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Alternate History

Radio Free Albemuth

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  • 1985 first published
  • 256 pages
  • ★ 3.8 (5 ratings)
  • 18 editions
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Philip K. Dick's Radio Free Albemuth (1985) is an alternate history novel. Much of the action takes place in United States. It deals with politics and government and Political.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, and 29 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 18 editions across 3 languages.

At about 256 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours.

About Radio Free Albemuth

Science fiction novel, a wild and visionary alternate history of the United States. It is 1969, and a paranoid president has convulsed America in a vicious war against imaginary internal enemies. As the country slides into fascism, a struggling science-fiction writer named Philip K. Dick is trying to keep from becoming one of that war's casualties. Meanwhile, Dick's best friend, a record executive named Nicholas Brady, is receiving transmissions from an extraterrestrial intelligence, which he dubs Valis, who apparently wants him to overthrow the president.
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Themes, setting & tropes

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  • Politics and government
  • Science fiction
  • Political
  • Alternative histories, Fiction

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Who wrote Radio Free Albemuth?

Radio Free Albemuth was written by Philip K. Dick and first published in 1985.

What genre is Radio Free Albemuth?

It is usually shelved as Alternate History.

How long is Radio Free Albemuth?

The median edition has 256 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Radio Free Albemuth?

Readers who like it often enjoy Resurrection Day, The Plot Against America and Bring the Jubilee.

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