"The Skull" by Philip K. Dick is a science fiction story that orbits around time travel and its hefty consequences, primarily hitting on ideas about who we are, the end of life, and how our actions ripple outward. A character named Conger, stuck in prison, gets a strange offer: travel into the past and get rid of someone called the Founder. He has the Founder's skull to help him find his target, and he's armed with gear from the future. As Conger wanders through the past, bumping into people and wrestling with what he's supposed to do, he begins to question everything. He slowly discovers that he is actually the Founder, and his end is linked to major events yet to come. In the end, he comes to terms with his destiny which underscores Dick's expertise in crafting philosophical puzzles within gripping stories.
The Skull
By Philip K. Dick
A prisoner is sent back in time to kill a historical figure, only discover a shocking truth about his own identity and predetermined fate.
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About the AuthorPhilip Kindred Dick, often referred to by his initials PKD, was an American science fiction writer and novelist. He wrote 44 novels and about 121 short stories, most of which appeared in science fiction magazines during his lifetime. His fiction explored varied philosophical and social questions such as the nature of reality, perception, human nature, and identity, and commonly featured characters struggling against elements such as alternate realities, illusory environments, monopolistic corporations, drug abuse, authoritarian governments, and altered states of consciousness. He is considered one of the most important figures in 20th-century science fiction.
Philip Kindred Dick, often referred to by his initials PKD, was an American science fiction writer and novelist. He wrote 44 novels and about 121 short stories, most of which appeared in science fiction magazines during his lifetime. His fiction explored varied philosophical and social questions such as the nature of reality, perception, human nature, and identity, and commonly featured characters struggling against elements such as alternate realities, illusory environments, monopolistic corporations, drug abuse, authoritarian governments, and altered states of consciousness. He is considered one of the most important figures in 20th-century science fiction.
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