This the first volume of the graphic novel adaptation of Dick's classic book which was the basis for the movie "Blade Runner.". Bounty hunter Rick Deckard makes his living killing off rogue androids that have come to a post-apolcalyptic Earth. Most humans have left the planet to escape the radioactive dust that will eventually kill those that remain. Most animal life has been killed and it is considered a sign of prestige to own an animal. Deckard has been fooling his neighbors with a mechanical sheep but worries he will be found out. In the mean time there is concern that a new breed of android, one that is harder to detect, has been invented and Deckerd must find them and eliminate them. And it's on to volume two.
In addition to the story, there is also some brief biographical information about Philip K. Dick including his childhood and later mental illness.
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