Review of Solar Lottery

Solar Lottery by Philip K. Dick
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Whenever you open a Phillip K. Dick novel you should prepare yourself to climb onto a roller coaster of ups, downs, chills, spills and psychedelic wonders. Solar Lottery (1955) surprisingly does not show its age. If possible, its characters and storyline seem even more relevant in the 21st century. The "serfs" are forced to serve their rich corporate fat cat masters who own their bodies and souls. The seemingly randomness of appointing the Quizmaster, who rules the known universe for a set time, mirrors the capriciousness of Wall Street brokers. Dick paints a future human civilization with strong echoes of 2012.

To quote protagonist Ted Benteley:

"...What are you supposed to do in a society that's corrupt? Are you supposed to obey corrupt laws? Is it a crime to break a law that's a rotten law, or an oath that's rotten?"

"It's a crime," Cartwright admitted slowly. "But it may be the right thing to do."

"In a society of criminals," Shaeffer offered, "the innocent man goes to jail."



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Released today: Unalone from Devine Destinies

If you enjoy science-fiction/futuristic fiction, then you might enjoy my newest DD release, UNALONE:

Space cargo pilot Calinda crash lands on a desolate world during an intra-galactic conflict. Bitter and injured, she doesn't expect to live long enough to be rescued. Then she encounters a strange non-corporeal being who can mimic anyone she imagines—who can read her secret thoughts and still loves her as she is. Can a loner truly love an alien being who lives inside her mind? Can Calinda truly come to accept what it means to become "unalone"?

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Cindy

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