Louis Rosen and his partners sell people--ingeniously designed, historically authentic simulacra of personages such as Edwin M. Stanton and Abraham Lincoln. The problem is that the only prospective buyer is a rapacious billionaire whose plans for the simulacra could land Louis in jail. Then there's the added complication that someone--or something--like Abraham Lincoln may not want to be sold.
Is an electronic Lincoln any less alive than his creators? Is a machine that cares and suffers inferior to the woman Louis loves--a borderline psychopath who does neither? With irresistible momentum, intelligence, and wit, Philip K. Dick creates an arresting techno-thriller that suggests a marriage of Bladerunner and Barbarians at the Gate.
LoC Classification |
PS3554.I3W4 1994 |
Dewey |
813.54 |
Cover Price |
$12.00 |
No. of Pages |
256 |
Height x Width |
8.0
x
5.2
inch |
Original Publication Year |
1972 |
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Read It |
No |
Store |
Borders |
Purchase Price |
$10.36 |
Purchase Date |
10/19/2008 |
Owner |
John |
Links |
Amazon
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