Dr. Futurity

Paperback, 160 pages

Published Sept. 12, 1979 by Magnum.

ISBN:
978-0-417-04610-5
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Dr. Futurity is a 1960 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. It is an expansion of his earlier short story "Time Pawn", which first saw publication in the summer 1954 issue of Thrilling Wonder Stories. Dr. Futurity was first published as a novel by Ace Books as one half of Ace Double D-421, bound dos-à-dos with John Brunner's Slavers of Space.

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Dr. Futurity is about the doctor Jim Parsons, who is transported in time into a future dominated by a very different perspective on aging, illness and death.

As most stories about time-travelling, certain familiar tropes of the genre does appear, but I would say it's a decent book. Given it's short length, it's an enjoyable book to read on a day off. Still, I'd say it's a decent book without neccesarily qualifying as great.

For fans of PKD, read it. For new readers, read his classic works first, better use of your time.

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