Ubik

Brief Overview

In Philip K. Dick's book «Ubik», the story unfolds in a future world where people can communicate with the deceased through a technology called half-life. The protagonist, Joe Chip, works for a company that provides protection against telepaths. After a failed mission on the Moon, his team begins to experience strange phenomena: time starts to move backward, and reality becomes unstable. Joe discovers that they might be dead and existing in half-life. The only thing that can save them is a mysterious substance called Ubik, which stabilizes reality. By the end of the book, it remains unclear what Ubik truly is and who controls the events.