Amazing book. As the inspiration for Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner, many of the characters and situations are familiar, but there are plenty of differences to savor. PKD, from what I have read so far, was a master at telling incredible stories within intricately constructed universes, without needing hundreds and hundreds of pages to do it. So while this book presents one magnificent take on Rick Deckard’s quest, Ridley Scott was able to plumb the depths of Dick’s imagination for his take, just as magnificent. Even though it was written over fifty years ago, and contains glimpses of technology on a different track than we have apparently taken, it is timeless, as it explores a timeless question: what does it mean to be human?