num_pages: 265
description: The classic sci-fi novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?,  which inspired two major motion   Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049By 2021, the World War has killed millions, driving entire species into extinction and sending mankind off-planet. Those who remain covet any living creature, and for people who can’t afford one, companies build incredibly realistic horses, birds, cats, sheep. They’ve even built humans. Immigrants to Mars receive androids so sophisticated they are indistinguishable from true men or women. Fearful of the havoc these artificial humans can wreak, the government bans them from Earth. Driven into hiding, unauthorized androids live among human beings, undetected. Rick Deckard, an officially sanctioned bounty hunter, is commissioned to find rogue androids and “retire” them. But when cornered, androids fight back—with lethal force. Praise for Philip K. Dick “[Philip K. Dick] sees all the sparkling—and terrifying—possibilities . . . that other authors shy away from.” — Rolling Stone “A kind of pulp-fiction Kafka, a prophet.” — The New York Times
language: English
title: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
titlecomplete: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
characters: Phil Resch, Rachael Rosen, Luba Luft, Bill Barbour, Wilbur Mercer, Buster Friendly, John Isidore, Irmgard Baty, Rick Deckard, Iran Deckard, Hannibal Sloat, Al Jarry, Max Polokov, Pris Stratton, Roy Baty, Inspector Garland
genres: Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Classics, Cyberpunk, Science Fiction Fantasy, Science Fiction, Dystopia, American, Fantasy, Novels
ratings_count: 433656
places: San Francisco, California, California, The United States of America
series: Blade Runner
awards: awardedAt: -63129600000
name: Nebula Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Del Rey