Eye in the Sky - by Philip K Dick (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>A wry look at how different people see the world, told in the caustically fun style of award-winning science fiction novelist Philip K. Dick.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>"I have never seen [its] theme handled with greater technical dexterity or given more psychological meaning."--<i>Fantasy and Science Fiction</i> <p/>When a routine tour of a particle accelerator goes awry, Jack Hamilton and the rest of his tour group find themselves in a world ruled by Old Testament morality, where the smallest infraction can bring about a plague of locusts. Escape from that world is not the end, though, as they plunge into a Communist dystopia and a world where everything is an enemy. <p/>Philip K. Dick was aggressively individualistic and no worldview is safe from his acerbic and hilarious take downs. <i>Eye in the Sky</i> blends the thrills and the jokes to craft a startling morality lesson hidden inside a comedy.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>I have never seen [its] theme handled with greater technical dexterity or given more psychological meaning. <i>Fantasy and Science Fiction</i> <br>When a routine tour of a particle accelerator goes awry, Jack Hamilton and the rest of his tour group find themselves in a world ruled by Old Testament morality, where the smallest infraction can bring about a plague of locusts. Escape from that world is not the end, though, as they plunge into a Communist dystopia and a world where everything is an enemy. <br>Philip K. Dick was aggressively individualistic and no worldview is safe from his acerbic and hilarious take downs. <i>Eye in the Sky</i> blends the thrills and the jokes to craft a startling morality lesson hidden inside a comedy. <br>PHILIP K. DICK (1928 1982) wrote 121 short stories and 45 novels and is considered one of the most visionary authors of the twentieth century. His work is included in the Library of America and has been translated into more than twenty five languages. Eleven works have been adapted to film, including <i>Blade Runner</i> (based on <i>Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?</i>), <i>Total Recall</i>, <i>Minority Report</i>, and <i>A Scanner Darkly</i>.<br>"<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Over a writing career that spanned three decades, PHILIP K. DICK (1928-1982) published 36 science fiction novels and 121 short stories in which he explored the essence of what makes man human and the dangers of centralized power. Toward the end of his life, his work turned to deeply personal, metaphysical questions concerning the nature of God. Eleven novels and short stories have been adapted to film, notably, <i>Blade Runner</i> (based on <i>Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?</i>), <i>Total Recall</i>, <i>Minority Report</i>, and <i>A Scanner Darkly</i>. The recipient of critical acclaim and numerous awards throughout his career, Dick was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2005, and in 2007 the Library of America published a selection of his novels in three volumes. His work has been translated into more than twenty-five languages.
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