In this science fiction drama, Philip K. Dick introduces his readers to characters submerged in drug abuse and the paranoia that follows. Bob Arctor works as an undercover cop, under the name Fred, in a world where Substance D, better known as Death, is a drug that has made its way through the hands of almost everyone. When working undercover, Arctor socially associates himself with low key drug users in order to reach the big time distributers of Substance D. Arctor's law enforcement assignment is heavily promoted by New Path Corporation, a global recovery center. However, New Path's job to help Death abusers is close to impossible when the effects of the drug are the splitting of one's personality and the deterioration of the brain in general. While leading a double life, Arctor is simultaneously taking Death in order to submerge himself deeply undercover. The events of Arctors personality being divided when his life is already split in half is not nearly as thrilling as Dick's major twist at the end.
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