Written in 1966, first published in 1968, and the basis for Ridley Scott's 1982 cult classic film Blade Runner, this novel is a disturbing exploration of what really constitutes life, reality and faith. Primarily, it is about a bounty hunter whose job is to track down and βretireβ renegade androids
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
β Scribed by Dick, Philip K.
- Year
- 1967
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 172 KB
- Series
- SF Masterworks 4
- Category
- Fiction
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Written in 1966, first published in 1968, and the basis for Ridley Scott's 1982 cult classic film Blade Runner, this novel is a disturbing exploration of what really constitutes life, reality and faith. Primarily, it is about a bounty hunter whose job is to track down and βretireβ renegade androids which almost perfectly resemble actual human beings.
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Written in 1966, first published in 1968, and the basis for Ridley Scottβs 1982 cult classic film Blade Runner, this novel is a disturbing exploration of what really constitutes life, reality and faith. Primarily, it is about a bounty hunter whose job is to track down and βretireβ renegade androids
It was January 2021, and Rick Deckard had a license to kill. Somewhere among the hordes of humans out there, lurked several rogue androids. Deckard's assignment--find them and then..."retire" them. Trouble was, the androids all looked exactly like humans, and they didn't want to be found!
SUMMARY: "The most consistently brilliant science fiction writer in the world."--John BrunnerTHE 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 mill
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SUMMARY: "The most consistently brilliant science fiction writer in the world."--John BrunnerTHE 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 millio