Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Philip K. Dick
- First Published: 1968
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—post-holocaust
- Time of Work: 1992
- Setting: The San Francisco Bay Area
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction, Apocalyptic and catastrophe fiction
- Subjects: San Francisco, 1990’s, Robots or robotics
- Locales: San Francisco, CA
The Plot
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? recounts a day in the life of bounty hunter Rick Deckard. The action begins on the morning of January 3, 1992, as Deckard and his wife, Iran, wake up in their apartment; it concludes the following morning, as an exhausted Deckard returns to bed. In that twenty-four-hour period, Deckard faces the greatest challenge he has ever encountered: He must “retire” a rogue band of “organic androids” (or “andys,” as they are called) of a design so advanced that they are almost indistinguishable from human beings. His task is...
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