Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
--John Brunner
THE INSPIRATION FOR BLADERUNNER. . .
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? was published in 1968. Grim and foreboding, even today it is a masterpiece ahead of its time.
By 2021, the World War had killed millions, driving entire species into extinction and sending mankind off-planet. Those who remained coveted any living creature, and for people who couldn't afford one, companies built incredibly realistic simulacrae: horses, birds, cats, sheep. . .
They even built humans.
Emigrees to Mars received androids so sophisticated it was impossible to tell them from true men or women. Fearful of the havoc these artificial humans could wreak, the government banned them from Earth. But when androids didn't want to be identified, they just blended in.
Rick Deckard was an officially sanctioned bounty hunter whose job was to find rogue androids, and to retire them. But cornered, androids tended to fight back, with deadly results.
"[Dick] sees all the sparkling and terrifying possibilities. . . that other authors shy away from."
--Paul Williams
Rolling Stone
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209 Reviews
| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 02, 2008 Type: User Review |
Good sleuth novel.
Knowing the movie so well, it was interesting reading this book and drawing the parallels. I've also read the original script of the movie which is a novel itself and worth reading since it slightly differs from the movie and gives more...
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 3.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Dec 28, 2007 Type: User Review |
NOT DISSIMILAR TO SCREAMING TREES
During the Grunge craze, several bands became prominent and were written about. Band members were interviewed by Rock journalists and others. Although I've no enthusiasm for their music, TREES provided the ultimate insight into what they did and...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Dec 07, 2007 Type: User Review |
Not Free SF Reader
Second class synthetics.
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 4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Nov 05, 2007 Type: User Review |
the future is now
To me, Philip K Dick's significance as a writer and a thinker is best described by Baudrillard, who (quote from the Wikipedia follows) "[saw him as] the ultimate articulation of hyperreality:
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Sep 15, 2007 Type: User Review |
What exactly makes the difference between man and machine?
In this second piece found in the omnibus "Counterfeit Unrealities (contains Ubik, A Scanner Darkly, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep [aka Blade Runner], The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch)," we find ourselves working between two...
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4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Sep 10, 2007 Type: User Review |
Classic Dick
(This review is based on the novel as it is printed in the Library of America edition.)
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4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Sep 08, 2007 Type: User Review |
One of the best sci-fi books ever....
Really I don't know what I can add that hasn't already been said about this fantastic book. A must read for even non-sci-fi fans as it could be the book that converts you to the genre!
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Sep 04, 2007 Type: User Review |
What a Vision
I noticed that many commented on the quality of Dick's writing. This may not be Shakespeare-quality prose, but what sci-fi novel is? (Dune was actually exceedingly well written, though.) Dick is so committed to his vision that he draws you in,...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Aug 09, 2007 Type: User Review |
Are Humans Better than Machines? Let's Hope So...
Dick presents us with yet another bizarre vision of the future in this fast-paced adventure novel. The protagonist is a bounty hunter who tracks down renegade androids who have killed their off-planet masters and fled to Earth to lose themselves...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jul 19, 2007 Type: User Review |
Science Noir
It's hard to review "Androids" without referring to Ridley Scott's film Blade Runner but I'll try to do it.
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4.00/5 |
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