Our Friends from Frolix 8 Paperback - 2013
by Philip K. Dick
This satirical adventure from Philip K. Dick deals with issues of power, class, and politics, set in a world ruled by big-brained elites. But one man went to space to find help, and now he is returning with it—a giant, indestructible alien blob.
Summary
This satirical adventure from Philip K. Dick deals with issues of power, class, and politics, set in a world ruled by big-brained elites.
In Our Friends from Frolix 8, the world is run by an elite few. And what determines whether one is part of the elite isn’t wealth or privilege, but brains. As children, every citizen of Earth is tested; some are found to be super-smart New Men and some are Unusuals, with various psychic powers. The vast majority are Undermen, performing menial jobs in an overpopulated world.Nick Appleton is an Underman, content to go with the flow and eke out an existence as a tire regroover. But after his son is classified as an Underman, Appleton begins to question the hierarchy. Strengthening his resolve, and energizing the resistance movement, is news that the great resistance leader Thors Provoni is returning from a trip to the furthest reaches of space. And he’s brought help: a giant, indestructible alien.
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[headline] Who will determine the fate of humanity the extraordinary humans who rule earth, the "normals" who make up the resistance movement, or a returning rebel leader and his alien companion? In "Our Friends from Frolix 8," the world is run by an elite few. And what determines whether one is part of the elite isn t wealth or privilege, but brains. As children, every citizen of Earth is tested; some are found to be super-smart New Men and some are Unusuals, with various psychic powers. The vast majority are Undermen, performing menial jobs in an overpopulated world.
Nick Appleton is an Underman, content to go with the flow and eke out an existence as a tire regroover. But after his son is classified as an Underman, Appleton begins to question the hierarchy. Strengthening his resolve, and energizing the resistance movement, is news that the great resistance leader Thors Provoni is returning from a trip to the furthest reaches of space. And he s brought help: a giant, indestructible alien.
PHILIP K. DICK (1928 1982) wrote 121 short stories and 45 novels and is considered one of the most visionary authors of the twentieth century. His work is included in the Library of America and has been translated into more than twenty five languages. Eleven works have been adapted to film, including "Blade Runner" (based on "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"), "Total Recall," "Minority Report," and "A Scanner Darkly.""
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- Title Our Friends from Frolix 8
- Author Philip K. Dick
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reissue
- Pages 240
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Mariner Books Classics, New York
- Date 2013-04-16
- ISBN 9780547572598 / 054757259X
- Weight 0.4 lbs (0.18 kg)
- Dimensions 8 x 5.2 x 0.7 in (20.32 x 13.21 x 1.78 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Science fiction, FICTION / Literary
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012042173
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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