![]() ![]() (1982), Dick's last novel, is by turns theological thriller, roman clef, and disenchanted portrait of late 1970s California life, based loosely on the controversial career of Bishop James Pike-a close friend and kindred spirit. , is a powerful exploration of gnostic insight and its human consequences. It is a harrowing self-portrait of a man torn between conflicting interpretations of what might be gnostic illumination or psychotic breakdown. (1981) is a novelistic reworking of the events of 2-3-74, when Dick's life was transformed by what he believed was a mystical revelation. (1970), a darkly speculative mystery that foreshadows Dick's final novels, colonists on the planet Delmak-O try to determine the nature of the God-or Mentufacturer-who plots their destiny. Now comes a third and final volume gathering the best novels of Dick's final years, when religious revelation, always important in his work, became a dominant and irresistible theme. , broke series records for advance sales. ![]() ![]() Became the fastest selling title in The Library of America's history. ![]()
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