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Ubik, the Glossary

Index Ubik

Ubik is a 1969 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 54 relations: A Scanner Darkly, A Scanner Darkly (film), Abridgement, Advertising, Aerosol spray dispenser, Anthony Heald, Art Zoyd, Audiobook, Blackstone Audio, Celluloid Dreams, Cigarette, Cinema of France, Consciousness after death, Cosmogony, Cryo Interactive, Cryonics, Decrepit car, Doubleday (publisher), Faith No More, Heldon, Hibernation, Industrial espionage, Isa Dick Hackett, Jean-Pierre Gorin, Lev Grossman, Michel Gondry, Mr. Bungle, Open Your Eyes (1997 film), Paranoid fiction, Philip K. Dick, Philosophical fiction, PlayStation (console), Precognition, Psychic, Reality, Reincarnation, Science fiction, Secret Chiefs 3, Simulated reality, Skeuomorph, Steve Golin, Steven Zaillian, Telepathy, The Guardian, Tim Powers, Time (magazine), Time travel, Timo Maas, Tommy Pallotta, Trey Spruance, ... Expand index (4 more) »

  2. 1960s horror novels
  3. 1969 science fiction novels
  4. Fiction about time
  5. Fiction set in 1992
  6. Metaphysical fiction novels
  7. Novels about the afterlife
  8. Novels by Philip K. Dick
  9. Science fiction horror novels

A Scanner Darkly

A Scanner Darkly is a science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick, published in 1977. Ubik and a Scanner Darkly are Doubleday (publisher) books, Dystopian novels, novels by Philip K. Dick, novels set in the 1990s and Postmodern novels.

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A Scanner Darkly (film)

A Scanner Darkly is a 2006 American adult animated science fiction thriller film written and directed by Richard Linklater; it is based on the 1977 novel of the same name by Philip K. Dick.

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Abridgement

An abridgement (or abridgment) is a condensing or reduction of a book or other creative work into a shorter form while maintaining the unity of the source.

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Advertising

Advertising is the practice and techniques employed to bring attention to a product or service.

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Aerosol spray dispenser

Aerosol spray is a type of dispensing system which creates an aerosol mist of liquid particles.

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Anthony Heald

Anthony Heald is an American character actor known for portraying Hannibal Lecter's jailer, Dr. Frederick Chilton, in The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and Red Dragon (2002), and for playing vice principal Scott Guber in David E. Kelley's Boston Public (2000–2004).

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Art Zoyd

Art Zoyd is a French band formed in 1969, mixing free jazz, progressive rock and avant-garde electronica.

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Audiobook

An audiobook (or a talking book) is a recording of a book or other work being read out loud.

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Blackstone Audio

Blackstone Audio is an independent audiobook publisher in the United States, offering over 25,000 audiobooks.

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Celluloid Dreams

Celluloid Dreams is a French film production and distribution company that also operates as an international sales company.

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Cigarette

A cigarette is a narrow cylinder containing a combustible material, typically tobacco, that is rolled into thin paper for smoking.

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Cinema of France

The cinema of France comprises the film industry and its film productions, whether made within the nation of France or by French film production companies abroad.

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Consciousness after death

Consciousness after death is a common theme in society and culture, and the belief in some form of life after death is a feature of many religions.

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Cosmogony

Cosmogony is any model concerning the origin of the cosmos or the universe.

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Cryo Interactive

Cryo Interactive Entertainment was a French video game development and publishing company founded in 1990, but existing unofficially since 1989 as a developer group under the name Cryo.

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Cryonics

Cryonics (from κρύος kryos meaning 'cold') is the low-temperature freezing (usually at) and storage of human remains, with the speculative hope that resurrection may be possible in the future.

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Decrepit car

A decrepit car is a car that is often old and damaged and is in a barely functional state.

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Doubleday (publisher)

Doubleday is an American publishing company.

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Faith No More

Faith No More is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1979.

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Heldon

Heldon was a French electronic rock band originally active between 1974 and 1978, and led by guitarist Richard Pinhas.

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Hibernation

Hibernation is a state of minimal activity and metabolic depression undergone by some animal species.

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Industrial espionage

Industrial espionage, also known as economic espionage, corporate spying, or corporate espionage, is a form of espionage conducted for commercial purposes instead of purely national security.

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Isa Dick Hackett

Isa Dick Hackett (born; Isolde Freya Dick; March 15, 1967) is an American producer and writer for Amazon who helped produce The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams, and The Adjustment Bureau, all of which are based on works by her father, Philip K. Dick.

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Jean-Pierre Gorin

Jean-Pierre Gorin (born 17 April 1943) is a French filmmaker and professor, best known for his work with Nouvelle Vague luminary Jean-Luc Godard, during what is often referred to as Godard's "radical" period.

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Lev Grossman

Lev Grossman (born June 26, 1969) is an American novelist and journalist who wrote The Magicians Trilogy: The Magicians (2009), The Magician King (2011), and The Magician's Land (2014).

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Michel Gondry

Michel Gondry (born 8 May 1963) is a French filmmaker noted for his inventive visual style and distinctive manipulation of mise en scène.

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Mr. Bungle

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Open Your Eyes (1997 film)

Abre los ojos (English: Open Your Eyes) is a 1997 Spanish film directed and co-scored by Alejandro Amenábar & written by Amenábar and Mateo Gil.

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Paranoid fiction

Paranoid fiction is a term sometimes used to describe works of literature that explore the subjective nature of reality and how it can be manipulated by forces in power.

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Philip K. Dick

Philip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928 – March 2, 1982), often referred to by his initials PKD, was an American science fiction writer and novelist.

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Philosophical fiction

Philosophical fiction is any fiction that devotes a significant portion of its content to the sort of questions addressed by philosophy.

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PlayStation (console)

The (abbreviated as PS, commonly known as the PS1/PS one or its codename PSX) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment.

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Precognition

Precognition (from the Latin prae- 'before', and cognitio 'acquiring knowledge') is the purported psychic phenomenon of seeing, or otherwise becoming directly aware of, events in the future.

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Psychic

A psychic is a person who claims to use powers rooted in parapsychology such as extrasensory perception (ESP) to identify information hidden from the normal senses, particularly involving telepathy or clairvoyance, or who performs acts that are apparently inexplicable by natural laws, such as psychokinesis or teleportation.

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Reality

Reality is the sum or aggregate of all that is real or existent within the universe, as opposed to that which is only imaginary, nonexistent or nonactual.

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Reincarnation

Reincarnation, also known as rebirth or transmigration, is the philosophical or religious concept that the non-physical essence of a living being begins a new life in a different physical form or body after biological death.

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Science fiction

Science fiction (sometimes shortened to SF or sci-fi) is a genre of speculative fiction, which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life.

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Secret Chiefs 3

Secret Chiefs 3 (or SC3) is an American avant-garde group led by guitarist/composer Trey Spruance (of Mr. Bungle and formerly, Faith No More).

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Simulated reality

A simulated reality is an approximation of reality created in a simulation, usually in a set of circumstances in which something is engineered to appear real when it is not.

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Skeuomorph

A skeuomorph (also spelled skiamorph) is a derivative object that retains ornamental design cues (attributes) from structures that were necessary in the original.

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Steve Golin

Steven Aaron Golin (March 6, 1955 – April 21, 2019) was an American film and television producer and the founder and CEO of Anonymous Content LLP, a multimedia development, production and talent management company and co-founder and CEO of Propaganda Films.

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Steven Zaillian

Steven Ernest Bernard Zaillian (born January 30, 1953) is an American screenwriter, film director and producer.

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Telepathy

Telepathy is the purported vicarious transmission of information from one person's mind to another's without using any known human sensory channels or physical interaction.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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Tim Powers

Timothy Thomas Powers (born February 29, 1952) is an American science fiction and fantasy author.

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Time (magazine)

Time (stylized in all caps as TIME) is an American news magazine based in New York City.

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Time travel

Time travel is the hypothetical activity of traveling into the past or future.

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Timo Maas

Timo Maas (born July 27, 1969) is a German DJ/producer and remixer.

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Tommy Pallotta

Tommy Pallotta (born May 25, 1968, in Houston, Texas) is an American film director and producer.

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Trey Spruance

Preston Lea "Trey" Spruance III (born August 14, 1969) is an American composer, producer, and musician who co-founded the experimental rock band Mr. Bungle.

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Ubik (song)

"Ubik" is a song by German electronic musician Timo Maas, featuring the vocals of Martin Bettinghaus.

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Ubik (video game)

Ubik is a 1998 video game by Cryo Interactive, based on the novel Ubik by Philip K. Dick.

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What the Dead Men Say (novella)

What the Dead Men Say is a science fiction novella by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in Worlds of Tomorrow magazine in June 1964.

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1969 in literature

This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1969.

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See also

1960s horror novels

1969 science fiction novels

Fiction about time

Fiction set in 1992

Metaphysical fiction novels

Novels about the afterlife

Novels by Philip K. Dick

Science fiction horror novels

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubik

Also known as Philip K. Dick/Ubik, Ubik:The Screenplay.

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