{"product_id":"radio-free-albemuth-paperback","title":"Radio Free Albemuth - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip K. Dick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA philosophical science fiction novel from Hugo Award-winning author Philip K. Dick, \u003cem\u003eRadio Free Albemuth\u003c\/em\u003e is a visionary alternate history of a dystopian United States, full of the conspiracy theories and religious themes that became the foundation for his celebrated VALIS trilogy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is the late 1960s, and a paranoid incompetent has schemed his way into the White House and convulsed America into a vicious war against imaginary, internal enemies. Philip K. Dick, a struggling science fiction writer, is trying to keep from becoming one of that war's casualties.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, Dick's best friend, record executive Nicholas Brady, is receiving transmissions from an extraterrestrial entity that may also happen to be God--an entity that apparently wants him to overthrow the president. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuspenseful and darkly hilarious, \u003cem\u003eRadio Free Albemuth\u003c\/em\u003e cements Dick as the twentieth century's greatest prankster-prophet. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An intense, often very moving book...touching on all the major Philip K. Dick themes.\"--\u003cem\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver 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 us 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 \u003ci\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/i\u003e (based on \u003ci\u003eDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eTotal Recall\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMinority Report\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Scanner Darkly\u003c\/i\u003e. The recipient of critical acclaim and numerous awards throughout his career, Dick was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2005, and in 2007 the Library of America published a selection of his novels in three volumes. His work has been translated into twenty-five languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44316063957094,"sku":"9780358449034","price":26.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/SndES0M3T0pDN0o1ekxQSXdXQ2pTUT09.webp?v=1767981046","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/radio-free-albemuth-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}