Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said by Philip K. Dick (English) Paperback Book

Description: Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said by Philip K. Dick Published to celebrate the life and work of Philip K. Dick, the bestselling author of BLADE RUNNER and MINORITY REPORT on thetwenty-fifth anniversary of his death FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Jason Taverner is a Six, the result of top secret government experiments forty years before which produced a handful of unnaturally bright and beautiful people - and hes the prime-time idol of millions until, inexplicably, all record of him is wiped from the data banks of Earth.Suddenly hes a nobody in a police state where nobody is allowed to be a nobody.Will he ever be rich and famous again? Was he, in fact, ever rich and famous? Notes Published to celebrate the life and work of Philip K. Dick, the bestselling author of BLADE RUNNER and MINORITY REPORT on the twenty-fifth anniversary of his death Author Biography 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.Previous titles:The Zap Gun (Bfmt Sept 06);The Cosmic Puppets;Galactic Pot-Healer;A Maze of Death;Confessions of a Crap Artist;Mary and the Giant;In Milton Lumky Territory;The Penultimate Truth;Paycheck;The Simulacra;The World Jones Made;Time Out Of Joint;Solar Lottery;Eye In The Sky;The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch;Valis;Now Wait For Last Year;Three Early Novels;Dr Bloodmoney;We Can Remember It For You Wholesale;Minority Report;Ubik;A Scanner Dark Review One of the most original practitioners writing any kind of fiction, Dick made most of the European avant-garde seem like navel-gazers in a cul-de-sac * Sunday Times *Dick quietly produced serious fiction in a popular form and there can be no greater praise * Michael Moorcock *One of the genuine visionaries that North American fiction has produced * LA Weekly *For everyone lost in the endlessly multiplicating realities of the modern world, remember: Philip K. Dick got there first * Terry Gilliam *The most consistently brilliant SF writer in the world * John Brunner * Promotional The most consistently brilliant SF writer in the world John Brunner Dick quietly produced serious fiction in a popular form and there can be no greater praise Michael Moorcock One of the most original practitioners writing any kind of fiction, Philip K. Dick made most of the European avant-guarde seem navel- gazers in a cul-de-sac Sunday Times He was the funniest SF writer of his time, and perhaps the most terrifying Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Prizes Winner of John W Campbell Award 1975 (UK) Long Description Jason Taverner is a Six, the result of top secret government experiments forty years before which produced a handful of unnaturally bright and beautiful people - and hes the prime-time idol of millions until, inexplicably, all record of him is wiped from the data banks of Earth.Suddenly hes a nobody in a police state where nobody is allowed to be a nobody.Will he ever be rich and famous again? Was he, in fact, ever rich and famous? Review Quote One of the most original practitioners writing any kind of fiction, Dick made most of the European avant-garde seem like navel-gazers in a cul-de-sac Promotional "Headline" Published to celebrate the life and work of Philip K. Dick, the bestselling author of BLADE RUNNER and MINORITY REPORT on thetwenty-fifth anniversary of his death Description for Sales People The most consistently brilliant SF writer in the world John Brunner Dick quietly produced serious fiction in a popular form and therecan be no greater praise Michael Moorcock One of the most original practitioners writing any kind of fiction,Philip K. Dick made most of the European avant-guarde seem navel-gazers in a cul-de-sac Sunday Times He was the funniest SF writer of his time, and perhaps the mostterrifying Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Details ISBN0575079959 Author Philip K. Dick Pages 256 Publisher Orion Publishing Co Series Gollancz S.F. Year 2007 ISBN-10 0575079959 ISBN-13 9780575079953 Format Paperback Publication Date 2007-03-08 Imprint Gollancz Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 813.54 Birth 1928 Death 1982 Media Book Language English UK Release Date 2007-03-08 Audience General NZ Release Date 2007-05-31 AU Release Date 2007-05-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:14673704;

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