This is the sixth, and probably last, volume of correspondence by the late science fiction author, Philip K. Dick. Underwood-Miller released The Selected Letters of Philip K. Dick 1974 in 1991 followed by three more volumes of letters: The Selected Letters of Philip K. Dick 1975-1976 in 1993; Selected Letters of Philip K. Dick, 1977-1979 also in 1993; and The Selected Letters of Philip K. Dick 1972-1973 in 1994. Underwood Books (no more Miller) published the final two volumes, The Selected Letters of Philip K. Dick, 1938-1971 in 1996 (VERY difficult to find) and 13 long years later, this volume which covers the final three years of his life. If you are lucky enough to have all six volumes (I have three) you'll be able to read letters from him starting at the age of 10 up until his death.

If you are a PKD fan, or a scholar of Dick and/or science fiction, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend purchasing this last volume as one of the few copies covering his correspondence that is a) available, and b) inexpensive (at the time of this review). Dick was apparently a pack rat when it came to keeping files of his letters, and the chance to literally see (at least a little) into the mind of this fascinating artist is ... fascinating. The table of contents and indexes are excellently done and allow easy lookup of specific people with whom he corresponded by name (e.g., Ursula K. Le Guin).

Not a book for a general audiences, but a real joy for me who IS an unabashed fan of the master. ( )