UbikNamed one of Time's 100 Best Books, Ubik is a mind-bending, classic novel about the perception of reality from Philip K. Dick, the Hugo Award-winning author of The Man in the High Castle. “From the stuff of space opera, Dick spins a deeply unsettling existential horror story, a nightmare you’ll never be sure you’ve woken up from.”—Lev Grossman, Time Glen Runciter runs a lucrative business — deploying his teams of anti-psychics to corporate clients who want privacy and security from psychic spies. But when he and his top team are ambushed by a rival, he is gravely injured and placed in “half-life,” a dreamlike state of suspended animation. Soon, though, the surviving members of the team begin experiencing some strange phenomena, such as Runciter’s face appearing on coins and the world seeming to move backward in time. As consumables deteriorate and technology gets ever more primitive, the group needs to find out what is causing the shifts and what a mysterious product called Ubik has to do with it all. “More brilliant than similar experiments conducted by Pynchon or DeLillo.”—Roberto Bolaño |
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... anyhow, a scout from one of the anti-psi organizations had picked up the telepathic field, and he had been notified. Upon his signing of a work contract an antitelepath had been dispatched, had installed himself on the moratorium ...
... anyhow, a scout from one of the anti-psi organizations had picked up the telepathic field, and he had been notified. Upon his signing of a work contract an antitelepath had been dispatched, had installed himself on the moratorium ...
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... anyhow a revamping of our scout structure.” “I was dreaming,” Ella said. “I saw a smoky red light, a horrible light. And yet I kept moving toward it. I couldn't stop.” “Yeah,” Runciter said, nodding. “The Bardo Thödol, the Tibetan Book ...
... anyhow a revamping of our scout structure.” “I was dreaming,” Ella said. “I saw a smoky red light, a horrible light. And yet I kept moving toward it. I couldn't stop.” “Yeah,” Runciter said, nodding. “The Bardo Thödol, the Tibetan Book ...
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... anyhow, disappeared as far as we're concerned. As far as all prudence organizations in the Society can make out. So I thought, Hell, I'll go ask Ella what's up and what we should do. Like you specified in your will—remember?” “I ...
... anyhow, disappeared as far as we're concerned. As far as all prudence organizations in the Society can make out. So I thought, Hell, I'll go ask Ella what's up and what we should do. Like you specified in your will—remember?” “I ...
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... Anyhow, I'm sure of it; somebody's hired the bunch of them, but only Hollis knows who it is or where it is. Or what it's all about.” He lapsed into brooding silence then. How would Ella be able to help him figure it out? he asked ...
... Anyhow, I'm sure of it; somebody's hired the bunch of them, but only Hollis knows who it is or where it is. Or what it's all about.” He lapsed into brooding silence then. How would Ella be able to help him figure it out? he asked ...
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... Anyhow, he's in Switzerland.” Chip said, “I don't have my test equipment in the apt.” “I'll shoot over to the shop and pick it up for you.” “It's not at the shop.” Reluctantly, he admitted, “It's in my car. I didn't get around to ...
... Anyhow, he's in Switzerland.” Chip said, “I don't have my test equipment in the apt.” “I'll shoot over to the shop and pick it up for you.” “It's not at the shop.” Reluctantly, he admitted, “It's in my car. I didn't get around to ...
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