45 · Physician Whom? (Philip K. Dick)

This week, in "Illusione di Potere", by Philip K Dick:  Richard just wants a few days off of his demeaning job as jumpsuit model, so he builds a robot out of old movie studio props to fill in for him.But soon he finds his life spinning out of control as everyone--his boss, his wife, his parents--all think the android is the real thing! Now he has to find a way to outwit his own creation before it takes over his entire life forever.Step one: get the robot addicted to prescription pharmaceuticals. With thanks to friend-of-the-Library Ryan Campbell, an excellent independent author. Find him on Twitter at @ThePenDrake and check out his latest book, Forest Gods, the second in the recently-completed Fire Bearers trilogy, set in a mythical pre-historic Africa. K draws a line in the sand. Khaki plans some bear-pranks. Cover art: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/h9uk2z/CMA-045.jpg Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com.