discussing The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. Dick -- 1

SciFi & Fantasy Read Along

Ch 1 -- the stage is set: Earth is slowly evolving toward a Venusian climate. Our characters are revealed: struggling amidst mundane concerns. But a star ship has crashed on Pluto, and the homeopapes are speculating on the return of Palmer Eldritch, absent these last 10 years.
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ISBN: 978-0-547-57255-0
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