The Zap Gun - Couverture souple

Dick, Philip K.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0547572719 ISBN 13 : 9780547572710

Editeur : Mariner Books, 2012

Synopsis

Book by Dick Philip K

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In this biting satire, the Cold War may have ended, but the eastern and western governments never told their citizens. Instead they created an elaborate ruse, wherein each side comes up with increasingly outlandish doomsday weapons—weapons that don’t work. But when aliens invade, the top designers of both sides have to come together to make a real doomsday device—if they don’t kill each other first.

With its combination of romance, espionage, and alien invasion, The Zap Gun skewers the military-industrial complex in a way that’s as relevant today as it was at the height of the Cold War.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Philip K. Dick was born in Chicago in 1928 and lived most of his life in California. He briefly attended the University of California, but dropped out before completing any classes. In 1952, he began writing professionally and proceeded to write numerous novels and short-story collections. He won the Hugo Award for the best novel in 1962 for The Man in the High Castle and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for best novel of the year in 1974 for Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said. Philip K. Dick died on March 2, 1982, in Santa Ana, California, of heart failure following a stroke.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Mariner Books
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0547572719
• ISBN 13: 9780547572710
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240