The year is 2021 and the world has become a radioactive wasteland. Many of the humans of Earth have migrated to Mars. Androids, manmade robots that are similar in look to humans, emigrate from Mars to escape slave labor. These particular androids are captured by bounty hunters and "retired." Bounty hunter, Rick Deckard, is assigned to hunt six of these highly intelligent androids. This may seem like a simple task. This, however, is will be his most difficult assignment yet.
It is hard for me to believe that an author who lived during the '50s could possess the inventiveness that Philip K. Dick does. This book is depressing, but it is also very hard to put down. Due to the adult content, I would only recommend this book to readers thirteen and older.