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The Best Philip K. Dick Books

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List RulesVote for the Philip K. Dick novels you just couldn't put down. If you haven't read a book, don't downvote it.

List of the best Philip K. Dick books, ranked by voracious readers in the Ranker community. With commercial success and critical acclaim, there's no doubt that Philip K. Dick is one of the most popular authors of the last 100 years. Several of his novels have been turned into popular movies, including Minority Report and A Scanner Darkly. Unfortunately Dick tragically died from complications of a stroke in February of 1982. If you're a huge fan of his work, then vote on your favorite novels below and make your opinion count. This poll is also a great resource for new fans of Philip K. Dick who want to know which novels they should start reading first. With memorable characters and excellent storytelling, there's no reason why you shouldn't check out his work if you're a big reader.

This is a list that features books like Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and The Man in the High Castle. What are Philip K. Dick's best novels? Vote on this list and help us definitively answer that question.

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1
Ubik
Philip K. Dick
118
17
First Published: 1969
Subjects: Death
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Original Language: English Language
2
Martian Time-Slip
Philip K. Dick
94
13
First Published: 1964
Subjects: Martian
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Fiction, Novel, Science Fiction
Original Language: English Language
3
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Philip K. Dick
109
25
First Published: 1968
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Dystopia, Fiction, Science Fiction
Original Language: English Language
#20 of 176 The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time #60 of 161 The Greatest American Novels #213 of 331 The Top Must-Read Books of All Time
4
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
Philip K. Dick
87
33
First Published: 1965
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Dystopia, Fiction, Science Fiction
Original Language: English Language
5
The Man in the High Castle
Philip K. Dick
64
26
First Published: 1962-01-01
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Alternate history, Dystopia, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Original Language: English Language
6
Radio Free Albemuth
Philip K. Dick
39
13
First Published: 1985
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Dystopia, Science Fiction
Original Language: English Language
7
A Scanner Darkly
Philip K. Dick
68
50
First Published: 1977
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Roman à clef, Dystopia, Psychological novel, Fiction
Original Language: English Language
8
A Maze of Death
Philip K. Dick
29
9
First Published: 1970
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Science Fiction
Original Language: English Language
9
VALIS
Philip K. Dick
35
15
First Published: 1981
Subjects: Fibonacci number, Christian theology, Religion
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Original Language: English Language
10
Eye in the Sky
Philip K. Dick
24
5
First Published: 1957
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Novel, Science Fiction
Original Language: English Language
11
Clans of the Alphane Moon
Philip K. Dick
21
5
First Published: 1964
Subjects: Psychiatric Hospitals
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Science Fiction
Original Language: English Language
12
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
Philip K. Dick
41
34
First Published: 1974
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Dystopia, Fiction, Novella, Novel
Original Language: English Language
13
Galactic Pot-Healer
Philip K. Dick
26
15
First Published: 1969
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction
Original Language: English Language
14
The Simulacra
Philip K. Dick
18
6
First Published: 1964
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction
Original Language: English Language
15
Solar Lottery
Philip K. Dick
19
8
First Published: 1955-05
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction
Original Language: English Language
16
Time Out of Joint
Philip K. Dick
31
24
First Published: 1959
Subjects: American science fiction
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Dystopia, Fiction, Science Fiction
Original Language: English Language
17
Now Wait for Last Year
Philip K. Dick
23
15
First Published: 1966
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Original Language: English Language
18
The Cosmic Puppets
Philip K. Dick
19
10
First Published: 1957
Subjects: Reincarnation, Virginia
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction
Original Language: English Language
19
Deus Irae
Philip K. Dick, Roger Zelazny
15
6
First Published: 1976
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction
Original Language: English Language
20
The Man Who Japed
Philip K. Dick
16
8
First Published: 1956
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Dystopia, Science Fiction
Original Language: English Language
21
The Penultimate Truth
Philip K. Dick
16
8
First Published: 1964
Subjects: Nuclear warfare
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Dystopia, Fiction, Science Fiction
Original Language: English Language
22
Confessions of a Crap Artist
Philip K. Dick
21
16
First Published: 1975
Genres (Book): Novel, Science Fiction
Original Language: English Language
23
Counter-Clock World
Philip K. Dick
21
17
First Published: 1967
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Science Fiction
Original Language: English Language
24
We Can Remember It for You Wholesale
Philip K. Dick
17
11
First Published: 1990
Subjects: American science fiction
Genres (Book): Fiction, Short story, Science Fiction
Original Language: English Language
25
Second Variety
Philip K. Dick
11
6
First Published: 1991
Subjects: American science fiction
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Fiction, Short story, Science Fiction
Original Language: English Language

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