On Earth, global warming is underway, and forced colonization of the nearest planets is taking place.
From the expedition to Proxima Centauri, the mysterious Palmer Eldrich returns and brings with him a gift for humankind: the secret of immortality. And suddenly the surrounding reality starts to collapse, turning into an illusion where Eldrich possesses the terrifying power of a god.
A classic Dick novel that won the British Science Fiction Association’s award and was nominated for the Nebula.