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nilesobek

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8. I stumbled upon this old Philip K. Dick story, 1960

Reply to scarletwoman (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 04:04 PM

Mar 2015

"Vulcan's Hammer." Not much metaphysics in this one but one of my favorite books by Dick.

The enigmatic "Father Fields," is a great character, as a electrician and mechanic secretly in charge of the revolutionary movement.

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What are you reading the week of Sunday, March 22, 2015? [View all] scarletwoman Mar 2015 OP

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