Philip K. Dick Readalikes
Philip K. Dick was one of the most influential science fiction writers of the mid-20th century and his dark, cynical, suspicious stories continue to appeal. Some of his work has been made into movies, most recently the film, A Scanner Darkly. All of these titles are located in the Adult Science Fiction section of the Library unless otherwise noted.
If you liked The Man in the High Castle, you might like:
Deighton, Len. SS-GB: Nazi-occupied Britain, 1941. 1979. (Fiction DEI)
Harris, Robert. Fatherland. 1992. (Fiction HAR)
Roth, Philip. The Plot Against America. 2004. (Fiction ROT). Also available: Large Type, CD
Stroyar, J. N. The Children’s War. 2001. (Fiction STR)
If you liked The Minority Report, you might like:
Clarke, Arthur C. and Baxter, Stephen. The Light of Other Days. 2000.
Conviser, Josh. Echelon. 2006.
Gibson, William. Pattern Recognition. 2003.
Jeter, K. W. Noir. 1998.
Sterling, Bruce. The Zenith Angle. 2004.
If you liked Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (or the movie Blade Runner), you might like:
Asaro, Catherine. Sunrise Alley. 2004. Also available: eAudiobook
Asimov, Isaac. I, Robot. 1950.
Dick, Philip K. The Simulacra. 1964.
Nova, Craig. Wetware. 2002.
If you liked the short story “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale” (or the movie Total Recall), you might like:
Le Guin, Ursula K. City of Illusions. 1978.
Sagan, Nick. Idlewild. 2003.
Stross, Charles. Glasshouse. 2006.
Watson, Ian. The Flies of Memory. 1991.
If you liked A Scanner Darkly, you might like:
Burgess, Melvin. Smack. 1998. (Adult Fiction-Teen BUR)
Burroughs, William S. Naked Lunch. 1992. (Fiction BUR)
Noon, Jeff. Vurt. 1993. (Fiction NOO)