The transmigration of Timothy Archer

by Philip K. Dick

255 pages

English language

Published Jan. 4, 1982 by Gollancz.

(23 reviews)

The Transmigration of Timothy Archer is a 1982 novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. As his final work, the book was published shortly after his death in March 1982, although it was written the previous year. The novel draws on autobiographical details of Dick's friendship with the controversial Episcopal bishop James Pike, on whom the title character is loosely based. It continues Dick's investigation into the religious and philosophical themes of VALIS. The novel was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1982.

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decadent_and_depraved reviewed The transmigration of Timothy Archer by Philip K. Dick

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3 stars

The most human of Philip K. Dick's works, which is quite bizarre considering that a large portion of this work is philosophical speculation. While I do not think this novel works as a whole, I do believe that the theme of grief is particularly well explored, for it does not take the form of mere abstract conjecture, but also manages to gracefully stir up emotions that one seldom gets to experience in the ordinary everyday existence.

decadent_and_depraved reviewed The Transmigration of Timothy Archer Valis by Philip K. Dick

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5 stars

This book is Foucault's Pendulum of theology and spiritualism.
Pure ssssssssssssschizo-posting!

loppear reviewed The Transmigration of Timothy Archer by Philip K. Dick

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4 stars

Death and reality embedded in 70s California, I loved this.

outofrange reviewed The Transmigration of Timothy Archer by Philip K. Dick

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4 stars

I don't regret reading this as a "trilogy" finale, though it certainly didn't fit in the way I anticipated. For me the story returns to my world to question sanity instead of insanity, and it does so extremely intimately and movingly.