time in ‘Dr. Futurity’ (1960)
PKD flashback (Book review): This early SF effort explores weird possibilities of time travel.
PKD predates ‘Terminator’ with ‘Vulcan’s Hammer’ (1960)
PKD flashback (Book review): “Vulcan’s Hammer” is perhaps an early influence on “The Terminator.”
PKD’s ‘Voices from the Street’ (2007) a new coming-of-age classic
PKD flashback (Book review): Dick was only 24 when he wrote this impressive, sweeping novel about a depressive young Bay Area man.
A PKD sad sack travels ‘In Milton Lumky Territory’ (1985)
PKD flashback (Book review): Another of Dick’s Fifties novels in the Western states sees the light of day.
PKD wraps non-SF stretch with ‘Humpty Dumpty in Oakland’ (1986)
PKD flashback (Book review): PKD’s last-written Bay Area realist novel is also among his best.