Our Friends from Frolix 8
Description
On a future Earth ruled by an elite class of enhanced intellects, embittered laborer Nick Appleton finds his life transformed when he becomes entangled with Charlotte Boyer, a daring distributor of revolutionary propaganda. Their volatile triangle with the regime’s powerful leader unfolds against the long-awaited return of rebel Thors Provoni, who brings back an astonishing alien force with its own vision for humanity’s future. Blending political satire, social rebellion, romance, and cosmic strangeness, the novel explores oppression, free will, class conflict, and the fragile boundary between salvation and domination. With characteristic inventiveness and dark humor, Philip K. Dick turns an action-driven science-fiction tale into a provocative examination of power and human identity.
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paperback
Vintage Books
Published Jan 1, 2003
211 pages
ISBN: 9780375719349
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First Published
1970
Language
eng
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