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A Nebula Award nominee, Dr. Bloodmoney is Hugo Award–winner Philip K. Dick's darkly comic riff on Stanley Kubrick's Cold War black comedy, Dr. Strangelove, a look at how humanity gets along after the end of the world.

"A masterpiece."—Roberto Bolaño

What happens after the bombs drop? This is the troubling question Philip K. Dick addresses with Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Bomb. It is the story of a world reeling from the effects of nuclear annihilation and fallout, a world where mutated humans and animals are the norm, and the scattered survivors take comfort from a disc jockey endlessly circling the globe in a broken-down satellite. And hidden among the survivors is Dr. Bloodmoney himself, the man responsible for it all.

This bizarre cast of characters cajole, seduce, and backstab in their attempts to get ahead in what is left of the world, consequences and casualties be damned. A sort of companion to Dr. Strangelove—an unofficial and unhinged sequel—Dick’s novel is just as full of dark comedy and just as chilling.

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the narrator did a great job with all the voices. I normally struggle with audiobooks of novels. I've read Dr Bloodmoney several times in the past, this audio gave me the feeling of experiencing the book for the first time.

great narration! highly recommend

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This is somewhat of an outlier for PKD. It’s pure PKD but different, meandering, and I loved it.

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My first PKD, I really enjoyed it. As a major Fallout fan I found this of a similar vibe which I appreciate. Favorite aspect is the DJ Dangerfield, my least favorite was the whole superhuman powers bits

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