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A posthumously published novel by Philip K. Dick, written in 1976, Radio Free Albemuth (originally titled VALISystem A) was his first attempt to deal in fiction with his experiences of early 1974. When the publishers, Bantam, requested extensive rewrites he canned the project, reworking some of the material into his subsequent Valis trilogy. When Arbour House acquired the rights in 1985 they published an edition under the current title (the original was too close to VALIS, already published by then), prepared from the corrected typescript given by PKD to his friend Tim Powers. copied from http://www. ... copied from http://www. ... Daniel Defoes Robinson Crusoe; title page of 1719 newspaper edition A novel (from French nouvelle Italian novella, new) is an extended fictional narrative in prose. ... Philip K. Dick Philip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928 – March 2, 1982) was an American science fiction writer. ... Philip K. Dick Philip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928 – March 2, 1982) was an American science fiction writer. ... VALIS is a 1981 science fiction book by Philip K. Dick. ... Tim Powers at the Israeli ICon 2005 SF&F Convention Timothy Thomas Powers (born February 29, 1952) is an American science fiction and fantasy author. ...

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The alternate history plot concerns the corrupt US President Ferris F Fremont (FFF for 666, number of the antichrist, a character with elements of Joseph McCarthy and Richard Nixon) and the resistance movement to him, which is organised, via the eponymous radio broadcasts from a mysterious satellite, by a superintelligent, extraterrestrial, omnipotent being (or network) named VALIS. Perhaps his most autobiographical novel (Dick himself is a major character, though protagonist Nicholas Brady serves as a vehicle for Dick's weirder real life experiences), the book deals with his highly-personal style of Christianity (or Gnosticism), the moral repercussions of being an informer for the authorities, and his dislike of the Republican Party, satirizing Nixon's America as a Stalinesque police state, in addition to his recurring themes of humanity, identity and reality.
Alternate history (fiction) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Motto: E pluribus unum (1789 to 1956) (Latin: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government • President • Vice President Federal Republic George... Joseph Raymond McCarthy Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14, 1908–May 2, 1957) was a Republican Senator from the state of Wisconsin between 1947 and 1957. ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... VALIS is a 1981 science fiction book by Philip K. Dick. ... Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recounted in the New Testament. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ...

Books by Phillip K. Dick
Novels: Gather Yourselves Together | Voices From the Street | Vulcan's Hammer | Dr. Futurity | The Cosmic Puppets | Solar Lottery | Mary and the Giant | The World Jones Made | Eye in the Sky | The Man Who Japed | A Time for George StavrosA Time for George Stavros | Pilgrim on the HillPilgrim on the Hill | The Broken Bubble | Puttering About in a Small Land | Nicholas and the Higs | Time Out of Joint | In Milton Lumky Territory | Confessions of a Crap Artist | The Man Whose Teeth Were All Exactly Alike | Humpty Dumpty in Oakland | The Man in the High Castle | We Can Build You | Martian Time-Slip | Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Bomb | The Game-Players of Titan | The Simulacra | The Crack in Space | Now Wait for Last Year | Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? | Clans of the Alphane Moon | The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch | The Zap Gun | The Penultimate Truth | Deus Irae | The Unteleported Man | The Ganymede Takeover | Counter-Clock World | Nick and the Glimmung | Ubik | Galactic Pot-Healer | A Maze of Death | Our Friends from Frolix 8 | Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said |A Scanner Darkly | Radio Free Albemuth | VALIS | The Divine Invasion | The Transmigration of Timothy Archer

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Radio Free Albemuth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (178 words)
Radio Free Albemuth should not be confused with the album of the same title by Joe Satriani and Steve Vai bassist Stuart Hamm.
A posthumously published novel by Philip K. Dick, written in 1976, Radio Free Albemuth (originally titled VALISystem A) was his first attempt to deal in fiction with his experiences of early 1974.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License (see Copyrights for details).
Radio Free Albemuth by Philip K. Dick (1407 words)
Radio Free Albemuth is a precursor to Dick's Valis trilogy.
Since RFA was written in the first person using Dick's own voice, this book blurs the lines between fiction and reality.
Like The Man In The High Castle, RFA is not set in the future but in a twisted version of modern America.
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