‘Penultimate Truth’ (1964) is like a PKD greatest hits album
PKD flashback (Book review): “The Penultimate Truth” combines multiple short stories.
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‘Penultimate Truth’ (1964) is like a PKD greatest hits album
‘Roswell’ co-creator Burns joins book line with ‘Quarantine’ (2003)
‘Roswell’ flashback (Book review): Laura J. Burns fills in an important piece of the continuity.
‘Zap Gun’ (1967) among PKD’s most prophetic 21st century previews
PKD flashback (Book review): This is a prophetic but not easily accessible novel.
‘Roswell’ flashback: ‘Dreamwalk’ (2003) (Book review)
In “Dreamwalk” (January 2003), the sixth book of the “Roswell” tie-in series, Paul Ruditis bridges Kyle’s trauma over the death of Alex at the end of Season 2 with his deepening friendship with Isabel, as […]
‘Skeletons in the Closet’ (2002) probes ‘Roswell’ origins
‘Roswell’ flashback (Book review): Andy Mangels’ and Michael A. Martin’s book clarifies a lot of the show’s alien origin mythology.
‘Roswell’ flashback: ‘Shades’ (Book review) (2002)
Mel Odom, who wrote many outstanding “Buffy” and “Angel” novels, makes an all-over-the-place debut in the “Roswell” universe with “Shades” (September 2002), the fourth tie-in novel. It’s a daring novel in a way, as it […]
PKD goes mainstream in ‘Confessions of a Crap Artist’ (1975)
PKD flashback (Book review): “Confessions of a Crap Artist” was the only non-SF novel published in Philip K. Dick’s lifetime, and it’s not a bad choice.
‘Roswell’ flashback: ‘Little Green Men’ (2002) (Book review)
After the excellent “No Good Deed,” Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch take a step back with “Little Green Men” (April 2002), a simpler novel that seems rushed, since it has many more typos […]
‘Roswell’ flashback: ‘No Good Deed’ (2001) (Book review)
Starting when Max heals Liz in the pilot episode, “Roswell” is a show about actions and consequences. The first tie-in novel,” “Loose Ends,” has fun with the question of “What if Liz ran into the […]
PKD digs into religious questions in ‘VALIS’ (1981)
PKD flashback (Book review): Dick digs into his big spiritual questions toward the end of his career.