Ubik

About “Ubik”

Ubik is a 1969 science-fiction novel by Philip K. Dick. The story follows Glen Runciter, who runs a business using anti-psychics to protect clients from psychic spies. After being ambushed and placed in a dreamlike state called "half-life," the surviving members of his team experience strange phenomena, such as Runciter's face appearing on coins and time moving backward. As technology deteriorates and the world becomes more primitive, the team tries to uncover the cause of these changes and the role of a mysterious product called Ubik. The novel is described as a mind-bending exploration of reality and is noted for its unsettling and existential themes.