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Clans of the Alphane Moon follows the tense political and psychological dynamics at the Moon alpha-III‑M2, a former global psychiatric institution for colonists who struggled with the stresses of alien world‑building. The Earth's covert attempt to re‑take control threatens the colony’s newfound autonomy and the delicate inner life of its residents. The novel reworks Dick’s earlier 1954 short story “Shell Game,” expanding its themes of mental illness, colonial control, and the fragility of human adaptation to other worlds.
First publish date: 1964
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Philip K. Dick
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