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The VALIS trilogy

Philip K. Dick

1990 · Quality Paperback Book Club · 754 pages

Dick, philip k., 1928-1982

About this book

The VALIS trilogy is a set of science fiction/philosophical novels by author Philip K. Dick which include [VALIS][1] (1978), [The Divine Invasion][2] (1980), and [The Transmigration of Timothy Archer][3] (1982). Dick's first novel about the VALIS concept originally titled "VALISystem A" (written 1976), was published as Radio Free Albemuth after Dick's death (March 1982) in 1985. Background In February and March 1974, Dick experienced a series of visions and other inexplicable perceptual and cognitive phenomena.…

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Quiet, observational, and lightly philosophical — the prose is the point. Best for readers who already enjoy literary fiction and aren't reading for plot. Frustrates anyone expecting clear stakes.

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