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Clans of the Alphane Moon (Panther Science Fiction) (Paperback)

by Philip K. Dick (Author)
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Grafton; paperback / softback edition (20 Mar 1975)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0586041591
  • ISBN-13: 978-0586041598
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 682,932 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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From the author of HUMPTY DUMPTY IN OAKLAND and IN MILTON LUMKY TERRITORY. Isolated for 25 years, following the outbreak of hostilities between the Alphanes and Terra, the moon has been taken over by the inmates of the mental hospital established there by human settlers. Now the war is over Earth wants to re-establish control over the moon.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars SF NOVELS OPUS TWELVE, 14 Mar 2003
By wdanthemanw "wdanthemanw" (Geneva, Switzerland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Clans of the Alphane Moon (Paperback)
Years before computers could create virtual realities by dozens, Philip K. Dick, by the sole power of his words, was describing books after books virtual mental universes that were a lot more frightful than those our beloved techno-directors try vainly to shape nowadays. Among the four novels he published in 1964, MARTIAN TIME-SLIP and CLANS OF THE ALPHANE MOON were treating this Dickian theme by essence.

After an interstellar war that ended 15 years ago, the world has forgotten this alphane moon and its inhabitants. Alpha III was considered as a giant hospital for mentally ill people by the Earth; now maniaco-depressives, schizophrenics and obsessive have founded cities and try to leave peacefully. But Alphans and Earth want to retake possession of this forgotten moon for obscure political reasons.

If you liked EYE IN THE SKY, a novel published 7 years before by PKD, you will appreciate CLANS OF THE ALPHANE MOON and its numerous points of views. The same events are described and analyzed by the different characters and one is lead to understand very soon that there is no objectiveness in Reality and that the actions of so-called sane people often obey to rather perverse motivations. Anyway, if you're a Philip K. Dick fan, you already know by now that there is no such thing as Reality !

A book to discover.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy the edition with the typos, 4 Jan 2009
By Mark Pack (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Clans of the Alphane Moon (Paperback)
I quite liked this, although it isn't one of his best, but if you are going to get it my tip is to avoid the Harper/Voyager 2008 edition as it has small typos scattered through the text. If that's the sort of thing you notice, it gets rather annoying. I'm not sure if any of the other editions have the same flaw, but they're unlikely to be worse.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting, 19 Aug 2000
By henk@cwcom.net (Leeds, England) - See all my reviews
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The way the characters behave in this book is rather accurate in a way, making very clear that the idea of insanity is very subjective. It surely describes very well my dealings with this subject, which is suprising for a writer like Dick, who to be honest I didn't rate that much before. He defenitely made an effort to get to know the subject, The book also is gripping and it's hard to put down. On top of that it's very entertaining.
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4.0 out of 5 stars An early Dick paranoid and quirky gem
This was a surprising treat as my expectations where not high. `Clans of the Alphane Moon' is a very funny, pre-religious psychosis, Dick gem. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Mr. P. Rigby

3.0 out of 5 stars The lunatics take over the asylum
On a moon of the Alpha system over three light years from Earth is a mental hospital full of inmates. Read more
Published on 19 Dec 2007 by Archy

3.0 out of 5 stars With psychology, we are all insane
`Clans of the Alphane Moon' is about an estranged Earth colony made up entirely of the mentally deranged, caught in the heart of an intergalactic cold war. Read more
Published on 24 Feb 2007 by Mr. M. A. Gordon

5.0 out of 5 stars Remarkable, and somehow... fun?
Yes, it's true, Dick can write things that aren't entirely morbid. :) Dark writing has its place, and there's no-one to do it better than Philip K, but nonetheless I enjoyed the... Read more
Published on 10 Jun 2000 by Freck

4.0 out of 5 stars Madness , what is it and where is it going.
Philip K. Dick creates an unusual read where all the characters group together in common as to which one ( or more) mental condition they suffer from and the main character -... Read more
Published on 28 Mar 2000

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