Name: The Cosmic Puppets
ISBN: 9780547572383

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Unfamiliar Ground

A vanished sense of home opens into a reality-bending mystery with cosmic stakes.

Come here for

The eerie pull of a hometown that no longer feels like home
A mystery that widens from local history to the fate of the universe

Expect

A supernatural puzzle with an increasingly uncanny edge
A compact blend of small-town unease and cosmic conflict

Book Details

Authors: Philip K. Dick
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: July 17, 2012
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Funny Sci-Fi · Sci-Fi Adventure
Reading lane: Funny Sci-Fi

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Contemporary Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Fantasy Adventure
Literary Fiction

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Women Detectives
The Occult & Supernatural
Sci-Fi
Sci-Fi Adventure

About This Book

Following an inexplicable urge, Ted Barton returns to his idyllic Virginia hometown for a vacation, but when he gets there, he is shocked to discover that the town has utterly changed. The stores and houses are all different and he doesn’t recognize anybody. The mystery deepens when he checks the town’s historical records . . . and reads that he died nearly twenty years earlier. As he attempts to uncover the secrets of the town, Barton is drawn deeper into the puzzle, and in...

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Following an inexplicable urge, Ted Barton returns to his idyllic Virginia hometown for a vacation, but when he gets there, he is shocked to discover that the town has utterly changed. The stores and houses are all different and he doesn’t recognize anybody. The mystery deepens when he checks the town’s historical records . . . and reads that he died nearly twenty years earlier. As he attempts to uncover the secrets of the town, Barton is drawn deeper into the puzzle, and into a supernatural battle that could decide the fate of the universe.