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Un vaisseau fabuleux et autres voyages galactiques
Partez sur Mars et joignez-vous à la guerre du rexénoïde, emparez-vous du vaisseau fabuleux des Ganymédiens, rencontrez le vétéran de la guerre Terre-Vénus à venir, pilotez un astronef doué de vie, échappez à l'épidémie qui frappe l'astéroïde Y-3 fraîchement colonisé, trouvez un refuge pour l'espèce humaine en mal d'espace vital, résolvez l'énigme du canon planétaire... Douze récits, autant de preuves éloquentes que le chantre des futurs incertains est aussi un grand maître du space opera.
373 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
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About the author
Philip K. Dick
2,006 books22.5k followersPhilip Kindred Dick was a prolific American science fiction author whose work has had a lasting impact on literature, cinema, and popular culture. Known for his imaginative narratives and profound philosophical themes, Dick explored the nature of reality, the boundaries of human identity, and the impact of technology and authoritarianism on society. His stories often blurred the line between the real and the artificial, challenging readers to question their perceptions and beliefs.
Raised in California, Dick began writing professionally in the early 1950s, publishing short stories in various science fiction magazines. He quickly developed a distinctive voice within the genre, marked by a fusion of science fiction concepts with deep existential and psychological inquiry. Over his career, he authored 44 novels and more than 100 short stories, many of which have become classics in the field.
Recurring themes in Dick's work include alternate realities, simulations, corporate and government control, mental illness, and the nature of consciousness. His protagonists are frequently everyday individuals—often paranoid, uncertain, or troubled—caught in surreal and often dangerous circumstances that force them to question their environment and themselves. Works such as Ubik, The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch, and A Scanner Darkly reflect his fascination with perception and altered states of consciousness, often drawing from his own experiences with mental health struggles and drug use.
One of Dick’s most influential novels is Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, which served as the basis for Ridley Scott’s iconic film Blade Runner. The novel deals with the distinction between humans and artificial beings and asks profound questions about empathy, identity, and what it means to be alive. Other adaptations of his work include Total Recall, Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly, and The Man in the High Castle, each reflecting key elements of his storytelling—uncertain realities, oppressive systems, and the search for truth. These adaptations have introduced his complex ideas to audiences well beyond the traditional readership of science fiction.
In the 1970s, Dick underwent a series of visionary and mystical experiences that had a significant influence on his later writings. He described receiving profound knowledge from an external, possibly divine, source and documented these events extensively in what became known as The Exegesis, a massive and often fragmented journal. These experiences inspired his later novels, most notably the VALIS trilogy, which mixes autobiography, theology, and metaphysics in a narrative that defies conventional structure and genre boundaries.
Throughout his life, Dick faced financial instability, health issues, and periods of personal turmoil, yet he remained a dedicated and relentless writer. Despite limited commercial success during his lifetime, his reputation grew steadily, and he came to be regarded as one of the most original voices in speculative fiction. His work has been celebrated for its ability to fuse philosophical depth with gripping storytelling and has influenced not only science fiction writers but also philosophers, filmmakers, and futurists.
Dick’s legacy continues to thrive in both literary and cinematic spheres. The themes he explored remain urgently relevant in the modern world, particularly as technology increasingly intersects with human identity and governance. The Philip K. Dick Award, named in his honor, is presented annually to distinguished works of science fiction published in paperback original form in the United States. His writings have also inspired television series, academic studies, and countless homages across media.
Through his vivid imagination and unflinching inquiry into the nature of existence, Philip K. Dick redefined what science fiction could achieve. His work continues to challenge and inspire, offering timeless insights into the human condition a
Raised in California, Dick began writing professionally in the early 1950s, publishing short stories in various science fiction magazines. He quickly developed a distinctive voice within the genre, marked by a fusion of science fiction concepts with deep existential and psychological inquiry. Over his career, he authored 44 novels and more than 100 short stories, many of which have become classics in the field.
Recurring themes in Dick's work include alternate realities, simulations, corporate and government control, mental illness, and the nature of consciousness. His protagonists are frequently everyday individuals—often paranoid, uncertain, or troubled—caught in surreal and often dangerous circumstances that force them to question their environment and themselves. Works such as Ubik, The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch, and A Scanner Darkly reflect his fascination with perception and altered states of consciousness, often drawing from his own experiences with mental health struggles and drug use.
One of Dick’s most influential novels is Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, which served as the basis for Ridley Scott’s iconic film Blade Runner. The novel deals with the distinction between humans and artificial beings and asks profound questions about empathy, identity, and what it means to be alive. Other adaptations of his work include Total Recall, Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly, and The Man in the High Castle, each reflecting key elements of his storytelling—uncertain realities, oppressive systems, and the search for truth. These adaptations have introduced his complex ideas to audiences well beyond the traditional readership of science fiction.
In the 1970s, Dick underwent a series of visionary and mystical experiences that had a significant influence on his later writings. He described receiving profound knowledge from an external, possibly divine, source and documented these events extensively in what became known as The Exegesis, a massive and often fragmented journal. These experiences inspired his later novels, most notably the VALIS trilogy, which mixes autobiography, theology, and metaphysics in a narrative that defies conventional structure and genre boundaries.
Throughout his life, Dick faced financial instability, health issues, and periods of personal turmoil, yet he remained a dedicated and relentless writer. Despite limited commercial success during his lifetime, his reputation grew steadily, and he came to be regarded as one of the most original voices in speculative fiction. His work has been celebrated for its ability to fuse philosophical depth with gripping storytelling and has influenced not only science fiction writers but also philosophers, filmmakers, and futurists.
Dick’s legacy continues to thrive in both literary and cinematic spheres. The themes he explored remain urgently relevant in the modern world, particularly as technology increasingly intersects with human identity and governance. The Philip K. Dick Award, named in his honor, is presented annually to distinguished works of science fiction published in paperback original form in the United States. His writings have also inspired television series, academic studies, and countless homages across media.
Through his vivid imagination and unflinching inquiry into the nature of existence, Philip K. Dick redefined what science fiction could achieve. His work continues to challenge and inspire, offering timeless insights into the human condition a
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December 16, 2019
Un florilège de nouvelles pétillantes d'esprit !
La liste des nouvelles :
L'heure du wub = Beyond lies the wub
Le canon = The Gun
Monsieur le Vaisseau = Mr. Spaceship
Les Joueurs de flûte = Piper in the Woods
Colonie = Colony
Les braconniers du cosmos = The Cosmic Poachers
Tant qu'il y a de la vie... = Some Kinds of Life
Tony et les « Bêtes » = Tony and the Beetles
La crypte de cristal = The Crystal Crypt
L'ancien combattant = War Veteran
Mission d'exploration = Survey Team
Un vaisseau fabuleux = Prize Ship
Aux platines :
Anansi Abstrakt - DJ Spooky
La liste des nouvelles :
L'heure du wub = Beyond lies the wub
Le canon = The Gun
Monsieur le Vaisseau = Mr. Spaceship
Les Joueurs de flûte = Piper in the Woods
Colonie = Colony
Les braconniers du cosmos = The Cosmic Poachers
Tant qu'il y a de la vie... = Some Kinds of Life
Tony et les « Bêtes » = Tony and the Beetles
La crypte de cristal = The Crystal Crypt
L'ancien combattant = War Veteran
Mission d'exploration = Survey Team
Un vaisseau fabuleux = Prize Ship
Aux platines :
Anansi Abstrakt - DJ Spooky
March 23, 2017
Fondamentalement les écrivains de la science-fiction classique étaient des optimistes, car les problèmes du monde actuel - réchauffement climatique, effritement et usure des déclarations et des lois droits de l'homme face à l'état et les multinationales, espionnage et manipulation totale, radicalisation, surpopulation, tout en somme - menant à le destruction sournoise de la race humaine, ne semblent pas avoir des solutions aussi simples que les problèmes d'extinction de l'humanité posées dans la fiction...
Ah, si tout était aussi simple que de montrer au gouvernement un vieillard-temoin du futur apocalypse, ou de voler quelques villes pour faire arrêter une guerre meurtrière...
Ah, si tout était aussi simple que de montrer au gouvernement un vieillard-temoin du futur apocalypse, ou de voler quelques villes pour faire arrêter une guerre meurtrière...
January 26, 2012
un recueil un peu inégal mais les dernières nouvelles sauvent largement l'ensemble. J''ai surtout retenu le thème récurent de la guerre totale. Dick imagine une Terre qui a colonisé le système solaire mais qui paye le prix de son avidité par des guerres dévastatrices contre ses colonies (souvent Mars et Vénus). Plus que le thème de la réalité ambiguë si chère à l'auteur, c'est surtout le thème d'une humanité sur sa fin, qui a gaspillé ses ressources et pêché par son autoritarisme et sa cupidité, instigatrice et victime de guerres sans fin que Dick nous décrit.
Ce n'est pas très gai. lol ! et on sens bien la proximité de la guerre froide et la crainte bien réelle à cette époque de l'apocalypse nucléaire.
Ce n'est pas très gai. lol ! et on sens bien la proximité de la guerre froide et la crainte bien réelle à cette époque de l'apocalypse nucléaire.
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