The Cosmic Puppets
The Cosmic Puppets is a 1957 novella by Philip K. Dick. Much of the action takes place in Virginia. Key subjects include spiritual warfare, zoroastrian gods, Reincarnation and good and evil.
Open Library readers give it an average of 2.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 11 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 15 editions across 3 languages.
At about 144 pages, most readers finish it in 2–3 hours.
About The Cosmic Puppets
The Cosmic Puppets was published in 1957 in an Ace Double edition, back to back with The Sargasso of Space of Andrew North. This underrated novel of Philip K. Dick, which is more fantasy than SF, was kept out of the publishing loop for more than 25 years between its original publication in 1957 and the first re-publication in 1983. The Cosmic puppets, written in 1953, was first published as a novella under the title "A Glass of Darkness" in the 12/1956 issue of Satellite before it was expanded into a novel and published as a book.
Quick answers
Who wrote The Cosmic Puppets?
The Cosmic Puppets was written by Philip K. Dick and first published in 1957.
How long is The Cosmic Puppets?
The median edition has 144 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The Cosmic Puppets?
Readers who like it often enjoy Spawn, Life After Life and Towers of Midnight.
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