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Collier Books, 1990. Paperback. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Solar Lottery is the first published novel by Philip K. Dick, an American science-fiction writer. Many of Dick's works have been adapted into popular movies, including Blade Runner and Minority Report, making him one Hollywood’s most prolific writers to boot.
The Solar Lottery contains many of the themes present in Dick's later work, specifically the psychological struggles of characters trapped in illusory environments. Set in 2203 in a world dominated by logic and numbers, a computerized lottery chooses the Quizmaster, leader of the world government, at random. The element of randomization serves as a form of social control: nobody — in theory, at least — has advantage over another in becoming the next Quizmaster.
The Solar Lottery contains many of the themes present in Dick's later work, specifically the psychological struggles of characters trapped in illusory environments. Set in 2203 in a world dominated by logic and numbers, a computerized lottery chooses the Quizmaster, leader of the world government, at random. The element of randomization serves as a form of social control: nobody — in theory, at least — has advantage over another in becoming the next Quizmaster.
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Solar Lottery was first published in 1955, bound tête-bêche with The Big Jump by Leigh Bracket as one half of Ace Double D-103, featuring cover art by Ed Valigursky. The standard format edition of the novel wasn't published until 1959.
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- Title Solar Lottery
- Author Philip K. Dick
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Complete Numbers
- Pages 200
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Collier Books, Old Tappan, NJ, U.S.A.
- Date 1999-06
- ISBN 9780020291251 / 0020291256
- Weight 0.25 lbs (0.11 kg)
- Library of Congress subjects Science fiction, Lotteries
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 89028199
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Macmillan Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1990. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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N Y: Collier Books, 1990. Trade Paperback. Very Good. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 188 pages. Philip K. Dick's first novel, originally published in 1955.
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Collier Books, 1990. Soft cover. Very good/No jacket. First Collier Books edition. Cover is lightly rubbed and lightly worn along edges. Binding is tight. Pages are lightly tanned around edges, but otherwise clean and unmarked.
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