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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? : The Inspiration for the Films Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049 by Philip K. Dick (1996, Trade Paperback)

A masterpiece ahead of its time, a prescient rendering of a dark future, and the inspiration for the blockbuster film Blade Runner By 2021, the World War has killed millions, driving entire species into extinction and sending mankind off-planet. Those who remain covet any living creature, and for people who can't afford one, companies built incredibly realistic simulacra: horses, birds, cats, sheep. They've even built humans. Immigrants to Mars receive androids so sophisticated they are indistinguishable from true men or women. Fearful of the havoc these artificial humans can wreak, the government bans them from Earth. Driven into hiding, unauthorized androids live among human beings, undetected. Rick Deckard, an officially sanctioned bounty hunter, is commissioned to find rogue androids and "retire" them. But when cornered, androids fight back--with lethal force. Praise for Philip K. Dick "The most consistently brilliant science fiction writer in the world." --John Brunner "A kind of pulp-fiction Kafka, a prophet." -- The New York Times " Philip K. Dick] sees all the sparkling--and terrifying--possibilities . . . that other authors shy away from." -- Rolling Stone

Book Title
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? : The Inspiration for the Films Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049
Author
Philip K. Dick
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Science Fiction / Action & Adventure, Science Fiction / Hard Science Fiction, Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction / General
Publication Year
1996
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
240 Pages

Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Ps3554.I3d6 2017
Grade from
Ninth Grade
Reviews
Praise for Philip K. Dick "The most consistently brilliant science fiction writer in the world." --John Brunner "A kind of pulp-fiction Kafka, a prophet." -- The New York Times
Copyright Date
1968
Lccn
96-096117
Dewey Decimal
813/.5/4
Dewey Edition
21

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