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Vulcan's Hammer
- Author
- Philip K. Dick
- Narrator
- John Skelley
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Publish Date
- 10 September 2026
- Run Time
- 5 hours 27 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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After the twentieth century’s devastating series of wars, the world’s governments banded together into one globe-spanning entity, committed to peace at all costs. Ensuring that peace is the Vulcan supercomputer, responsible for all major decisions.
Some people don’t like being taken out of the equation. And others resent the idea that the Vulcan is taking the place of God. As the world grows ever closer to all-out war, one functionary frantically tries to prevent it.
But the Vulcan computer has its own plans, plans that might not include humanity at all…
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Details
- Author
- Philip K. Dick
- Narrator
- John Skelley
- Duration
- 5 hours 27 minutes
- Release Date
- 10 September 2026
- ISBN
- 9781004259021
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Genre
- Science fiction: apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic
Synopsis
FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE AND DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?After the twentieth century’s devastating series of wars, the world’s governments banded together into one globe-spanning entity, committed to peace at all costs. Ensuring that peace is the Vulcan supercomputer, responsible for all major decisions. Some people don’t like being taken out of the equation. And others resent the idea that the Vulcan is taking the place of God. As the world grows ever closer to all-out war, one functionary frantically tries to prevent it. But the Vulcan computer has its own plans, plans that might not include humanity at all…
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