The Golden Man

Dick, Philip K.

ISBN 10: 1473305667 / ISBN 13: 9781473305663

Edité par Read & Co. Classics, 2013

Excellent condition with just a hint of character. Minor signs of love, but the pages are still clean and ready for adventure. N° de réf. du vendeur PKV.1473305667.VG

Synopsis :

From the mind of Philip K. Dick, the visionary author behind blockbuster films like Blade Runner, Total Recall and Minority Report, comes a gripping tale of humanity's future, The Golden Man.

Dive into a post-apocalyptic world where powerful mutants, once hunted to near extinction, now threaten the human race itself.

Meet Cris, the enigmatic golden-skinned mutant with a mind-bending talent for foresight, cornered by a relentless government agency whose sole purpose is to eradicate his kind. But as the agency's determined agent and his conflicted fiancée close in on their quarry, they'll discover that not everything in this world is black and white. As the alluring beauty of Cris' golden skin and extraordinary powers inspire unexpected desires, the line between hunter and prey begins to blur. In a desperate struggle for survival, where animal instinct challenges the very essence of humanity, the future hangs in the balance. But with great power comes great responsibility, and Cris' abilities set him on a path that could forever alter the trajectory of human evolution.

In this thrilling, genre-defining classic by Philip K. Dick, experience a captivating tale that poses intriguing questions about the very nature of humanity and its destiny.

Présentation de l'éditeur: This early work by Philip K. Dick was originally published in 1953 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Golden Man' is a novelette about a feral young man with a gift of being able to see into the future. Philip Kindred Dick was born on December 16 1928, in Chicago, Illinois. Dick and his family moved to the Bay Area of San Francisco when he was young, and later on to Washington Dc following his parents divorce. Dick attended Elementary school and then a Quaker school before the family moved back to California. It was around this time that Dick began to take an active interest in the science fiction genre, reading his first magazine 'Stirring Science Stories', at age twelve. Dick married five times between 1959 and 1973, and had three children. He sold his first story in 1951 and from that point on he wrote full-time, selling his first novel in 1955. In addition to 44 published novels, Dick wrote an estimated 121 short stories, most of which appeared in science fiction magazines during his lifetime. In addition to 44 published novels, Dick wrote an estimated 121 short stories, most of which appeared in science fiction magazines during his lifetime. After his death, many of his stories made the transition to the big screen, with blockbuster films such as Blade Runner, Total Recall and Minority Report being based on his works.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Golden Man
Éditeur : Read & Co. Classics
Date d'édition : 2013
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : very_good