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Do androids dream of electric sheep? / Philip K. Dick.
The inspiration for Blade Runner. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? was published in 1968. Grim and foreboding, even today it is a masterpiece ahead of its time. By 2021, the World War had killed millions, driving entire species into extinction and sending mankind off-planet. Those who remained coveted any living creature, and for people who couldn't afford one, companies built incredibly realistic simulacrae: horses, birds, cats, sheep. . . They even built humans. Emigrees to Mars received androids so sophisticated it was impossible to tell them from true men or women. Fearful of the havoc these artificial humans could wreak, the government banned them from Earth. But when androids didn't want to be identified, they just blended in. Rick Deckard was an officially sanctioned bounty hunter whose job was to find rogue androids and retire them. But cornered, androids tended to fight back, with deadly results.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780345404473
- ISBN: 0345404475
- Physical Description: x, 224 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: First Ballantine Books trade paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, 1996.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Reprint. Originally published as Electric shepherd by Norstrillia Press, ©1968. |
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| Subject: | Androids > Fiction. Nuclear warfare > Fiction. Bounty hunters > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Science fiction. |
Available copies
- 7 of 10 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 2 copies available at Cass County.
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- 0 current holds with 10 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County Library-Harrisonville | F DIC 1996 (Text) | 0002205990480 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 05/01/2024 |
| Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center | F DIC 1996 (Text) | 0002205002708 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
