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Blade Runner

Originally published as Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

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 The classic sci-fi novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, which inspired two major motion pictures: Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049

By 2021, the World War has killed millions, driving entire species into extinction and sending mankind off-planet. Those who remain covet any living creature, and for people who can’t afford one, companies build incredibly realistic simulacra: horses, birds, cats, sheep. They’ve even built humans. Immigrants to Mars receive androids so sophisticated they are indistinguishable from true men or women. Fearful of the havoc these artificial humans can wreak, the government bans them from Earth. Driven into hiding, unauthorized androids live among human beings, undetected. Rick Deckard, an officially sanctioned bounty hunter, is commissioned to find rogue androids and “retire” them. But when cornered, androids fight back—with lethal force.

Praise for Philip K. Dick

“[Philip K. Dick] sees all the sparkling—and terrifying—possibilities . . . that other authors shy away from.”—Rolling Stone

“A kind of pulp-fiction Kafka, a prophet.”—The New York Times©1968 Philip K. Dick; (P)2007 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc. Adventure Cyberpunk Dystopian Fantasy Fiction Science Fiction Solar System Classics Dream
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It's not even close. Give Deckard a wife and an almost obsession for insect and small animals, then the story is more quirky than the screen play. The film sequel adds such depth to the dystopian near future that its hard to see Blade Runners as anything but a Special Agent. Rachel is also portrayed as a somewhat special Replicant. In the book she's more matter of fact. I did enjoy the book but that version is not a Harrison Ford, more a traffic cop with a fancy app and a gun.

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This is a GREAT book and I have read it many times. I often listen to books that I have read because I find that having a story told to you gives you an entirely new experience. This title however, was excruciatingly painful and difficult to listen to. Personally I found the reader difficult to listen to for any more than about twenty minutes at a time due to his slow, monotone, drone. I will not be purchasing anything else that has been read by Scott Brick.

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A great listening experience, narrated in a comfortable and convincing manner. Bringing the characters to life in a believable way.
A great classic and a must read/listen.

A great classic

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maybe the greatest sci fi novel ever written and a great audio performance too. highly recommended

masterpiece

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A lot of people here are saying the performance on this book is poor but personally I like it, I feel it's very fitting with the grim, futile world that the characters are living in. The novel itself I think is great and builds an exciting world although it is somewhat depressing.

Performance better than many say

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