The World Jones Made

Originally published in 1956 when the author was a mere twenty-eight years old, The World Jones Made contains a bushel basket full of Philip K. Dick's signature sf wackiness. The novel also features an eerie foreshadowing of Pastor Jim Jones and the 1978 mass suicide and mass murder in Jonestown, Gu......more

The story of weird, possibly insane Floyd Jones' rise to power, using his power of foresight, but that's not his only power! Dick's thought provoking tale of post-nuclear messiah sees the power of foresight appears to be PKD's, as this book was written in 1956!!! 5 out of 12, Two Star read. 2010 read......more

I want to read all six of Philip K. Dick’s 1950’s science fiction novels and this is my second. The World Jones Made is like four different stories stitched together by a plot that serves little purpose other than to stitch those four stories together. So instead of the whole being greater than the......more

My 20th PKD novel. One of Dick's most accessible works, as it more or less falls in line with traditional SF storytelling, although the plot is still unique. Working with a straightforward blueprint, Dick is allowed quite a few opportunities to keep momentum running along the lines of drama, as oppo......more

"Jones will kill us all," Kaminski said. "But at least it'll have meaning. We'll be doing something." Brimming with wild ideas, The World Jones Made nonetheless generally has less madcap and frenetic energy than PKD's later fare. That's not necessarily a bad thing, and it's still an excellent sto......more