A new issue of PKD Otaku has been published. You can view it here: PKD Otaku Issue 34 or view past issues.
Please be patient after clicking on the link for this issue. The file is large and requires more time to download. An alternative would be to save the file to your computer and read the issue from there.
Ray Greenley (web site, Facebook, Twitter, SoundCloud) narrated “The Unreconstructed M and Other Stories.” I listened to this audiobook and I think it’s really well done. Ray Greenley’s voice is a pleasure to listen to. With some audiobooks I’ve listened to, I have difficulty becoming immersed in the story because the narrator’s voice or rhythm or style of reading aloud, but with Ray’s narration I didn’t have that problem.
From the Amazon description of this audiobook:
What if…a machine could murder one person while implicating another for the crime? An alien being looked like livestock but spoke like a philosopher? Earth was ruined by war, and Mars was humanity’s only hope? Robots were created to wage an unending war on the ravaged surface of Earth while man hid underground? Peeking into the future showed a worse result with each look?
In The Unreconstructed M and Other Stories by master of science fiction Philip K. Dick, reality is as thin as imagination. Trust in your senses, your experience, and your expectations if you must. But be warned. What you do not know can leave you – and your world – forever changed!
“The Unreconstructed M” (1957), “Beyond Lies the Wub” (1952), “Strange Eden” (1954), “Survey Team” (1954), “The Defenders” (1953), “Beyond the Door” (1954), “Shell Game” (1954), “Piper in the Woods” (1953), “Meddler” (1954), “Of Withered Apples” (1954), “Progeny” (1954), “Upon the Dull Earth” (1954), “Human Is” (1955).
You can hear a preview of the audiobook at Audible, SoundCloud, or Amazon.
Now for the contest:
First and second place are each awarded with a copy of The Unreconstructed M and Other Stories, sold and delivered by Audible, an Amazon company
The challenge:
Readers will leave a comment with what would be their ultimate choice for a book to be read and the person who would read it. The best and/or most creative answer and the runner-up would receive the two promotional copies. Please leave your email address in the comment so we can contact you if you are a winner. You have until August 29. 2016 to enter.
For example, my choice would either be Benedict Cumberbatch reading The Hobbit (His voicing of Smaug in the movie was amazing! It was like the sound of Smaug’s voice that I’ve imagined since I first read the book.) or Martin Shaw reading Geek Love or Stranger in a Strange Land.
A new issue of PKD Otaku has been published. You can view it here: PKD Otaku Issue 33 or view past issues.
Please be patient after clicking on the link for this issue. The file is large and requires more time to download. An alternative would be to save the file to your computer and read the issue from there.
To pre-order visit Amazon.com or Smashwords.
Expected to be published later this summer, The Other Side of Philip K. Dick By Maer Wilson is a memoir that tells the story of her ten year friendship with Philip K. Dick from 1972 to 1982.
From the description at Maer Wilson’s web site:
“What is the truth behind the legend of Science Fiction great, Philip K. Dick?
In spring, 1972, Phil Dick moved to Fullerton, CA, where he met Theatre student Mary (Maer) Wilson. Amid marriage proposals, marathon talk-fests and a love for music and films, they forged a strong friendship that would last the rest of his life.
Wilson’s quirky, yet unflinchingly honest, memoir reveals a funny, compassionate and generous man. She captures an inside view of one of our literary greats – a brilliant writer who gave the world some of its most revered Science Fiction.”
For more information, visit Maer Wilson’s web site, Goodreads, Amazon.com or Smashwords
The book is a biography shown through the lens of a clinical psychologist. From the description at Amazon.com and probably the back cover of the book also:
“In The Divine Madness of Philip K. Dick
For more information, visit Amazon.com or Goodreads.
The book is a collection of stories and essays, and for Philip K. Dick fans, there are essays from For Dickheads Only and PKD Otaku. From the description at Amazon.com and probably the back cover of the book also:
“Its the umpteenth decade in the War On Drugs. The 1980s. Ronald Raygun is dozing off and Nancy just says No. Into the fray inches the Ganymedean Slime Mold, armed with telepathic power and not enough weed. Will the forces of righteousness prevail? Or will the dark denizens of the Government squash this alien dopesucker? A true story. Inspired by Philip K. Dick and challenged by Hunter S. Thompson, Lord Running Clam here presents his stories and essays written over the last thirty years, including the best from the zines ‘No Bullsheet’ and ‘For Dickheads Only’-and everything he wrote on Philip K. Dick for ‘PKD OTAKU’.”
For more information, visit Amazon.com, Wide Books or Goodreads.
Expected to be published later this summer, The Other Side of Philip K. Dick By Maer Wilson is a memoir that tells the story of her ten year friendship with Philip K. Dick from 1972 to 1982.
From the description at Maer Wilson’s web site:
“What is the truth behind the legend of Science Fiction great, Philip K. Dick?
In spring, 1972, Phil Dick moved to Fullerton, CA, where he met Theatre student Mary (Maer) Wilson. Amid marriage proposals, marathon talk-fests and a love for music and films, they forged a strong friendship that would last the rest of his life.
Wilson’s quirky, yet unflinchingly honest, memoir reveals a funny, compassionate and generous man. She captures an inside view of one of our literary greats – a brilliant writer who gave the world some of its most revered Science Fiction.”
For more information, visit Maer Wilson’s web site or Goodreads.
Note: If you don’t see the book cover and title above, most likely your ad blocking software/browser extension is not allowing the content from Amazon.com
The finalists for The Philip K. Dick Award were revealed on Friday, March 25, 2016 at Norwescon 39, in SeaTac, Washington. The award is given to the distinguished original Science Fiction paperback published for the first time in the U.S.A. during the previous year.
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Apex Ramez Naam |
Archangel Marguerite Reed |
From http://www.philipkdickaward.org
“The Philip K. Dick Award is presented annually with the support of the Philip K. Dick Trust for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original form in the United States. The award is sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and the award ceremony is sponsored by the NorthWest Science Fiction Society.”
“This year’s judges are Michael Armstrong, Brenda Clough, Meg Elison, Lee Konstantinou, and Ben Winters.”
For more information, visit The Official Philip K. Dick Awards Page.
Note: If you don’t see the covers and titles above, most likely your ad blocking software/browser extension is not allowing the content from Amazon.com
Just finished an initial foray into creating a Games page for any type of game – video, board, role-playing – that was inspired by the works of Philip K. Dick or was based (i.e. licensed) on his writing. The new page is located in the Works In Print menu or can be found here: /works-in-print/games/.
There are only two entries so far. A Blade Runner computer/video game from the 90’s exists but isn’t in print. If anyone has other suggestions to add to the page, please comment below with as much information as you can provide.
Six paperback originals published in 2015 were selected for the final ballot of the 2016 Philip K. Dick Award.
 
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Edge of Dark Brenda Cooper |
After the Saucers Landed Douglas Lain |
(R)evolution PJ Manney |
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Apex Ramez Naam |
Windswept Adam Rakunas |
Archangel Marguerite Reed |
The final results will be announced on Friday, March 25, 2016.
For more information, visit The Official Philip K. Dick Awards Page.
Note: If you don’t see the covers and titles above, most likely your ad blocking software/browser extension is not allowing the content from Amazon.com
David Bowie passed away Sunday (January 10, 2016) at the age of 69. I’m not sure how well known David Bowie’s link to Philip K. Dick is and the importance of Bowie to the novel VALIS
Minor Spoilers Follow
I have always been attracted to music (mostly Rock Music) that expresses themes or ideas from Science Fiction especially Progressive Rock and Space Rock. I’ve enjoyed David Bowie’s work because he toys with concepts that are easily associated with Science Fiction and also concepts that seem to sit within other genres but with a bending or tendency towards Science Fiction. He wrote music and lyrics that weren’t solely about romantic relationships. David Bowie also has acted in films that are Fantasy or Science Fiction and has created personas that have these same elements.
Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane, The Thin White Duke, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Mother Goose. David Bowie will definitely be missed and he left an incredible legacy of music, image and film.
References
/literary-criticism/interviews/horselover-fat-and-the-new-messiah/
/literary-criticism/frank-views-archive/philip-k-dicks-final-interview/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Fell_to_Earth
http://flavorwire.com/377128/a-journey-through-the-12-ages-of-david-bowie
To celebrate what would be Philip K. Dick’s 87th birthday (if here were still with us), I have resurrected or archived the former philipkdick.com site in the archive on philipdick.com. The archive of the site can be viewed at http://2013philipkdick.philipdick.com and can also be found on the website archives page. I’m still working through fixing some of the broken images on the site. I’ll do what I can to fix the site. Unfortunately, I can’t be responsible for broken links or other site issues. They should be viewed AS IS.
What is probably the most compelling reason to archive this site is the cover gallery of Philip K. Dick novels from around the world. That page is located at http://2013philipkdick.philipdick.com/works_covers.html and as far as I know, I have all the cover images archived. An article at Open Culture linked to the Internet Wayback Machine to find these cover images, but sometimes that source can be inconsistent with what was archived on what date (i.e. the Internet Wayback Machine doesn’t always make a copy of an entire site all at once on the same date). Hopefully, this new site archive will be a reliable place to look at the cover gallery and other parts of the site.
Here is a screen capture from the archived www.philipkdick.com.
The description from Amazon.com
It’s 1962, America has lost WWII; the east is the Greater Nazi Reich and the west, the Japanese Pacific States. Amidst this oppression there is new hope – films that seem to show a different world. When her sister gives her a film and is then murdered, a woman comes to believe the films hold the key to freedom and becomes obsessed with finding their mysterious guardian, The Man in the High Castle.
For more information about the series:
Official Site
The Man In The High Castle
The Man In The High Castle (2015– )
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1740299/
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_in_the_High_Castle_(TV_series)
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Electric-Shepherd-Productions/107916689236530
Twitter
https://twitter.com/highcastletv
Electric Shepherd Productions
Official Site
http://www.philipkdickesp.com
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Shepherd_Productions
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Electric-Shepherd-Productions/107916689236530
Twitter
https://twitter.com/philipkdickesp
Note: If you don’t see an image from the television series above, most likely your ad blocking software/browser extension is not allowing the content from Amazon.com
For Amazon Prime Members
For more information about Amazon’s Free Preview Weekend, view the news story ‘Man In The High Castle’ Pilot & Second Episode Available During Amazon’s Free Preview Weekend
For more information about the series:
Official Site
The Man In The High Castle
The Man In The High Castle (2015– )
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1740299/
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_in_the_High_Castle_(TV_series)
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Electric-Shepherd-Productions/107916689236530
Twitter
https://twitter.com/highcastletv
Electric Shepherd Productions
Official Site
http://www.philipkdickesp.com
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Shepherd_Productions
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Electric-Shepherd-Productions/107916689236530
Twitter
https://twitter.com/philipkdickesp
Note: If you don’t see an image from the television series above, most likely your ad blocking software/browser extension is not allowing the content from Amazon.com
I have completed some major revisions to the Philip K. Dick Festival web site. Since the Philip K. Dick Festival is dormant for the time being, I decided to also add the other festivals, conferences, conventions, etc. to the site so it could be a central location to find out about all large gatherings of Philip K. Dick fans and scholars.
From the description at Amazon.com and probably the back cover of the book also:
“Widely recognized as one of the most inventive science fiction writers of all time, Philip K. Dick is an author whose literary sophistication elevated the sci-fi genre into the storytelling powerhouse it is today. His works, known for their portrayals of simulated realities interspersed with universal and philosophical themes, have become enormously influential among writers of all genres and have inspired numerous television and film adaptations, including the 1982 cult classic Blade Runner.
Dick’s personal life matched the dramatic intensity of his most beloved works. Beginning with the tragic death of his twin sister, his life took on a fantastical, science fiction-like quality when, in 1974, he had what some consider to be a psychotic episode and what others believe to be a mystical experience. According to Dick, a pink light beamed psychic information into his brain, awakening memories of a past life as an ancient Christian revolutionary and granting him contact with time-traveling extraterrestrials. He had visions of scenes from ancient Rome superimposed over his neighborhood in suburban San Francisco, and later on, attempted to warn local police that he was a machine programmed to self-destruct. As a result, Philip K. Dick spent the rest of his life trying to fathom the meaning of what he called his “divine madness.” Was it schizophrenia? Or a genuine religious experience?
In The Divine Madness of Philip K. Dick
For more information, visit Amazon.com
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Arriving a few months before the highly anticipated television adaptation of The Man in the High Castle
The television series
directed by Steven Spielberg
If you don’t subscribe to a Fox Network station, the series is available at Amazon.com
For more information about the series:
Minority Report (2015– )
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4450826/?ref_=nv_sr_2
Official Sites
FOX [United States]
http://www.fox.com/minority-report
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/MinorityReportFOX
Twitter
https://twitter.com/MinorityReport
A new issue of PKD Otaku has been published. You can view it here: PKD Otaku Issue 32 or view past issues.
Please be patient after clicking on the link for this issue. The file is large and requires more time to download. An alternative would be to save the file to your computer and read the issue from there.
From The Homeopape is a semi-regular list of [Barely Curated] links related to Philip K. Dick from all over the Internet. A homeopape, a term coined by Philip K. Dick, is defined by Philip K. Dick himself in Ubik (1966)
July 6, 2015
Ridley Scott talks turning Philip K. Dick’s The Man in the High Castle into 10-episode series
Review: Matrixxman Proves Technology Is Human After All on ‘Homesick’
Paul Verhoeven’s Authenticity Came to Light at Chicago’s Logan Arcade
Declare Your Independence…from Evolution! Here Comes The Singularity and Transhumanism
Philip K. Dick – Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?,1968
Ridley Scott talks Philip K. Dick adaptation The Man in the High Castle, new images released
Ridley Scott talks Philip K. Dick adaptation The Man in the High Castle, new images released
July 7, 2015
The Morning Skate, July 7: USA overdose, weirdos at Wimbledon, the worst mascot video ever
Boom! to Collect ‘Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?’
Jade Helm, Terrorist Attacks, Surveillance and Other Fairy Tales for a Gullible Nation
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? – Philip K. Dick
Book and TV Pilot Review: ‘The Man in the High Castle’
Ridley Scott talks Philip K. Dick adaptation The Man in the High Castle, new images released
July 8, 2015
Comic-Con 2015 schedule: the biggest events to watch for
NYPD testing crime-forecast software
Jade Helm, Terrorist Attacks, Surveillance, And Other Fairy Tales For A Gullible Nation
Xuxa Santamaria: Dance at the Altar of Labor and Debt
Amazon Prime Instant Video TV shows and movies: What’s new for July 2015
Philip K. Dick’s ‘Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?’ Omnibus
July 9, 2015
July 10, 2015
Clutch Reveal Details of New Album, ‘Psychic Warfare’
Philip K. Dick: The Last Interview and Other Conversations
Does sobriety stop me from being the next Ernest Hemmingway?
Half-price lasagna at Brio Tuscan Grille!
I’m reading the Divine Invasion by Philip K Dick, and I wanted to talk about it.
Philip Dick’s Radio Free Albemuth
R. Crumb illustrates Philip K. Dick’s famous hallucinatory spiritual experience
July 11, 2015
Comic-Con 2015: 5 things we learned about Man in the High Castle
An Explanation for Man in the High Castle’s Biggest Change from the Book
Amazon’s ‘The Man in the High Castle’: Watch It Here
Liberty and Justice for None in New The Man In The High Castle Trailer
Will Tom Cruise Appear In ‘Minority Report’ TV Series? – Comic Con
Ridley Scott is about to show us a world where the Allies lost World War II
Good premise swapped for self-indulgence
EYE in the SKY (Philip K. Dick) by martinprine on Flickr
Little Chrissy Didn’t Like the Body of Christ
The great R. Crumb illustrates Philip K. Dick’s famous hallucinatory spiritual experience
July 12, 2015
Comic-Con 2015: The Man in the High Castle Imagines America as WWII Loser
Amazon debuts first trailer for ‘Man in the High Castle’
Amazon Comic-Con Trailers for The Man in the High Castle & Hand of God
Amazon’s ‘The Man In The High Castle’ Releases First Trailer for Full Series [WATCH]
Tom Cruise to Star in Fox Channel ‘Minority Report’ TV Show?
9 movies offering the most mind-blowing A.I. of all time
SDCC TV trailers: Scream, Vikings, kung fu and more
Had a hiccup in the Works In Print Section Secondary Resources page. Thinking that I had updated the item links to the new(ish?) look that Amazon
So I quickly made the changes and in addition, included the items that have been released since the last update of the page.
On to the revised and expanded inspired by Philip K. Dick/Dickian section!
Rose LaCroix recently visited Point Reyes Station, California and the surrounding area and shared some of the pictures that she photographed during her trip.
From her post in Facebook:
From The Homeopape is a semi-regular list of [Barely Curated] links related to Philip K. Dick from all over the Internet. A homeopape, a term coined by Philip K. Dick, is defined by Philip K. Dick himself in Ubik (1966)
June 29, 2015
Humans Series Premiere Review: We Welcome Our New Robo-Overlords
The Worlds of Philip K Dick – doco
Philip K Dick Interview Part 1
Henning Bauer Westbye’s Reviews > Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick > Status Update
Philip K Dick Interview Part 1 Free Mp3 Download
June 30, 2015
99% Invisible Episode 171: Johnnycab (Automation Paradox, pt. 2)
Official Teaser for Amazon Adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s The Man in High Castle
Comic-Con Preview: As TV Takes Over, Affleck, ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Hunger Games’ Make Splash
Do orientalists dream of electric Arabs?
Sci-fi novels inspire environmentally themed exhibition
The 15 Best Sci-fi Movies Adapted or Inspired by Philip K. Dick
Sonia’s Reviews > Yo estoy vivo y vosotros estáis muertos. Philip K. Dick 1928-1982 > Status Update
July 1, 2015
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Terminator Genisys’ Is More Than A Bit Rusty
Acting Profiles: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Amazon Debuts Philip K. Dick’s ‘The Man in the High Castle’ Series by Ridley Scott
Recently arrived review copies. Also, links.
Book Review: Pandemonium (Daryl Gregory 2008)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Amazon Debuts Philip K. Dick’s ‘The Man in the High Castle’ Series by Ridley Scott – disinformation
July 2, 2015
First Friday: Ceramic bunnies, experimental art, more
Savage Garden: Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones finally talk about why they split
SDCC 2015: ComiXology ‘Take Comics Further’ full Comic-Con schedule
July’s Theme – A Whole New World
I talk Philip K. Dick on USC’s Bedrosian Book Club Podcast
Drug misuse is not a disease, … Philip K. Dick
Philip K. Dick’s Short Fiction (Panel)
20th Century Visionary, Mystic, Prophet Philip K Dick
July 3, 2015
Artist Lynn Hershman Leeson records the advance of our robot overlords
Void & Meddler is an upcoming cyberpunk point-and-click adventure game from the Out There developers
July 4, 2015
Things We Saw Today: Colonel Sanders Rides Into SDCC On His Steed
New episodes of ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee’ include Bill Maher, Jim Carrey
Commentary: Expect Backlash on Rulings
Book Review: ‘I Become You,’ A Novel by Thomas Hughes
July 5, 2015
Dark Matter: Episode 1.4 (recap/review)
This is literally the building where both Philip K. Dick and Ursula K. Le Guin went to high school!
