Philip K. Dick is one of the emblematic authors of the most glorious Science Fiction, recovered for the cause of Science Fiction as a highly recommended genre for all ages and conditions. Because science fiction entertains and illustrates, cultivates critical thinking and the approach of the abstract. Said like this, it seems that I am talking about a subject of study. Perhaps… perhaps it should be so considered by the educational system.
I can imagine the teacher on duty: «Today is Science Fiction», and the boys delighted with rambling, fantasizing and meditating ...
One of the illustrious historical participants of this genre was Philip K. Dick, of whom we already thought we knew his entire bibliography. But every once in a while publishers do research and discover a great little work not yet translated. That is what has happened to this Nick and the Glimmung book, a story that seems made for every child in that age conducive to the introduction to reading. And, as surely there will be detractors of the genre for simple reader pleasure, at least it will be recognized that in the case of children who are beginning to stop being it, seeing them sitting in front of a book becomes something absolutely satisfactory as a parent and / or educator.
In this novel we meet a very unique planet Earth. It is about the planet Earth of Nick, a boy enchanted with his beloved pet, a cat. The problem is that cats, as well as dogs or any other pet are not allowed on that supposed planet Earth from some past or future time.
Nick has no choice but to find a new place, a planet where he can take care of his pet as he deserves. But it is not always easy to find the precise coordinates of the best planet where to find peace and be happy. In the end, the planet that awaits them is full of new dangers, immersed in an endless war and where every stranger becomes an enemy.
A science fiction story with an undeniable ethical contribution about good and evil. A fantasy that will captivate the little ones while guiding them towards that necessary appreciation of the good of others, be they person or animal. A recommendable story in this second life that the Minotauro publishing house grants for readers in Spanish.
You can now buy the youth novel Nick and the Glimmung, a book by Philip K. Dick, here: