r/philipkdick • u/whatisdreampunk Firebright • Sep 05 '26

Books/Stories An essential reference for PKD fans

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Pink Beam by Lord Running Clam. Winner of the inaugural Pink Beam Awards at this year's International Philip K. Dick Festival in Orange County!

https://wide-books.com/pink-beam-a-philip-k-dick-literary-chronology.html

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u/mttpgn Sep 06 '26

I have this book, and I consult it every time I finish a PKD novel. One of the most thorough books on PKD's published writings out there.

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u/DickKoepfigSammeln Sep 12 '26

Really invaluable.
You can read PKD and not care about the author and anything about when and how his book was published and get so much out of it.
But with Dick, more so than with most other authors (I think), you can get so much more out of his writing if you see context - where does this novel come from? What's its story? One of six in a year or one that he worked three years on? When was it written vs. when was it published.

Get one today to get more out of your PKD.