by Philip K. Dick · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780586047873
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«The Penultimate Truth» is the science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick, published by Triad Panther in paperback (224 pages, in English).
Millions of people live in underground bunkers and manufacture weapons for a war they believe is still devastating the surface, while an elite of forgers maintains the deception from luxurious properties. When Nick St. James, president of one of those shelters, goes to the surface without permission, he discovers a truth that questions the established order.
Originally published in 1964; this 1978 edition was published in London.
For readers of science fiction and dystopias, especially those who value plots of institutional deception and the work of Philip K. Dick.
Philip Kindred Dick was an American science fiction short story writer and novelist. He wrote 45 novels and about 121 short stories, most of which appeared in science fiction magazines. His fiction explored varied philosophical and social questions such as the nature of reality, perception, human nature, and identity, and commonly featured characters struggling against alternate realities, illusory environments, monopolistic corporations, drug abuse, authoritarian governments, and altered states of consciousness. He is considered one of the most important figures in 20th-century science fiction.
