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Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Bomb

Philip K. Dick

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Published 1965 by Ace Books · 256 pages

Nebula Nominee 1966
Science Fiction

Synopsis

After a nuclear catastrophe caused by physicist Bruno Bluthgeld's miscalculations devastates the United States, scattered survivors rebuild a pastoral society while a disc jockey circles the globe in a stranded satellite providing comfort and connection. The novel follows multiple characters including a phocomelus with telekinetic powers, a guilt-ridden scientist in hiding, and ordinary people navigating the mutated post-apocalyptic landscape.

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