The first of Dick's last three books, which is classified as science fiction conditionally, only for lack of a better genre category. The setting is our world and our time. From the cancer ward of a Bay Area hospital to the ranch of a charismatic religious figure who may have a direct connection to God, Dick leads us along the winding paths of gnosis, faith mixed with his own bizarre and compelling philosophy. Philip K. Dick's resulting novel provides a glimpse into the nature of consciousness and divinity through the eyes of a science fiction writer.