Being a review of books read while travelling, rather than a review of travel books, in less than more than around 100 150 words.
The Game-Players of Titan - Philip K. Dick
Dick's penchant for the mind-fuck is on full display throughout this novel, as the plot twists and turns, never really allowing you to see the main players, determine the goal or central conflict, or even identify what the staked of the game are. Not at least, until the very end, and even then only if you have been playing very close attention.
At turns a murder mystery, social satire, hard SF, and straight super-powered fantasy, Dick's sparse prose and dry wit move the story along at an exciting pace, and never leave you starved for action of humour.
The Game-Players of Titan - Philip K. Dick
Dick's penchant for the mind-fuck is on full display throughout this novel, as the plot twists and turns, never really allowing you to see the main players, determine the goal or central conflict, or even identify what the staked of the game are. Not at least, until the very end, and even then only if you have been playing very close attention.
At turns a murder mystery, social satire, hard SF, and straight super-powered fantasy, Dick's sparse prose and dry wit move the story along at an exciting pace, and never leave you starved for action of humour.
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