Philip K. Dick
Philip K. Dick was an American science fiction writer whose paranoid, philosophical novels questioned the nature of reality, identity, and what it means to be human. His work has been adapted into dozens of films including Blade Runner, Total Recall, and Minority Report. He remains one of the most critically acclaimed authors in the genre.
Works
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?Bounty hunter in dystopian future searches for rogue androids indistinguishable from humans, questioning consciousness
- The Man in the High CastleAlternate history where axis powers won WWII creates fractured world of rival totalitarian superpowers
- UbikProtagonist navigates reality-warping paranoia and manufactured memories in decaying corporate future society
- A Scanner DarklyUndercover narcotics agent deteriorates physically and psychologically while infiltrating drug-addicted counterculture
- The Three Stigmata of Palmer EldritchDrug that simulates religious experiences challenges identity and perception of an ambitious businessman's reality