Der Roman, aus dem Ridley Scott den "besten SF-Film aller Zeiten" machte. Die Erde in einer düsteren, nicht allzu fernen Zukunft: Der Kopfgeldjäger Rick Deckard erhält den Auftrag, entflohene Androiden aufzuspüren und zu eliminieren. Diese Wesen sind den Menschen so ähnlich, dass es ausgeklügelter psychologischer Tests bedarf, um sie als Androiden zu enttarnen. Während der Ausführung seines Auftrags beginnt Deckard an der eigenen Menschlichkeit zu zweifeln ...

Zusatztext A masterclass in sci-fi wonderment Informationen zum Autor Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) was born in Chicago but lived in California for most of his life. He went to college at Berkeley for a year, ran a record store and had his own classical-music show on a local radio station. He published his first short story, 'Beyond Lies the Wub' in 1952. Among his many fine novels are The Man in the High Castle, Time Out of Joint, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said. Klappentext World War Terminus had left the Earth devastated. Through its ruins, bounty hunter Rick Deckard stalked, in search of the renegade replicants who were his prey. When he wasn't 'retiring' them with his laser weapon, he dreamed of owning a live animal - the ultimate status symbol in a world all but bereft of animal life. Then Rick got his chance: the assignment to kill six Nexus-6 targets, for a huge reward. But in Deckard's world things were never that simple, and his assignment quickly turned into a nightmare kaleidoscope of subterfuge and deceit - and the threat of death for the hunter rather than the hunted.Philip K. Dick's classic SF novel, which was adapted as the film BLADE RUNNER. Zusammenfassung Philip K. Dick's classic SF novel, which was adapted as the film BLADE RUNNER.

A masterclass in sci-fi wonderment

Vorwort
Philip K. Dick's classic SF novel, which was adapted as the film BLADE RUNNER.

Autorentext
Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) was born in Chicago but lived in California for most of his life. He went to college at Berkeley for a year, ran a record store and had his own classical-music show on a local radio station. He published his first short story, 'Beyond Lies the Wub' in 1952. Among his many fine novels are The Man in the High Castle, Time Out of Joint, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said.

Klappentext

World War Terminus had left the Earth devastated. Through its ruins, bounty hunter Rick Deckard stalked, in search of the renegade replicants who were his prey. When he wasn't 'retiring' them with his laser weapon, he dreamed of owning a live animal - the ultimate status symbol in a world all but bereft of animal life.

Then Rick got his chance: the assignment to kill six Nexus-6 targets, for a huge reward. But in Deckard's world things were never that simple, and his assignment quickly turned into a nightmare kaleidoscope of subterfuge and deceit - and the threat of death for the hunter rather than the hunted.

Zusammenfassung
Philip K. Dick's classic SF novel, which was adapted as the film BLADE RUNNER.