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Ubik
Sign in to saveUbik ( ) 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. It follows Joe Chip, a technician at a psychic agency who begins to experience strange alterations in reality that can be temporarily reversed by a mysterious store-bought substance called Ubik. This work expands upon characters and concepts previously introduced in the vignette "What the Dead Men Say".
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- Author
- Philip K. Dick
- First published
- 1969
- Editions
- 68
- Subjects
- Fiction, Death, Businessmen, Explosions, Science Fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general, Iowa, fiction, Fiction, humorous
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Key facts
- Book.name
- Ubik
- Book.image
- Ubik (1969) front cover, first edition.jpg
- Book.caption
- Cover of first edition (hardcover)
- Book.author
- Philip K. Dick
- Book.country
- United States
- Book.genre
- Science fiction, paranoid fiction, philosophical fiction
- Book.publisher
- Doubleday
- Book.release_date
- 1969
- Book.media_type
- Print (hardback & paperback)
- Book.pages
- 202
- Book.isbn
- 978-0-575-07921-2
- Book.oclc
- 67871286
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Interpretation and analysis
- Adaptations and cultural influences
- Video game
- Planned film adaptations
- Original attempt – Gorin
- Dick's screenplay
- Pallotta and Celluloid Dreams
- Failed Gondry production
- Audiobook
- Music
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Ubik ( ) 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. It follows Joe Chip, a technician at a psychic agency who begins to experience strange alterations in reality that can be temporarily reversed by a mysterious store-bought substance called Ubik. This work expands upon characters and concepts previously introduced in the vignette "What the Dead Men Say".
Ubik is one of Dick's most acclaimed novels. In 2009, it was chosen by Time magazine as one of the 100 greatest novels since 1923. In his review for Time, critic Lev Grossman described it as "a deeply unsettling existential horror story, a nightmare you'll never be sure you've woken up from".
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