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The Penultimate Truth is a 1964 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. The story is set in a future where the bulk of humanity is kept in large underground shelters. The people are told that World War III is being fought above them, when in reality the war ended years ago.
World War III is raging - or so the millions of people crammed in their underground tanks believe. For fifteen years, subterranean humanity has been fed on daily broadcasts of a never-ending nuclear destruction, sustained by a belief in the all powerful Protector.
Sep 6, 2022 · The penultimate truth. by. Dick, Philip K. Publication date. 2004. Topics. Nuclear warfare -- Fiction, Underground areas -- Fiction, Regression (Civilization) -- Fiction. Publisher. New York : Vintage Books.
What if you discovered that everything you knew about the world was a lie? That's the question at the heart of The Penultimate Truth, Hugo Award-winning author Philip K. Dick's futuristic novel...
Plot Summary: What if you discovered that everything you knew about the world was a lie? That's the question at the heart of Philip K. Dick's futuristic novel about political oppression, the show business of politics and the sinister potential of the military industrial complex.
In this dystopian novel from the author of The Man in the High Castle, humanity is forced to live underground while a great secret hides above them.In the future, most of humanity lives in massive underground bunkers, producing weapons for the nuclear war they’ve fled.
Aug 10, 2004 · The penultimate truth of the story is the truth behind the nuclear war. But the ultimate truth is more powerful: it is the special bond society creates, the relationships created and enduring for decades, and the lies and half-truths that are necessary to perpetuate that society.
