Philip K Dick
Sometimes sci-fi writing provides insight to a particular social issue or gives a futurist glimpse into how our world could possibly develop. Other times it takes a scientific phenomena and just writes a story, without agenda. This book is the latter. We start out learning about a world where some people have special talents (seeing the future, changing probabilities, etc.) and others have the ability to interrupt these talents. So of course, we are introduced to two different talent agencies, one offering these talents for hire, and the other offering 'talent shielding'. In typical PKD fashion, things aren't always what they seem and trying to figure out what really is going on is half the fun. And we are treated to a little bit of a vision of this future world where everything in monetized, including your front door and morning coffee machine (no cash, your door won't open to let you out). I am a bit surprised that this hasn't been made into a film, as it seems like it could be lots of fun.
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