The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch

Another wild book from Philip K Dick. The world has become hot and crowded. The UN drafts people to relocate to other planets and moons to alleviate the population and environmental crisis. But life on the alien worlds is tough and degrading. To avoid despair, people use a drug called Can-D which creates the illusion that you are on earth via a tableau of Barbie- and Ken-type dolls and accessories. Palmer Eldritch returns from a ten year trip to Proxima Centauri with a potential rival product called Chew-Z which doesn't require the tableaus. The makers of Can-D are threatened by Chew-Z, but find a much more sinister relationship between the new drug, its users, and Eldritch.

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