Items related to Dr. Futurity
When Dr. Jim Parsons awakens after a car accident, he finds himself in a future populated almost entirely by the young. But for the young to keep running the world, death is fetishized, and those who survive to old age are put down. In such a world, Parsons — with his innate desire to save lives — is a criminal and an outcast. For one revolutionary group, however, he may be just the savior they need to heal and revive their cryogenically frozen leader. When he and the group journey to sixteenth-century California, what they find causes them to question what they know about history and the underpinnings of their society. With the jarring immediacy of a car crash, Philip K. Dick throws both the listener and the protagonist of Dr. Futurity into a bizarre future where healing is a crime and youth rules.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
From the Back Cover:
[headline] An unwitting doctor travels through time leading to unforeseen and fatal consequences.
About the Author:
When Dr. Jim Parsons wakes up from a car accident, he finds himself in a future populated almost entirely by the young. But to keep the world run by the young, death is fetishized, and those who survive to old age are put down. In such a world, Parsons with his innate desire to save lives is a criminal and outcast. But for one revolutionary group, he may be just the savior they need to heal and revive their cryogenically frozen leader. When he and the group journey to 1500s California, what they find causes them to question what they know about history and the underpinnings of their society. With the jarring immediacy of a car crash, Philip K. Dick throws both the reader and protagonist of "Dr. Futurity" into a bizarre future where healing is a crime and youth rules.
PHILIP K. DICK (1928 1982) wrote 121 short stories and 45 novels and is considered one of the most visionary authors of the twentieth century. His work is included in the Library of America and has been translated into more than twenty five languages. Eleven works have been adapted to film, including "Blade Runner" (based on "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"), "Total Recall," "Minority Report," and "A Scanner Darkly.""
Philip K. Dick (1928–1982) wrote 121 short stories and 45 novels and is considered one of the most visionary writers of the twentieth century. His work is included in the Library of America and has been translated into more than twenty-five languages. Eleven works have been adapted to film, including Blade Runner (based on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?), Total Recall, Minority Report, and A Scanner Darkly.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherMethuen Paperbacks
- Publication date1976
- ISBN 10 0413365409
- ISBN 13 9780413365408
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages157
- Rating
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Seller Image
Dr. Futurity
Published by
Methuen Paperbacks, London
(1976)
ISBN 10: 0413365409
ISBN 13: 9780413365408
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Pb Edition. Only light signs of use. Light tanning to edges. Almost as new paperback. Seller Inventory # 054711
Buy Used
US$ 8.98
Convert currency
Seller Image
Dr Futurity
Published by
Methuen, London
(1976)
ISBN 10: 0413365409
ISBN 13: 9780413365408
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. Paperback in good condition. Several scores on covers. Light crease on spine. Leading corners, edges and spine ends are worn. Page block and pages are tanned. Contents are clear. AM. Used. Seller Inventory # 444410
Buy Used
US$ 13.14
Convert currency
Dr. Futurity
Published by
Methuen Publishing Ltd
(1976)
ISBN 10: 0413365409
ISBN 13: 9780413365408
Used
Soft cover
First Edition
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1976, 1st UK paperback, 157 pages | some wear to cover and spine; pages are somewhat yellow due to age; free of name, notes etc | rapid dispatch via Royal Mail - with tracking for international orders. Seller Inventory # futu2106
Buy Used
US$ 12.83
Convert currency
Stock Image
Dr. Futurity
Published by
Methuen Paperbacks
(1976)
ISBN 10: 0413365409
ISBN 13: 9780413365408
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Bueno. EAN: 9780413365408 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Título: Dr. FuturityAutor: Philip K. Dick Editorial: Methuen Paperbacks, London Formato: Libro de bolsillo. Seller Inventory # Happ-2024-03-19-9e50662b
Buy Used
US$ 26.94
Convert currency
DR. FUTURITY (First UK edition - PBO)
Published by
Methuen Paperbacks / Eyre Methuen, London
(1976)
ISBN 10: 0413365409
ISBN 13: 9780413365408
Used
Soft cover
First Edition
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as Issued. First UK Edition. First printing of the true first UK edition, published as a paperback original (PBO). The book was originally published in the USA by Ace Books, Inc., New York, in 1960 as an Ace Double paperback original. ***Very good in illustrated card covers. The covers are clean, but have some marks and creasing commensurate with age and handling. Light reading creases to the spine. Spine tight. Internally also very good with no internal inscriptions. No foxing. No creases or tears. Paper stock slightly tanned. (please see scans) ***157 text-pages plus a single page of publisher's adverts at the back of the book. 178mm x 112mm. ***'He had a moment of shattering, blinding terror. One minute he'd been driving along the familiar road to his city office, next he was hurtled centuries into the future---but why? The tribesmen of the wolf had chosen him for a grimly dangerous task. But how could he escape it, and return to his own time?.' (Quote taken from the back wrapper) ***'Dick's stories typically focus on the fragile nature of what is real and the construction of personal identity. His stories often become surreal fantasies, as the main characters slowly discover that their everyday world is actually an illusion assembled by powerful external entities, such as the suspended animation in "Ubik", vast political conspiracies or the vicissitudes of an unreliable narrator. "All of his work starts with the basic assumption that there cannot be one, single, objective reality", writes science fiction author Charles Platt. "Everything is a matter of perception. The ground is liable to shift under your feet. A protagonist may find himself living out another person's dream, or he may enter a drug-induced state that actually makes better sense than the real world, or he may cross into a different universe completely." Alternate universes and simulacra are common plot devices, with fictional worlds inhabited by common, working people, rather than galactic elites. "There are no heroes in Dick's books", Ursula K. Le Guin wrote, "but there are heroics. One is reminded of Dickens: what counts is the honesty, constancy, kindness and patience of ordinary people." Dick made no secret that much of his thinking and work was heavily influenced by the writings of Carl Jung. The Jungian constructs and models that most concerned Dick seem to be the archetypes of the collective unconscious, group projection / hallucination, synchronicities, and personality theory. Many of Dick's protagonists overtly analyze reality and their perceptions in Jungian terms.' (Wiki) ***First printing of the true UK first edition, published as a paperback original, in very good condition. Surprisingly uncommon. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Seller Inventory # PB276x
Buy Used
US$ 23.09
Convert currency