Not a fanCounter Clock World, the wraparound artwork. Not a very good book, but great artwork.
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Counter-clock world (1967)
Others: Negative In Counter-Clock World Philip K. Dick expands on the idea of time reversal that was developed in the story "Your Appointment Will Be Yesterday", where deceased people get back to life and grow younger and history is wiped out of books. The story follows a relegious leader that comes back to life.
- ISBN:
- 9780547572192
- Length:
- 160 pages
Genres: science fiction
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