A Scanner Darkly (1977)
A Scanner Darkly borrows from real life events of Philip K. Dick's life when he lived in San Rafael, CA, in the early seventies, a low point in his life, where he was involved with drugs and drug users. The book was made into a movie by Richard Linklater.
New: Foreign editions of Philip K. Dick books.
American Editions
- Doubleday 1977, 220 pages, $6.95, hard cover
- Doubleday SF Book Club Edition 1977, 220 pages, $2.98, hard cover
- Del Rey 1977, 220 pages, $1.95, paperback
- Daw 1984, 222 pages, $2.50, paperback
- Vintage 1991, 222 pages, $10.00, trade paperback
- In "Counterfeit Unrealities", SF Book Club Edition, 2002, $14.99, 724 pages, hard cover
- Vintage 2006, 279 pages, $12.95, trade paperback, movie tie in edition.
- in "Five Novels of the 1960s and 70s", Library of America 2008, 1000 pages, $40.00, hard cover
- Mariner 2011, 304 pages, $13.95, trade paperback
British Editions
- Gollancz 1977, 220 pages, £3.50, hard cover
- Granada 1978, 254 pages, 95p, paperback
- Grafton 1987, 254 pages, £2.50, paperback (reprinted in 1990)
- Voyager 1996, 256 pages, paperback
- Gollancz 1999, 217 pages, £6.99, trade paperback, cover by Chris Moore
- In "Five Great Novels", Gollancz, 2004, 841 pages, £12.99, trade paperback and 2008, 841 pages, £14.99, trade paperback
- Gollancz 2006, 219 pages, £6.99, trade paperback, movie tie in edition
- Phoenix 2012, 224 pages, £7.99, trade paperback
- Gollancz 2013(?), 224 pages, £8.99, trade paperback
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Related Stuff
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A Scanner Darkly was made into a movie by Richard Linklater |  |
See magazine articles on A Scanner Darkly movie on magazine page |
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A Scanner Darkly, graphic novel based on the screenplay by Richard Linklater
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