About the book
A philosophical science fiction novel from Hugo Award–winning author Philip K. Dick, Radio Free Albemuth is a visionary alternate history of a dystopian United States, full of the conspiracy theories and religious themes that became the foundation for his celebrated VALIS trilogy.
It is the late 1960s, and a paranoid incompetent has schemed his way into the White House and convulsed America into a vicious war against imaginary, internal enemies. Philip K. Dick, a struggling science fiction writer, is trying to keep from becoming one of that war's casualties in this surreal police state.
Meanwhile, Dick's best friend, record executive Nicholas Brady, is receiving transmissions from an extraterrestrial intelligence that may also happen to be God—an entity that apparently wants him to overthrow the president.
Suspenseful and darkly hilarious, Radio Free Albemuth cements Dick as the twentieth century's greatest prankster-prophet.
\"An intense, often very moving book...touching on all the major Philip K. Dick themes.\"—Philadelphia Inquirer
Editions of Radio Free Albemuth
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780358449034
- EBook
- ISBN 9780358448891
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A philosophical science fiction novel from Hugo Award–winning author Philip K. Dick, Radio Free Albemuth is a visionary alternate history of a dystopian United States, full of the conspiracy theories and religious themes that became the foundation for his celebrated VALIS trilogy.
It is the late 1960s, and a paranoid incompetent has schemed his way into the White House and convulsed America into a vicious war against imaginary, internal enemies. Philip K. Dick, a struggling science fiction writer, is trying to keep from becoming one of that war's casualties in this surreal police state.
Meanwhile, Dick's best friend, record executive Nicholas Brady, is receiving transmissions from an extraterrestrial intelligence that may also happen to be God—an entity that apparently wants him to overthrow the president.
Suspenseful and darkly hilarious, Radio Free Albemuth cements Dick as the twentieth century's greatest prankster-prophet.
\"An intense, often very moving book...touching on all the major Philip K. Dick themes.\"—Philadelphia Inquirer
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What is Radio Free Albemuth about?
A philosophical science fiction novel from Hugo Award–winning author Philip K. Dick, Radio Free Albemuth is a visionary alternate history of a dystopian United States, full of the conspiracy theories and religious themes that became the foundation for his celebrated VALIS trilogy.
It is the late 1960s, and a paranoid incompetent has schemed his way into the White House and convulsed America into a vicious war against imaginary, internal enemies. Philip K. Dick, a struggling science fiction writer, is trying to keep from becoming one of that war's casualties in this surreal police state.
Meanwhile, Dick's best friend, record executive Nicholas Brady, is receiving transmissions from an extraterrestrial intelligence that may also happen to be God—an entity that apparently wants him to overthrow the president.
Suspenseful and darkly hilarious, Radio Free Albemuth cements Dick as the twentieth century's greatest prankster-prophet.
\"An intense, often very moving book...touching on all the major Philip K. Dick themes.\"—Philadelphia Inquirer
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Radio Free Albemuth?
Fiction > Science fiction > Science fiction: aliens / UFOs
Where can I read a sample of Radio Free Albemuth?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780358449034
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Radio Free Albemuth?
Philip K. Dick
Who is the Publisher of the book Radio Free Albemuth?
HarperCollins
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Radio Free Albemuth is available as paperback(ISBN 9780358449034) and ebook(ISBN 9780358448891)
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