The Unteleported Man

by Philip K. Dick

Paperback, 1976

Status

Available

Call number

813.54

Library's review

Rachmaiel ban Applebaum er undervejs i sit eget rumskib.
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Publication

Methuen (1976), Paperback

Description

The UNTELEPORTED MAN, with the Author's Previously Unpublished Original Ending by Philip K. Dick (1983)

User reviews

LibraryThing member meta87
I never seem to be let down by Phillip K. Dick and The Unteleported Man was no exception. Earth is overcrowded and people long for a fresh start. The answer is a new invention that teleports people to a far off planet with plenty of land and job opportunities for all. The only problem, the
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teleporter only works one way and no one has heard from those that have made the trip. The protagonist is a ruined man with only one space ship left of a large fortune. He isn't convinced this teleporter is so great and plans to make a 15 year trip in his ship to the planet and find out just what is going on. This is a fun, short story that I recommend to anyone that is in the mood for some good sci-fi.
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LibraryThing member CliffBurns
This one just doesn't hang together--but, whatever you do, avoid the version of this book known as LIES, INC. That one is utterly incoherent...
LibraryThing member TheDivineOomba
This book started interesting, but quickly degenerated into something that was a drug induced nightmare - If it was a bit more coherent, with less technobabble, this would be quite a good novel.

I like the idea behind the book - just not the execution of it.
LibraryThing member Lyndatrue
This book differs dramatically from the earlier version (published in 1966), and if I were the pedantic type (which I am, a bit), I'd consider them to be different works. I wonder if you need to have read the original, and then later, to read this restored copy (because that's really what it is),
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to gain insight into the original power of what he'd intended.

Remarkable work.
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Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1964

Physical description

128 p.; 17.5 cm

ISBN

0413365506 / 9780413365507

Local notes

Omslag: Ikke angivet
Omslaget viser et rumskib på vej gennem rummet
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi

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Pages

128

Library's rating

Rating

(57 ratings; 3.4)

DDC/MDS

813.54
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