Philip K. Dick - The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch

The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch is a mind-bending trip into a future where reality is as fragile as the human psyche. Earth is overheating, and colonists on Mars escape their bleak existence by using Can-D, a hallucinogenic drug that lets them share a collective, idealized fantasy world. Enter Palmer Eldritch, a mysterious, godlike figure who introduces a new drug, Chew-Z, promising an even deeper escape—but with a catch: once you’re in, Eldritch controls your reality.

Barney Mayerson, a precog working for a powerful corporation, gets pulled into this web of altered consciousness, grappling with questions of free will, identity, and whether anyone can truly escape Eldritch’s grasp. With its haunting imagery—the “three stigmata” of Eldritch: a robotic hand, steel teeth, and artificial eyes—Dick crafts a paranoid, existential thriller that lingers long after the last page.

Some foxing to spine and pages.