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- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
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Counter-Clock World
- Written by: Philip K. Dick
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 3
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In Counter-Clock World, time has begun moving backward. People greet each other with "goodbye", blow smoke into cigarettes, and rise from the dead. When one of those rising dead is the famous and powerful prophet Anarch Peak, a number of groups start a mad scramble to find him first - but their motives are not exactly benevolent, because Anarch Peak may just be worth more dead than alive, and these groups will do whatever they must to send him back to the grave.
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The Man in the High Castle
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- Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good, not great
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A Scanner Darkly
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5 out of 5 stars
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bad trip
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 3
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- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 143
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 127
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 126
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4 out of 5 stars
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- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4
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Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
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- Unabridged
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The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good, not great
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5 out of 5 stars
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bad trip
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good classic Sci fi that holds up today
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4 out of 5 stars
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Weird book, man.
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Beautiful
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I groked it
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2 out of 5 stars
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Simmons is a complete hack
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Solaris
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- Unabridged
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At last, one of the world’s greatest works of science fiction is available - just as author Stanislaw Lem intended it. To mark the 50th anniversary of the publication of Solaris, Audible, in cooperation with the Lem Estate, has commissioned a brand-new translation - complete for the first time, and the first ever directly from the original Polish to English. Beautifully narrated by Alessandro Juliani ( Battlestar Galactica), Lem’s provocative novel comes alive for a new generation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Unforgettable
- By Amazon Customer on 2021-10-06
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Publisher's Summary
A mind-bending, classic Philip K. Dick novel about the perception of reality.
Named as one of Time's 100 best books.
Glen Runciter runs a lucrative business - deploying his teams of anti-psychics to corporate clients who want privacy and security from psychic spies. But when he and his top team are ambushed by a rival, he is gravely injured and placed in "half-life," a dreamlike state of suspended animation. Soon, though, the surviving members of the team begin experiencing some strange phenomena, such as Runciter's face appearing on coins and the world seeming to move backward in time. As consumables deteriorate and technology gets ever more primitive, the group needs to find out what is causing the shifts and what a mysterious product called Ubik has to do with it all.
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- Mosin Mochaccino
- 2022-10-30
Surreal masterpiece
Ubik is a masterpiece of speculative fiction. It expertly misdirects the reader into what its focus is. Much like J.R.R Tolkien, PKD is able to expertly weave clues about its narrative into its worldbuilding in ways that feel organic. Ubik initially bases its story around the idea that the protagonist lives in a cyberpunk dystopia. Where everything asks for a dime or a nickel, your door demands payment before it opens for example. In this world it's regular practice to hire "Psyonics" to read minds or predict the future. The book's protagonist Joe Chip works for an organization which hires people who do the exact opposite. "Inertials". People who can block the abilities of these Psyonics. He brings along a woman who has the ability to manipulate the past to alter the present and takes off on a new job to the Moon. He then experiences a bizarre explosion while on the job and shortly thereafter his world begins changing in strange and unique ways.
What's great about the story is PKD is a master of misdirection. What you expect the story is going to be isn't what it ends up being. Joe Chip starts seeing his reality break down as things around him begin to regress in age for illogical reasons. His cigarettes are stale, the cream in his coffee is expired, his money is 40 years out of date. He begins eerily hearing the voice of people that he knows are dead completely unaware of his presence. The story keeps you hooked and keeps you guessing. Presenting explanations that then get refuted at every moment. What starts as a traditional sci-fi espionage tale in the vein of PKD's previous work "Minority Report" very gradually descends into a psychological surrealist horror story. And it leaves you breathlessly in awe with a bombshell of an ending that genuinely makes you wonder about its world long after you're finished. As good as PKD's other stories are. Ubik is so ahead of them. It reads like a Twilight Zone episode that I never got to experience. One that nobody told you about but feels so thrilling and satisfying. It's a genuine travesty it has never been adapted to film.
This audio book is very well read by Luke Daniels. Who gives unique voices to all of the characters. From the protagonist Joe Chip to his employer Glen Runciter. And it really adds this life and rhythm to the story and its characters. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys surrealistic subversive fiction and fans of science fiction as a whole.
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- Austin Fusilier
- 2019-06-28
Reality Bending
Well, this one's a mindfreak. Of course, if you're familiar with Dick's _oeuvre_, you have a grip on what to expect, but Ubik is (arguably) his pinnacle. Be ready to have your perceptions challenged.
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- Brianfowler
- 2022-03-10
An incoherent mess, even before the end
The narrator was fine. The recording was fine. The story was a mess.
Ubick feels like a Neil Stephenson book to me. It starts off with a creative idea that it completely abandons halfway through. In this case the book started with organizations of psychics and anti psychics going to the mattresses. But once the first twist happens, that's all out the window.
The commercials for Ubik in the beginning of each chapter were amusing. So there is that.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- David A Grad
- 2021-09-22
Story is good - voice acting is grating
Good story, but the voice acting for several key characters is grating. It is physically painful at times to listen to the loud, over-the-top voices. Some are overly raspy and literally make me wince. Some are so loud, goofy, and intense - it hurts to listen too. It was a struggle to get through the narration of this book.
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- Caroline
- 2018-08-23
Stellar performance of a great book.
I loved it and was surprised that it ended so soon. It's a great story and I would like to hear more from Mr. Dick.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Anonymous User
- 2023-11-24
Interesting but out dated slurs and misogynistic views of young girls/ women
Story- interesting, curious, had to listen to the book twice to figure out what was going on. Unique and unexpected story ending.
Outdated- a few slurs and misogynistic descriptions of young girls and women that caught me off guard. Yes this book was written awhile ago- just didn’t sit right being 2023 and knowing better.
Performance- very good- the readers voice was what carried me through the story- also popped into my head throughout the day.
Overall- I did like it-it was interesting, and strange, which was what I was looking forward to from PKD.
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- Heather
- 2022-08-27
so good
great narrator, he does an excellent job with many different voices. phenomenal book. highly recommend, try UBIK today!
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Mike Reiter
- 2022-08-08
If you like Dick you will like this
A team of anti-psychic's get ambushed on the moon and are thrown into a realm where things deteriorate into older time periods and evolve into never actualized futures.
I know my description sounds weird, but listen to the book and you will get it.
Like all books by Dick he goes to great length to explore his central tenet but also the rest of the science part of the science fiction is weak and might as well be magic. I have read this is the pinnacle of his works but for me I preferred The Zap Gun, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, Time out of Joint to this one.
I think the narrator was good and did well with the material.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2022-06-24
Outstanding performance
Interesting premise and engaging story. Absolutely amazing performance by the narrator. I will look for titles narrated by him in the future!
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- Amazon Customer
- 2021-12-15
Oddly good
Ubik is an interesting book. You may find it confusing at first listen, hence I have to listen some chapters twice to grasp the story. However, later on, you will appreciate its uniqueness and peculiarity but amazing storyline.
The performance of voice actor is fantastic. Lots of characters were introduced but main ones can be easily recognizable.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2017-03-17
Holy sh*t
Was listening to this book on a trip from California and let me tell you it is one of the most nail biting adventures I have ever listen. to Philip K Dick is a master at suspense and deception a must read. Just wait to the ending it's worth the whole ride
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- Jim "The Impatient"
- 2016-06-10
AVOID PROLONG USE
MADE IN CLEVELAND
I just could not get into this. I am sure PKD fans will love it. Dick has a kind of cult following. I like his short work and the movies made from his books are usually pretty good. Every time I have tried his longer works I have been bored off my A. Often the movies are Totally different from his books, if I Recall. Parts of this are funny and makes you wonder if Larry Coreia is a PKD fan.
SAFE WHEN TAKEN AS DIRECTED
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- Joe
- 2016-06-12
Fantastic Performance
I read this book 24 years ago as a teenager. I grew up a Philip K Dick fan and truly loved this book. I hadn't read it again, until recently, when audible offered it on sale, I thought it would be fun to listen to.
Wow! The narration of Luke Daniels makes this book so much fun to hear performed. Daniels brings the different characters to life with cleverly rendered voices. The book is as playful as it is mind-blowing.
I wish Philip K Dick were still around to hear his own work performed like this. I bet he would love it.
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- Steve
- 2016-07-10
A great performance of an SF classic
What made the experience of listening to Ubik the most enjoyable?
I first read UBIK nearly thirty years ago, and while I remembered a lot of the plot (including the final reveal), what I didn't remember (or hadn't noticed) is how well constructed the novel was. Dick took great pains to "play fair" and leave enough bread crumbs to figure out what was going on if you paid attention. I was also interested in how "dated" the technological references might seem, since UBIK takes place in a 1996 with a Lunar Colony established (and others implied); there are a few moments in which the tech references show their age, but they don't detract.
What other book might you compare Ubik to and why?
In some ways this novel seems to have been a response (or even a commentary) on Kornbluth and Pohl's "The Space Merchants," while also involving some stylistic similarities to Bester's "The Stars My Destination" and Fritz Lieber's short story "Coming Attraction." But that's probably only me; UBIK is a legit, one of a kind original.
Which scene was your favorite?
The first time that Pat uses her power to change the past with Joe Chip and his boss Runciter.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
I don't have seven-hour sittings available, but it did well in big chunks of an hour or so at a time while I was driving.
Any additional comments?
Luke Daniels' narration is a real plus, and made the character of Al much more central in my listening than he was way back when I read the novel the first time. I thought he also caught the sadistic/playful nuances in the character Pat much better than I would have imagined. But, then, Luke Daniels is one of my favorite narrators.
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- Andrew Kennedy
- 2016-11-24
Incredible voice acting
This story is classic Philip K Dick. Definitely Philip K Dick at his weirdest. The voice acting in this performance is some of the best I have ever heard. The number of voices and characters in his repertoire is incredible. The wide variety of voices was particularly suitable for this story and it's whimsical, esoteric, and quirky details. This book is worth listening to for the voice acting alone, even though the story is a bit on the odd side.
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- Sensible Shopper
- 2017-07-01
I Wanted to Like It
This is one of those books that is either genius or well... not genius. Maybe I am just not smart enough to "get" it. I can admit that, no harm. In the beginning I wanted to like it, hell by the middle I just wanted to understand it. By the end I figured I must have somehow missed an important bit of narration that was the necessary key to unlocking the meaning of the book. It was confusing, emotionally fragmented and just downright baffling. I would give you a short synopsis of the story, but I never did figure out what the story was. Don't get me wrong... there were moments of sheer brilliance, glimpses of shining insight and a breath of deep and profound vision. And then, I was just back to being confused. Can't recommend this one.
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- Nothing really matters
- 2016-07-21
Confusing. Convoluted. Too clever.
Ubik makes it onto some lists of recommended sci-fi novels so I was keen to finally read it. I enjoyed the beginning and was looking forward to a good sci-fi yarn. Despite the promising beginning the story just kept getting more and more and then even more convoluted.
Things hadn't cleared up significantly by the end, though I still had high hopes. Unfortunately, I found the ending was as mystifying as it was unsatisfying. I'm not a fan of deep and meaningful endings.
If you love high brow sci-fi you may like this book. Personally, I value a satisfying and engaging story over literary panache. If you are like-minded, you may want to consider giving this book a pass.
Luke Daniels does a fine job narrating, though.
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- T. McCloskey
- 2017-02-15
Unfinished themes
Would you try another book from Philip K. Dick and/or Luke Daniels?
They are both very talented, I have never been disappointed with Luke Daniels, Iron Druid, Marko Kloos stories, and many more. PKD improved with time and his short stories seem more fleshed out.
Any additional comments?
This book started with some interest and humor. but by midway through it seemed to wander and ended rather abruptly leaving the reader to either do some serious linking of ideas or simply saying meh. I chose the latter.
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- Alan
- 2016-08-29
I liked it, but I haven't figured everything out..
I liked the story, but it was very confusing as to why certain things were happening, and when it ended I thought it was rather abrupt and didn't understand. I used to enjoy sci-fi quite a bit in my younger days, maybe age has dulled my abilities to figure stuff like this out... Anyway, it was entertaining and engaging, but to my ears an old fashioned sci-fi novel. Its primary goal is to make you think, entertainment is just a by- product.
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- Sarah Ishida
- 2017-07-15
Confusing
Just like the characters were unsure about what's happening to them, I was confused listening. Unlike a murder mystery or something of that sort, they were in a sci-fi then parallel world of people with varying/unknown skills and I had trouble keeping up. The last few chapter where everything was being explained was interesting.
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- Charles
- 2019-04-18
Great classic SF story, excellent interpretation
Great classic SF story, well-written and entreintaining as expected with PK Dick.
I was surprised for the excellent performance of the reader. Probably the best I have heard with a large number of characters very well interpreted. I was bluffed.
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- renaud deloffre
- 2023-08-29
Un régal pour un fan de dick
Le roman n'est plus à évaluer. C'est bien entendu un chef-d'œuvre de la littérature fantastique. L'évaluation portera donc sur le lecteur qui fait une prestation exceptionnelle sauf pour l'accent allemand du directeur du moratorium et la prononciation de schonheit. Mais c'est anecdotique. Parfait donc !
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