P&C’s ‘Mount Dragon’ (1996) previews pandemic panic
Preston & Child flashback (Book review): The virus threat is harrowingly current, but the focus on an early intuitive website is outdated.
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P&C’s ‘Mount Dragon’ (1996) previews pandemic panic
Anthony enters PKD’s world in ‘Total Recall’ book (1990)
PKD flashback (Book review): The “Total Recall” novelization is the only instance of a PKD story being adapted into a movie and then back into book form.
‘Nick and the Glimmung’ (1988) aims for young readers
PKD flashback (Book review): This is Dick’s only young-adult novel. Unfortunately, it’s also on the short list of his worst novels.
Preston & Child break through with ‘Relic’ (1995)
Preston & Child flashback (Book review): The authors invent modern museum horror with the nooks, crannies and scares in their debut team-up.
‘Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said’ (1974) probes police state
PKD flashback (Book review): Dick masterfully continues his thematic drug war trilogy in a second book that looks at its impact on individuals.
‘Our Friends from Frolix 8’ (1970) takes on spy state
PKD flashback (Book review): Dick launches his thematic police state/drug war trilogy in thoughtful and entertaining fashion.
PKD teams with Nelson in ‘Ganymede Takeover’ (1967)
PKD flashback (Book review): Dick collaborates with his friend Ray Nelson for a more traditional, but still weird, SF novel.
‘The Martian’ (2015) one of century’s elite hard SF films
Throwback Thursday (Book and movie reviews): Director Ridley Scott turns a nerdy novel into one of this century’s elite hard SF films.
‘Blade Runner 3: Replicant Night’ (1996) digs into PKD themes
PKD flashback (Book review): In his second “Blade Runner” book, K.W. Jeter dives further into themes introduced in Dick’s novel.
Jeter continues saga in ‘Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human’ (1995)
PKD flashback (Book review): K.W. Jeter embraces the vibe of Ridley Scott’s film more than PKD’s novel in this stylish sequel.