- Lotteries, Fiction, Science Fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general
The year is 2203, and the ruler of the universe is chosen according to the random laws of a strange game under the control of Quizmaster Verrick. But when Ted Bentley, a research technician recently dismissed from his job, signs on to work for Verrick, he has no idea that Leon Cartwright is about to become the new Quizmaster.
Log it
Sign in to log this.
Character
Epic, classical in form, cool and plot-driven.
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
Who loves it, who doesn't
No profiled raters yet.
Ask the title
A yes-or-no question, answered from what people wrote here, on TMDB and on Wikipedia. Never made up.
Reviews
No reviews yet.
About the book
- Author
- Philip K. Dick
- First published
- 1955
- Pages
- 200
- Publisher
- Brilliance Audio, Vintage Books, Ace Books
- Editions
- 17
- Language
- French, Spanish, English
- ISBN
- 9780020291251
Where to read
Libraries first: a card gets you most books for nothing. Each opens that service’s page for this title.
On Open Library, 7 have read it and 8 want to.
“There had been harbingers.”
Philip Kindred Dick was an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist whose published work during his lifetime was almost entirely in the science fiction genre. Dick explored sociological, political and metaphysical themes in novels dominated by monopolistic corporations, authoritarian governments, and altered states. In his later works, Dick's thematic focus strongly reflected his personal interest in metaphysics and theology. He often drew upon his own life experiences and addressed the nature of drug abuse, paranoia and schizophrenia, and transcendental experiences in novels such as A Scanner Darkly and VALIS. Source and more information: [Wikipedia (EN)](http://en.wikipedia.org/
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Tastebuds Other media included when they land close.
Gateway 197773% alikeBoth classical in form, epic.
All Tomorrow's Parties 199972% alikeBoth epic, classical in form, cool.
The State of the Art 198972% alikeBoth classical in form.
The Hydrogen Sonata 201272% alikeBoth epic, classical in form, cool.
Kraken 201071% alikeClose across the board.
Nine Princes in Amber 197071% alikeBoth epic, classical in form.
The player of games 198870% alikeBoth classical in form.
Count Zero 198670% alikeBoth classical in form, cool.
Charlie Wilson's War 200767% alikeFilm · Both classical in form, epic.
The Outer Worlds 201967% alikeGame · Both classical in form, epic.