Valis (1981)

VALIS is a science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick. The title is an acronym for Vast Active Living Intelligence System, Dick's vision of God. It is the first book in the VALIS trilogy of novels, the others being The Divine Invasion (1981), and The Transmigration of Timothy Archer (1982). VALIS represents Dick's last major work before he died.

New: Foreign editions of Philip K. Dick books.

American Editions

Bantam 1981, 227 pages, $2.25, paperback
Bantam 1981, 227 pages, $2.50, paperback
Bantam-Spectra 1985, 227 pages, $2.95, paperback
in "The Valis Trilogy", Quality Paperback 1989, 752 pages, $11.95, trade paperback
in "The Valis Trilogy", Book of the Month Club 1990, 752 pages, $13.95, hard cover
Vintage 1991, 241 pages, $10.00, trade paperback
in "Valis and Later Novels", Library of America, 2009, 864 pages, $35, hard cover
Mariner 2011, 288 pages, $13.95, trade paperback

British Editions

Corgi 1981, 227 pages, £1.25, paperback
Kerosina 1987, 256 pages, £75.00, hard cover (edition limited to 25 copies, distributed with Cosmogony and Cosmology, signed by Kim Stanley, tipped-in Dick signature, cover not shown).
Kerosina 1987, 256 pages, £37.50, hard cover (edition limited to 275 copies, distributed with Cosmogony and Cosmology, signed by Kim Stanley)
Kerosina 1987, 256 pages, £13.95 (edition limited to 2200 copies, distributed with Cosmogony and Cosmology)
Grafton 1992, 271 pages, £6.99, paperback
Gollancz 2001, 272 pages, £6.99, trade paperback
Phoenix 2012, 272 pages, £7.99, trade paperback
Gollancz 2012, SF Masterworks Series, 272 pages, £7.99, trade paperback

Cover Gallery


Bantam, 1981	Corgi, 1981	Bantam, 1985	Kerosina, 1987	Kerosina, 1987

Quality Paperback, 1989	SFBCE, 1990	Vintage, 1991	Grafton, 1992	Gollancz, 2001

Mariner, 2011	Gollancz, 2012