Classic & Older Gothic

A Scanner Darkly

by Philip K. Dick

Undercover narcotics agent Bob Arctor investigates a drug ring while addicted to Substance D, which splits his brain's hemispheres and fragments his identity. Dick explores surveillance culture, identity dissolution, and the pharmaceutical industry's role in American society through a paranoid narrative where Arctor doesn't realize he's surveilling himself. A semi-autobiographical meditation on addiction, consciousness, and the price of the War on Drugs.

More Classic & Older Gothic

• Redwall — Brian Jacques
• Chapterhouse: Dune — Frank Herbert
• The Naked Sun — Isaac Asimov
• The Vile Village — Lemony Snicket
• The Pillars of the Earth — Ken Follett
• Christine — Stephen King
• The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom — Miguel Ruiz
• Winnie-the-Pooh — A.A. Milne

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