The Game-players of Titan - Philip K. Dick

Potentially excellent in effect - but only relatively engaging. Characterisation too based on dialogue perhaps. It's quite confusing to follow, although this is the great Dickian style and intelligence. The scenarios unfold and possibilities multiply; reality and belief becomes blurred until a crucial point is reached. Themes are conveyed in the process - the fragility of existence dependent on something, the mass of complexities and beliefs interconnecting, fluctuating, yet nothing isn't wired up simply. Outcomes in one's life seem reliant on chance; motivations powering a game between two sides/races. Everything has a perspective. The Game itself is a phoney ...  Read the complete review