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The Transmigration of Timothy Archer (Valis Trilogy) (Valis Trilogy, 3) Paperback – October 18, 2011

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From Philip K. Dick, the Hugo Award–winning author of The Man in the High Castle and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?—the basis for the film Blade Runner—comes The Transmigration of Timothy Archer, the conclusion of the VALIS trilogy, bringing the author’s search for the identity and nature of God to a close.

The novel follows Bishop Timothy Archer as he travels to Israel, ostensibly to examine ancient scrolls bearing the words of Christ. But more importantly, this leads him to examine the decisions he made during his life and how they may have contributed to the suicides of his mistress and son.

This introspective book is one of Dick’s most philosophical and literary, delving into the mysteries of religion and of faith itself. As one of Dick’s final works, it also provides unique insight into the mind of a genius, whose work was still in the process of maturing at the time of his death.
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    VALIS Trilogy
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    Mariner Books
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    October 18, 2011
  6. Dimensions
    5.31 x 0.59 x 8 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0547572603
  8. ISBN-13
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The final book in Philip K. Dick’s VALIS trilogy, The Transmigration of Timothy Archer brings the author’s search for the identity and nature of God to a close. The novel follows Bishop Timothy Archer as he travels to Israel, ostensibly to examine ancient scrolls bearing the words of Christ. But, more importantly, this leads him to examine the decisions he made during his life and how they may have contributed to the suicide of his mistress and son.
This introspective book is one of Dick’s most philosophical and literary, delving into the mysteries of religion and of faith itself. As one of Dick’s final works, it also provides unique insight into the mind of a genius, whose work was still in the process of maturing at the time of his death.

Over a career that spanned three decades, Philip K. Dick (1928–1982) wrote 121 short stories and 45 novels, establishing himself as one of the most visionary authors of the twentieth century. His work is included in the Library of America and has been translated into more than twenty-five languages. Eleven works have been adapted to film, including Blade Runner (based on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?), Total Recall, Minority Report, and A Scanner Darkly.

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Over a writing career that spanned three decades, PHILIP K. DICK (1928–1982) published 36 science fiction novels and 121 short stories in which he explored the essence of what makes man human and the dangers of centralized power. Toward the end of his life, his work turned to deeply personal, metaphysical questions concerning the nature of God. Eleven novels and short stories have been adapted to film, notably Blade Runner (based on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?), Total Recall, Minority Report, and A Scanner Darkly, as well as television's The Man in the High Castle. The recipient of critical acclaim and numerous awards throughout his career, including the Hugo and John W. Campbell awards, Dick was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2005, and between 2007 and 2009, the Library of America published a selection of his novels in three volumes. His work has been translated into more than twenty-five languages.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mariner Books; Reissue edition (October 18, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0547572603
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0547572604
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.31 x 0.59 x 8 inches
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Over a writing career that spanned three decades, Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) published 36 science fiction novels and 121 short stories in which he explored the essence of what makes man human and the dangers of centralized power. Toward the end of his life, his work turned toward deeply personal, metaphysical questions concerning the nature of God. Eleven novels and short stories have been adapted to film; notably: Blade Runner (based on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?), Total Recall, Minority Report, and A Scanner Darkly. The recipient of critical acclaim and numerous awards throughout his career, Dick was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2005, and in 2007 the Library of America published a selection of his novels in three volumes. His work has been translated into more than twenty-five languages.

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Brandon Matuja
5.0 out of 5 stars Philip K. Dick at his most technically, and probably also spiritually, mature. One of his best novels!
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2018
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One of my all-time favorite PKD novels. This is one of those books that gets more rich and rewarding with every re-read--a true mark of a classic masterpiece, in my experience.

The first time I read it, many years ago, it struck me as only slightly interesting; the second time, a year or so, it impressed me a lot better, but still seemed almost boring compared to Dick's other, more well-known, far-out sci-fi masterpieces; and now, having read it a third time all the way through, I am certain it is Dick's most mature novel, and a wonderful "swan song" of sorts from him. True, it may lack the sci-fi far-out-ness of many of his other works--in a lot of ways, it is just a great novel in the classic "novel" sense, and one of his least "sci-fi" books--but he really makes the characters come alive, especially Angel Archer, the narrator. He himself had told how he felt like he was actually WITH the character, while writing her, and was deeply grieved to be finished with her, when he finished this book. (I thought that was touching and nice, when I read that, but this time around, reading this book through, I know exactly what he meant; I too felt her company and presence, and now that I've finished reading it again, I too miss her ongoing presence, which reading this book gives you. She is truly an exceptional character... and "she's smarter than I am," Dick had claimed!

This book contains PKD's most mature, actual WRITING-skills. Many readers have observed that, while his ideas have often been first-rate and amazing, his actual prose-style has often seemed rushed, plain, or mediocre. That is definitely not true of this book! His characters come alive, his descriptions and details are simply amazingly articulate and well-written.
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Klaus Stiefel
5.0 out of 5 stars Bishop Timothy Archer according to his daughter in law
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PKD at his best: The story of renaissance man Tim Archer, ex-lawyer, ex-alcoholic, current Episcopalian Bishop and Civil Rights activists' leader, seeker of the true religion, occultist. The story of his personal tragedies, eventual downfall, and - transmigration - is taking place mainly in Northern California and is narrated by Angel Archer, his daughter in law, or rather, as a consequence of the events unfolding, the widow of his son. Angel is depressed about the suicide of her husband, her best friend who was also Tim Archer's lover, and the accidental (is there really anything accidental, random in a PKD novel?) death of Bishop Tim Archer in the Israeli desert. Still, she is fascinated and moved by what she experienced (believed to have experienced?), and that fascination rubs of on the reader: I read this 250 page novel in only two settings.
What makes PKD (Philip K. Dick) such a fantastic writer, in my eyes, is his ability to transport his unusual ideas about the very vague substance of reality in such a casual way; There is no dry lecture about the constructivist nature of reality, weighted with dry philosophical terms and sentences with unnecessarily complicated grammar. Instead, one reads a dinner conversation which within a few sentences drifts from small talk about the menu to philosophy of the mind, the occult, and back to the food on the table. There is no dumbing down of ideas or insights, in contrast, the fact that PKD's ideas are articulated by different people at different times makes it harder to figure out what he really means. But the fact that these ideas are packed into an extremely well written novel featuring characters, whom somewhat alternatively minded contemporaries can probably relate to, predigests them nicely. At the end of the book one ends up not only understanding how PKD thinks that "real" is a very relative term, and how he speculates that information can travel between minds in ways unbeknown to modern man; one also understands how it must FEEL to be subjected to bouts of reality dissolution. These are the things he brilliantly accomplishes to communicate in "The Transmigration of Timothy Archer".
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kmanthie
4.0 out of 5 stars Part of VALIS Trilogy
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2021
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This is one of the books PKD wrote post-1974, after some kind of mental breakdown or, as he interpreted it, “as some sort of quasi-religious/spiritual thing, so his writing in that time went from the trippy stuff from the 60s, like UBIK, Martian Time Slip, Confessions of a Crap Artist. Still, it’s well-written, interesting story & has PKD’s usual schizo mental processes. Good book.
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Ramesh G
5.0 out of 5 stars The PhD thesis of Philip K Dick - his last and finest book
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2020
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in Berkeley California, where Philip K Dick came into his formative years, and where I went to school decades later , 'Do you like Dick?' was, in some circles, a conversation opener, (or a crude pick up line).
and I have always been a little underwhelmed by his work - too much telepathy, obsession with schizophrenia, and drug induced alternate realities and histories - seemed besides the point, even if I have had to review blue books, scrawled with gibberish after the student's acid raves with bongs all over the hardwood floors, or come down to breakfast tables where broken mirrors lay with white powder traces still left over.
So 'Transmigration' was completely different, and completely satisfying - here PKD completes his spiritual journey, and is able to tie all his realizations about the meaning of life into a human, moving story, and without all the silly crutches of drugs, madness and nonsense of telepathic visions.
It probably also helps that each novel, like an old wine, must be imbibed at the right time, the right age between writer and reader. Philip K Dick wrote this, his last novel, at just a few years older than my age when I am reading it, so perhaps I am able to appreciate its value, its vision all the more.
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Pablo Quintela
3.0 out of 5 stars No es un libro de la trilogía Valis
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2014
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Este libro fue agregado como parte de la trilogía, luego del fallecimiento del autor. Si bien, los temas generales, son similares, es importante para el lector acercarse al libro sin esperar un enlace con Divine Invasions, o Valis. De esta forma se puede apreciar por la obra en sí y contar con una visión objetiva. Lamentablemente, la trilogía quedó inconclusa y este libro no cumple la función de darle un cierre. Dicho esto, si se lo lee independientemente, es una obra con el talento de siempre de Philip K. Dick.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great dialogue
Reviewed in Canada on May 30, 2023
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This book is more grounded in common consensus of reality then his other work that I have read. Yet, despite the lack of the fantastical it was an enjoyable read and is recognisable as PKD. Years ago I had read a copy of the mushroom and the cross, so this added to the enjoyment of reading this.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 😱
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 1, 2023
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When I read this I didn't realise it was the 3rd in a trilogy. It didn't take from the story though and I think it read like standalone.
Loved the book and definitely look out fir the first two.
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PT
5.0 out of 5 stars Uno scrittore a tutto tondo
Reviewed in Italy on August 24, 2022
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È riduttivo considerare Dick uno scrittore di genere. Questo è il suo ultimo romanzo ed è la sintesi di un pensiero e di una tormentata ricerca che è durata una vita. Non è un romanzo di fantascienza (in senso stretto). Personalmente suggerirei prima di leggerlo, per poterlo apprezzare fino in fondo, la lettura di una buona biografia. Una che mi seno di suggerire (in italiano) è "La Fantascienza di Philip Dick" di Francesca Rispoli.
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Terry Bee
5.0 out of 5 stars His last, but one of his best.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 10, 2022
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This was P.K.Dick's last novel and it must rank as one of his best. A great cultural exposition on many of the arguments for and against Christianity. The way he structures the story is very compelling and his characters shine through as having genuine charisma. P.K.Dick was a polymath and a great story teller. Miss him greatly.
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Monty Holly Tabor
5.0 out of 5 stars A masterpiece by a master craftsman
Reviewed in Canada on June 18, 2015
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A masterpiece. A strong female character in a PKD novel. Tormented souls...the search for truth...Well worth reading and re-reading.
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