Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Book rating: 05 Hardback Gollancz

By (author) Philip K. Dick

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  • Publisher: Gollancz
  • Format: Hardback | 208 pages
  • Dimensions: 136mm x 200mm x 22mm | 281g
  • Publication date: 1 September 2011
  • Publication City/Country: London
  • ISBN 10: 0575116765
  • ISBN 13: 9780575116764
  • Sales rank: 33,115

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By KIRILLY OREILLY 15 Jul 2013 5

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep builds a dystopian future on earth. So basically humans f*** up the environment during a war and people are expected to emigrate Mars before they are mentally and physically effected by the terrible environment on Earth. As an incentive to get people to emigrate they get given a replicant, which are essentially robot slaves. So the problem is that they look exactly like humans. The replicants are 'retired' (AKA killed) so they try to escape to Earth in search of a better life. This is where the main character Rick Deckard comes in. He is a bounty hunter hired to 'retire' these replicants. The story follows Rick as he tracks down and retires escaped replicants and his emotional turmoil about having to kill what he comes to believe are essentially human beings like him.
The movie Blade Runner was based on this novel and if you liked the movie you will like this book as well.
It is a very deep and beautifully written novel I enjoyed it very much, my only issue was I read it too fast and then it was over. I would (and do) recommend this to all my friends even if they aren't into sci-fi novels because it is an interesting and thought provoking story.