Upon The Dull Earth
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Publisher Description
Enter the fascinating and uncanny world of Philip K. Dick with Upon the Dull Earth, a gripping and mind-bending science fiction and fantasy short story drawing inspiration from Shakespeare's "The Two Gentlemen of Verona."
Venture into the unknown as you follow Silvia, who possesses an extraordinary ability to summon mysterious and powerful angel-like creatures. Desperate to confirm their true nature and their relation to her destiny, Silvia's journey challenges our notions of reality and our understanding of ancestral ties. As Silvia's strange talents disturb her family and her boyfriend, Rick, events quickly spiral out of control, leading to heart-wrenching consequences. Driven by loss and longing, Rick's obsessive quest to bring Silvia back from a higher realm scatters chaos, confusion, and transformation in his wake. Can they navigate the shifting landscape of this higher reality, or will their desires ultimately bring about the world's annihilation?
From the visionary mind behind blockbuster films such as Blade Runner, Total Recall, and Minority Report, Upon the Dull Earth showcases Dick's favorite themes, while unraveling a unique and terrifying twist that will leave you questioning the very essence of reality. Don't miss this haunting classic that will linger with you long after the final page.
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The third installment of a five-volume collection of all the short fiction by celebrated SF author Dick (1928 1982) focuses on his writing during a period of exploring the boundaries of reality and, in some cases, questioning its very existence. Standout selections include "The Golden Man," about a godlike mutant that could be the future of humankind or its ultimate downfall; "The Father-Thing," a creepy tale about a boy who believes his father is a monstrous impostor; "The Crawlers," set in a Tennessee town overrun with horrifically altered babies born near a radiation lab; and the title story, a mind-bending masterwork about a woman who, after dying, is brought back to life by her fianc with disastrous consequences. Fueled by sharp wit and an irrepressible undertone of paranoia, the 22 stories are a testament to Dick's genre-transcendent genius; while some stories are a bit dated, the majority are timeless gems, still entertaining and thematically profound after half a century.
