Cover of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Science fiction · Classics

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

On a poisoned, half-empty Earth, a bounty hunter is assigned to track down and retire six escaped androids that look and talk like people. The job makes him question what empathy actually is.

First published
1968
Pace
medium
Length
short
Format
Standalone

Read this if you like short, strange science fiction about what makes a person real.

Skip this if you want the sleek action of the film it inspired, since the book is quieter, odder and more philosophical.

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Content warnings

  • Violence
  • Death

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