The World Jones Made
Early post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick, originally printed in 1956. This is the first U.S. hardcover edition published by Gregg Press. Frontispiece by Hannah Shapero. New introduction by Glenn Chang. Octavo, bound in dark green cloth with gold lettering on spine. Issued without a dust jacket.
Hardcover. First U.S. Hardcover Edition. Boston, MA: Gregg Press, 1979. Levack 48o. ISBN: 0839824831. #10906.
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The World Jones Made is set in a post-apocalyptic future where Earth is governed by a Federal World Government (Fedgov) following the collapse of major nations after a devastating nuclear war. Laws are based on a political orthodoxy known as “Relativism,” which says that people can believe whatever they want as long they don’t push those beliefs on others. Recreational sex and drug consumption are also endorsed by law. Dissidents of Relativism are sent to labor camps. Floyd Jones, a charismatic precog with the ability to see up to one year into the future, rises to power and overthrows Fedgov to become a world dictator. Fun and entertaining early PKD novel that explores questions of predestination and free will.