Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 2 weeks ago.

• "The most consistently brilliant science fiction writer in the world." --John Brunner THE INSPIRATION FOR BLADERUNNER. . . 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 to retire them. But cornered, androids tended to fight back, with deadly results. "<Dick> sees all the sparkling and terrifying possibilities. . . that other authors shy away from." --Paul Williams Rolling Stone

Deborah H edited the characters of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Thursday, November 19 2009.

• Added a character: Bill Barbour

Deborah H edited the characters of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Thursday, November 19 2009.

• Added a character: Garland

Deborah H edited the characters of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Thursday, November 19 2009.

• Changed the section title: Cast of Characters/Important People
• Added a character: Rick Deckard
• Added a character: Iran Deckard
• Added a character: Rachael Rosen
• Added a character: J. R. Isidore
• Added a character: Phil Resch
• Added a character: Luba Luft
• Added a character: Pris
• Added a character: Roy Baty
• Added a character: Irmgard Baty
• Added a character: Eldon Rosen
• Added a character: Inspector Harry Bryant
• Added a character: Mercer
• Added a character: Max Polokov

Timothy Gray approved Psion Omikron’s request to combine 4 books, including Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Friday, August 28 2009.

Shelfari edited the description of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Saturday, August 1 2009.

• "The most consistently brilliant science fiction writer in the world." --John Brunner THE INSPIRATION FOR BLADERUNNER. . . 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 to retire them. But cornered, androids tended to fight back, with deadly results. "<Dick> sees all the sparkling and terrifying possibilities. . . that other authors shy away from." --Paul Williams Rolling Stone

Psion Omikron submitted a request to combine 4 books, including Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Thursday, July 30 2009.

Shelfari edited the contributors of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Wednesday, July 22 2009.

• Added a contributor: Philip K. Dick: (Primary Author)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Thursday, July 16 2009.

• A merry little surge of electricity piped by automatic alarm from the mood organ beside his bed awakened Rick Deckard.