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Solar Lottery (A Collier Nucleus Science Fiction Classic)
by Dick, Philip K
- Used
- Condition
- Collectible - Good
- ISBN 10
- 0020236212
- ISBN 13
- 9780020236214
- Seller
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Collier Books. Collectible - Good. Collectible - Good. Reprint. From the library of science fiction and fantasy writer, editor, publisher and prolific book reviewer D. Douglas Fratz. (sci-fi, dystopia, novel)
Synopsis
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.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Wonder Book
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SA06A-01440
- Title
- Solar Lottery (A Collier Nucleus Science Fiction Classic)
- Author
- Dick, Philip K
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible - Good
- Binding
- Unknown
- ISBN 10
- 0020236212
- ISBN 13
- 9780020236214
- Publisher
- Collier Books
- This edition first published
- August 1992
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About Wonder Book
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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