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The Transmigration of Timothy Archer

Philip K. Dick

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Published 1982 by Timescape Books · 256 pages

Nebula Nominee 1983
Science Fiction

Synopsis

Narrated by Angel Archer, the daughter-in-law of Episcopal Bishop Timothy Archer, this novel follows the bishop's obsessive pursuit of ancient religious documents that may contain the actual words of Christ. As Archer's theological investigations lead him to Israel, the people closest to him are consumed by grief, madness, and death. Dick's final novel is a deeply personal meditation on faith, loss, and the boundaries between spiritual yearning and delusion.

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Series

VALIS #3

Author Nationality

US

ISBN

9780671440664

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