A Handful of Darkness
Contents:
Upon the Dull Earth
The Cookie Lady
Colony
Prominent Author
The Builder
The Indefatigable Frog
The Turning Wheel
Progeny
Exhibit Piece
Expendable
The Impossible Planet
Planet for Transients
Impostor
Philip K. Dick
Philip Kindred Dick (1928–1982) was an American novelist and short story writer 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 use, paranoia and schizophrenia, and transcendental experiences in novels such as A Scanner Darkly.