{"product_id":"2940169788235","title":"Volume III: Upon the Dull Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003ePhilip K. Dick (1928-1982) was one of the seminal figures of 20th century science fiction. His many stories and novels, which include such classics as \u003ci\u003eThe Man in the High Castle\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?\u003c\/i\u003e, reflect a deeply personal worldview, exploring the fragile, multifarious nature of reality itself and examining those elements that make us-or fail to make us-fully human. He did as much as anyone to demolish the artificial barrier between genre fiction and literature, and the best of his work has earned a permanent place in American popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUpon the Dull Earth\u003c\/i\u003e is the third installment of a uniform, five-volume edition of The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick. This generous collection contains 22 stories and novellas written in 1953 and 1954, along with extensive-and valuable-story notes. Included here are a number of bona fide PKD classics, among them the title story, the brilliantly conceived account of a bizarre, ultimately catastrophic resurrection, \"The Father-Thing,\" in which a young boy comes to realize that his once familiar father has somehow changed, and \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Man\u003c\/i\u003e (filmed in 2007 as \u003ci\u003eNext\u003c\/i\u003e), which tells the tale of a golden skinned mutant who may represent the future direction of the human race. These and all the other stories in this important and necessary audiobook offer a wide range of literary and intellectual pleasures. At the same time, they provide a fascinating glimpse into the continuing development of this iconic-and hugely influential-figure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brilliance Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114762060016,"sku":"2940169788235","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169788235_p0.jpg?v=1763694394","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169788235","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}