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"It also provided a great opportunity for yours truly to put out a question to Kim Stanley Robinson about my absolute favourite author Philip K. Dick – who wrote his doctoral thesis on The Novels of Philip K. Dick.  I asked which was his favourite PKD book, and also how he felt that his works had influenced him.After stating that it is obviously difficult to choose just one of PKD’s excellent books – and listing many of the more famous and well-known ones – he settled upon the relatively unknown Now Wait for Last Year.  The influence that PKD has had on his work is mostly two-fold, and is something he has spoken about in previous interviews.  Mainly, that the characters in PKD’s novels are often just everyday individuals, the little people – a strategy that brings the truth inherent within science fiction out with remarkable efficiency.He also praised Philip K. Dick for his excellent use of literary structure and the way in which he can utilise different character viewpoints in order to create a more cohesive vision.  By shifting perspective we can see not only what a character thinks of themselves, but also gain insight into how others see them – creating a more realised and immersive world."http://www.futureconscience.com/kim-stanley-robinson-geoff-ryman-paul-mcauley/