Nick and the Glimmung in Philip K Dick

Feb 11, 2013 Jack Stovold rated it really liked it

My Philip K. Dick Project #40

Entry #40 - Nick and the Glimmung (written Nov. ‘67 - Feb. ‘68, published posthumously June 1988)

Nick and the Glimmung is a charming little anomaly from the world of Philip K. Dick. It’s a children’s book, complete with cute little illustrations! (However, Dick would never have seen these illustrations, as the book was not published or illustrated until several years after his death).

The book begins with a Dick cliché, as young Nick and his family live on an extrem ...more

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Sep 10, 2016 Erica Satifka rated it it was ok

I am one of the biggest PKD superfans you will ever encounter, but this lackluster attempt at a children's book is for completists only. Minor points for the sheer silliness of much of the plot, though the ending is rather confusing and would especially be so for children. Not surprising that he stuck to adult literature after this! ...more

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Jun 03, 2020 Richard rated it liked it

This is for obsessive compulsive Dickheads. It’s a real genuine grade school book. It turns out to be kind of like Lord of the Rings in that Glimmung is the big bad guy and he has lost his book which is his source of power. Nick saves the world and he saves his cat Horace. 👌😊

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