The Cosmic Puppets
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 Cover of first edition (paperback) |
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| Author | Philip K. Dick |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Ace Books |
| Released | 1957 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 127 pp |
| ISBN | NA |
The Cosmic Puppets a 1957 novel by science fiction author Philip K. Dick. It was expanded from his short story A Glass of Darkness, first published in the December 1956 issue of Sattelite Science Fiction.
The Cosmic Puppets was first published as a novel by Ace Books as one half of Ace Double D-249, bound dos-à-dos with Sargasso of Space by Andrew North (better known as Andre Norton).
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In addition to using elements of science fiction and fantasy, The Cosmic Puppets also works as a "small town" novel in the popular sense. In it a small town is haunted by ghosts of recently departed citizens, and finds itself in the crossfire of a battle between the twin but diametrically opposed demigods of Zurvanism (a Zoroastrian sect), Ahriman and Ormazd.
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[edit] External links
- The Cosmic Puppets Review at The Open Critic
- The Cosmic Puppets cover art gallery
