The Transmigration of Timothy Archer (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Philip K. Dick
- First Published: 1982
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—theological romance
- Time of Work: 1970-1980
- Setting: California, primarily Berkeley
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: 1970’s, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Suicide, 1980’s, California, West, U.S., Mental illness, Substance abuse, Drug addiction or addicts, Conquest, Deserts
- Locales: Berkeley, CA
The Plot
The Transmigration of Timothy Archer was published shortly after Philip K. Dick died. The novel is narrated by Angel Archer, the only female narrator in any of Dick’s novels. As the book opens, Angel arrives at a religious workshop given by local guru Edgar Barefoot. Angel has just learned of John Lennon’s murder. This triggers memories of her former husband, Jeffrey, a Beatles fanatic whose suicide in the 1970’s left her emotionally scarred. From this point, Angel narrates most of the book in recollection.
She first describes the gradual...
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