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The penultimate truthPhilip K. Dick

The penultimate truth

Philip K. Dick
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The Penultimate Truth is a 1964 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. The story is set in a future where the bulk of humanity is kept in large underground shelters. The people are told that World War III is being fought above them, when in reality the war ended years ago. The novel is based on Dick's 1953 short story "The Defenders". Dick also drew upon two other of his short stories for the plot of the novel: "The Mold of Yancy" and "The Unreconstructed M".

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18 editions · 3 languages
  • Audiobook · English · 2012
    Brilliance Audio · 9781455814534
  • Paperback · English · 2005
    Gollancz · 320 pages · 9780575074811
  • Paperback · English · 1998
    Harper Collins · 9780006482888
  • Paperback · English · 1989
    Carroll & Graf Publishers · 9780881844931
  • Hardcover · English · 1967
    Vintage/Ebury (A Division of Random House Group) · 256 pages · 9780224611589
  • Other · English · 2015
    Penultimate Truth, The
    Brilliance Audio · 9781501280047
Underground areasFiction in EnglishNuclear warfareRegression (Civilization)FictionFiction, science fiction, generalWorld War IIIAmerican Science fiction