Synopsis:
Electric Dreams is a collection of Phillip K. Dick short stories that inspired the TV series by the same name. The anthology of 10 stories stretch across the sci-fi genre and each can stand alone without knowledge of Phillip K. Dick’s other works. This is a great collection for short story fans, Phillip K. Dick fans, and sci-fi fans.
The list of short stories in the book we discuss:
Exhibit Piece - A man finds a warp in the space time continuum!
The Commuter - A suburb poofs into existence!
Impossible Planet - An ancient woman pays to see the mythical planet of Earth.
The Hanging Stranger - Mysterious entities take over people’s bodies in this wild ride.
Sales Pitch - They always wanted a product that could sell itself…
The Father-Thing - A story about bugs turning people and how we become like our parents.
The Hood Maker - Teeps are taking over! But will they handle this one simple truth?
Foster, You’re Dead! - Consumerism at the height of the Cold War leads to a great metaphor for the digital age!
Human Is - Why not keep the Rexorian? What could possibly be wrong with that?
Autofac - Automated factories making pizzled stuffs humanity doesn’t want.
List of books What the B@@K? is reading through:
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep - BladerunnerEnder’s gameLord of the fliesMetamorphosisMinority reportEnders ShadowFahrenheit 451Beyond good and evilElectric dreamsReady player 1
The Great Gatsby
Fear and Trembling
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