The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch - Hardcover

Dick, Philip K.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0783895844 ISBN 13: 9780783895840

Publisher: G K Hall & Co, 2002

Synopsis

â A psychedelic odyssey of hallucinations-within-hallucinations from which no reader emerges unscathed.â â Boston Globe

On Mars, the harsh climate could make any colonist turn to drugs to escape a dead-end existence. Especially when the drug is Can-D, which translates its users into the idyllic world of a Barbie-esque character named Perky Pat. When the mysterious Palmer Eldritch arrives with a new drug called Chew-Z, he offers a more addictive experience, one that might bring the user closer to God. But in a world where everyone is tripping, no promises can be taken at face value.

This Nebula Award nominee is one of Philip K. Dickâ s enduring classics, at once a deep character study, a dark mystery, and a tightrope walk along the edge of reality and illusion.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

In this wildly disorienting funhouse of a novel, populated by God-like--or perhaps Satanic--takeover artists and corporate psychics, Philip K. Dick explores mysteries that were once the property of St. Paul and Aquinas. His wit, compassion, and knife-edged irony make The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch moving as well as genuinely visionary.

About the Author:

One of the greatest authors of the 20th century, with a career spanning 3 decades and 36 science fiction novels and 121 short stories. Eleven novels and short stories have been adapted to film; notably: Blade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report, and A Scanner Darkly. Dick won the Hugo Award in 1963 and was inducted into the SF Hall of Fame in 2005, and in 2007 he was the first science fiction to be published by the Library of America.

About this edition

• Publisher: G K Hall & Co
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0783895844
• ISBN 13: 9780783895840
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 312