Solar Lottery: Library Edition

from KristiBernard

A dying economy and a world population dependent on a lottery is what you will find in the year 2023. The economy is so bad, quizzes helped the many people struggling. But if you had the right p-card and your number came up you could win cars, refrigerators, toys for the kids and any other type o...

from RandyStafford

My reactions on reading this novel in 1989 -- spoilers are definitely here. Given all of Dick's own statements and complaints about the supposed bad quality of this novel, I was expecting a bad read. I was pleasantly surprised. Dick creates an intriguing society ruled by lottery, social Darwinism...

from kalyka

It's 2203, and the world ruler is chosen at random, according to the rules of a game under the control of the Quizmaster. Currently, the Quizmaster is Reese Verrick, and has been such for the past ten years. However, this story isn't about the Quizmaster. It's about Ted Benteley, who, on a fatefu...

from kalyka

It's 2203, and the world ruler is chosen at random, according to the rules of a game under the control of the Quizmaster. Currently, the Quizmaster is Reese Verrick, and has been such for the past ten years. However, this story isn't about the Quizmaster. It's about Ted Benteley, who, on a fatefu...

from DanielSTJ

Another short, thrill-filled ride by Philip K. Dick. The prose is sharp and the action is quick and unpredictable. Everything that most readers like about Dick is here and he keeps the reader entertained throughout the duration of the ride. A good read.