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    Second Variety (With a Biographical Introduction)
    Second Variety (With a Biographical Introduction)
    Second Variety (With a Biographical Introduction)
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    Second Variety (With a Biographical Introduction)

    By Philip K. Dick

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    A nuclear war has reduced planet Earth to a pile of ashes. The American government has fled to the Moon, leaving behind soldiers to fight a wearisome war against Russia. The Russians seem to be winning, but at some point, from the depths of the factories underground, the claws emerge, monstrous robots that turn the tide of the conflict. Everything seems to be going in their favour, until one day a Russian courier arrives in the camp, bringing with him a request for peace. Is it really the end of the conflict or is it a trap?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSapiens s.r.l. Società Benefit
    Release dateAug 10, 2023
    ISBN9791222439709
    Second Variety (With a Biographical Introduction)
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    Philip K. Dick

    Over a writing career that spanned three decades, PHILIP K. DICK (1928–1982) published 36 science fiction novels and 121 short stories in which he explored the essence of what makes man human and the dangers of centralized power. Toward the end of his life, his work turned to deeply personal, metaphysical questions concerning the nature of God. Eleven novels and short stories have been adapted to film, notably Blade Runner (based on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?), Total Recall, Minority Report, and A Scanner Darkly, as well as television's The Man in the High Castle. The recipient of critical acclaim and numerous awards throughout his career, including the Hugo and John W. Campbell awards, Dick was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2005, and between 2007 and 2009, the Library of America published a selection of his novels in three volumes. His work has been translated into more than twenty-five languages.

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