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Ubik (/ ˈ juː b ɪ k / YOO-bik) is a 1969 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. The story is set in a future 1992 where psychic powers are utilized in corporate espionage , while cryonic technology allows recently deceased people to be maintained in a lengthy state of hibernation . [1]
In 2005, Time magazine named Ubik one of the one hundred greatest English-language novels published since 1923. In 2007, Dick became the first science fiction writer to be included in The Library of America series. Show more.
Apr 17, 2012 · 4.3 6,072 ratings. See all formats and editions. Named one of Time's 100 Best Books, Ubik is a mind-bending, classic novel about the perception of reality from Philip K. Dick, the Hugo Award-winning author of The Man in the High Castle.
- Philip K. Dick
Mar 18, 2014 · Philip K Dick's Ubik: a masterpiece of malleability. Incoherence and unease are the lifeblood of a novel that seems to squirm away the moment you think you've got a grip on it. Sam Jordison.
Apr 17, 2012 · Named one of Time's 100 Best Books, Ubik is a mind-bending, classic novel about the perception of reality from Philip K. Dick, the Hugo Award-winning author of The Man in the High Castle.
The manuscript for DEATH OF AN ANTI-WATCHER reached the SMLA on Dec 7, 1966. The story under the title UBIK was first published by Doubleday in May 1969. Why it took so long to publish is a mystery. UBIK builds on PKD’s earlier short-story "What The Dead Men Say" written in 1963.
Ubik. Philip K. Dick's searing metaphysical comedy of death and salvation is a tour de force of panoramic menace and unfettered slapstick, in which the departed give business advice, shop for...
