02945cam a2200337 4500 598505212 TxAuBib 20220602120000.0 ||||||s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781483079011 1483079015 d30f2feb-8c9e-46fe-a148-1986de933b37 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 265695 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Dick, Philip K. VALIS [Libby Audiobook] : VALIS Trilogy, Book 1. Blackstone Audio, Inc., 2008. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 241MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 240MB. HTML:<p>The mind-bending novels of Philip K. Dick transcend genre to explore the nature of consciousness and reality, placing ordinary men and women in congress with the unknowable and the awe-full. Valis, the first in Dick's final trio of novels, is a theological detective story in which God is both a missing person and the perpetrator of the ultimate crime. The schizophrenic hero, a Dick alter ego named Horselover Fat, begins receiving revelatory visions through a burst of pink laser light. The visions are of an alternate Earth where the Roman Empire still reigns, and Horselover must decide whether he is crazy or whether a godlike entity is showing him the true nature of the world. As a coterie of religious seekers forms to explore these messages, they are led to a rock musician's estate, where a two-year-old Messianic figure named Sophia confirms that an ancient, mechanical intelligence orbiting the earth has been guiding their discoveries.</p> <p>Mixing Gnostic Christianity with Dick's own strange philosophy, Valisis as funny and surprising as it is eye-opening. By the end, like Dick himself, you will be left wondering what is real, what is fiction, and just what the price is for divine inspiration. This novel is essential reading for any true Philip K. Dick fan.</p>. Science Fiction. Fiction. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-31 20:00:03. Weiner, Tom. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/0887-1/265695-Valis.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0887-1/265695-Valis.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=D30F2FEB-8C9E-46FE-A148-1986DE933B37&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/0887-1/265695-Valis.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0887-1/265695-Valis.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=D30F2FEB-8C9E-46FE-A148-1986DE933B37&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)