‘The Terror’ (2007) an illuminating mix of horror, history
Frightening Friday (Book review): Dan Simmons’ novel “The Terror” is oppressively hopeless yet masterful.
Books
‘The Terror’ (2007) an illuminating mix of horror, history
‘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.
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.