The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch in Science Fiction — the list

This week’s list includes The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch, from Philip K. Dick. Press play and stay for every chapter.

In the overcrowded world and cramped space colonies of the late 21st century, tedium can be endured through the drug Can-D, which enables users to inhabit a shared illusory world. When industrialist Palmer Eldritch returns from an interstellar trip, he brings with him a new drug, Chew-Z. It is far more potent than Can-D, but threatens to plunge the world into a permanent state of drugged illusion controlled by the mysterious Eldritch. Cover illustration: Chris Moore

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