Science Fiction· United States
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
by Philip K. DickAggregate Editorial Score40/100
TIME 100 Best Novels
Published 1968224 pagesEnglish
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Published in 1968, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? established Philip K. Dick as one of the defining voices in science fiction. Rick Deckard, a bounty hunter in a post-nuclear San Francisco, is tasked with 'retiring' six escaped androids. Dick's philosophical science fiction novel—the basis for Blade Runner—is a meditation on empathy, humanity, and what distinguishes real from artificial. Themes of AI, empathy, humanity run through the work. The book has received recognition from TIME 100 Best Novels 1968.
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Speculative fiction exploring technology, space, the future, and society.
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TIME 100 Best Novels
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