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Blade Runner

Originally published as Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

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Blade Runner

By: Philip K. Dick
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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The classic sci-fi novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, which inspired two major motion pictures: Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049

By 2021, the World War has killed millions, driving entire species into extinction and sending mankind off-planet. Those who remain covet any living creature, and for people who can’t afford one, companies build incredibly realistic simulacra: horses, birds, cats, sheep. They’ve even built humans. Immigrants to Mars receive androids so sophisticated they are indistinguishable from true men or women. Fearful of the havoc these artificial humans can wreak, the government bans them from Earth. Driven into hiding, unauthorized androids live among human beings, undetected. Rick Deckard, an officially sanctioned bounty hunter, is commissioned to find rogue androids and “retire” them. But when cornered, androids fight back—with lethal force.

Praise for Philip K. Dick

“[Philip K. Dick] sees all the sparkling—and terrifying—possibilities . . . that other authors shy away from.”—Rolling Stone

“A kind of pulp-fiction Kafka, a prophet.”—The New York Times©1968 Philip K. Dick; (P)2007 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc. Adventure Cyberpunk Dystopian Fantasy Fiction Science Fiction Solar System Classics Dream
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This dark tale puts the reader in an odd state. Unable to escape the apparent drudgery of his existence Dekker attempts to elevate himself within his role as a bounty hunter. As with all attempts of improvements sacrifices must be made. However it is unexpected to see the sacrifice in the form of sanity. The story captures you in its awe of the cities existing all around you where you are almost on the edge of a strange dystopia like 1984 or A Brave New World, but instead cruising on the outskirts to see what remains post new world order succession.

Chillingly thought provoking

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One of the best books on audible.

Fantastic book, fantastically read

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Who is God? Is Mercer real? Have the Specials got brain damage or have they evolved a mystical ability to renew extinct life in the form of android lifeforms? What is the meaning of life through a dystopian lens.

Empathy and Immortality

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Long and slow but the performance kept me gripped. Some may get bored but for those willing to endure, you will not be disappointed.
Atleast in my case that's true.
Loved it

Long and slow

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I like the the story but I found the characters hard to distinguish at the beginning.

Good book, little hard to follow.

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