Waterstones Electric Dreams: Volume 1
295 ratings
TO EXPLORE MORE
Price: £8.99
Brand: Waterstones
Description: The stories in this collection, from the pen of Philip K. Dick, form the inspiration for the ten-part anthology series, Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams, broadcast on Channel 4. Starring, amongst others, Bryan Cranston, Anna Paquin, Holliday Grainger and Steve Buscemi, each episode is set to be a thrilling standalone drama adapted from the original story by a team of British and American writers. The series will both illustrate Philip K. Dick's prophetic vision and celebrate the enduring appeal of the prized Sci-Fi novelist's work. Philip Kindred Dick (1928-82) was born in Chicago in 1928. His career as a science fiction writer comprised an early burst of short stories followed by a stream of novels, typically character studies incorporating androids, drugs, and hallucinations. His best works are generally agreed to be The Man in the High Castle and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, the inspiration for the movie Blade Runner. The stories included are: The Hood Maker. Impossible Planet. The Commuter. Exhibit Piece. Sales Pitch. Human Is. The Hanging Stranger. Autofac. Foster You're Dead. The Father-thing. If There Were No Benny Cemoli. Holy Quarrel. Waterstones Electric Dreams: Volume 1 - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
Category: Books
Merchant: Waterstones
Product ID: 9781473223288
Delivery cost: 2.99
ISBN: 9781473223288
My website utilises affiliate links when you click my 'Get the best deal now' buttons. If you buy something through one of these links, I may earn a little commission, at no extra cost to you.
I have relationships with many of the top online retailers (purchasing, shipping and returns will be handled directly by them) which enables me to offer the best deal online for the Waterstones Electric Dreams: Volume 1 and many other similar products - which will appear below, to enhance your online shopping experience.
For even more great deals on Waterstones Books, click the link.
Author: M. Dowden
Rating: 5
Review: This e-book edition does have an active table of contents, so you can easily read these stories in whatever order you like. I should point out that the stories as they are listed here are not in the same order as the TV series, and also if you have never read these before then you will notice differences between what was shown and the contents of these. Before each tale is a piece by the screenwriter for each episode, where they explain why there are some differences, and what has drawn them to adapt the story. Reading Philip Kindred Dick is always a pleasure for a lot of us, and those new to his works will soon find out why. He may have published in pulp magazines and used a science fiction background, but what he portrays and makes us consider are universal themes, and the way we progress. It is good to see in this collection that the usual short stories that spring to people’s minds are not included, so perhaps giving many, more thought to his genius. As you will see if you decide to read this is that Dick was quite philosophical, raising questions such as identity, and how we relate to others, and what it means to be human. He also tackles the increase of consumerism, the wanting to have what others have, and how advertising has become even more invasive. Using at times some sly wit, irony and dark humour, in many ways this is an author who was ahead of his time, making us look at and re-appraise the world around us. It could be argued that one story here considers the public private partnership between governments and commercial bodies, something which is becoming more prevalent as the years go by. In all this is a great read that should not only bring you lots of enjoyment, but will get your brain working, and for many of us his stories are things that are worth coming back to time and again.
Author: mary daly
Rating: 3
Review: I love Philip K Dick. I think he is a brilliant author who has written a phenomenal number of stories, each thought provoking. I have read most of his stories before, so this collection includes nothing new, only some of his early work. My reservation is that the introductions to the stories show that the adaptors are going to bring something quite different to the screen. They are going to take a story and make it almost unrecognizable. Those people watching the Channel 4 series before reading the stories will, I feel be disappointed to read a story significantly different from the TV adaptation.
