Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
  The Man in the High Castle is an alternate history novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. Published and set in 1962, the novel takes place fifteen years after an alternative ending to World War II, and concerns intrigues between the victorious Axis Powers—primarily, Imperial Japan and Nazi Germany—as they rule over the former United States, as well as daily life under the resulting totalitarian rule. The Man in the High Castle won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1963. Beginning in 2015, the book was adapted as a multi-season TV series, with Dick's daughter, Isa Dick Hackett, serving as one of the show's producers.
Reported inspirations include Ward Moore's alternate Civil War history, Bring the Jubilee (1953), various classic World War II histories, and the I Ching (referred to in the novel). The novel features a "novel within the novel" comprising an alternate history within this alternate history wherein the Allies defeat the Axis (though in a manner distinct from the actual historical outcome).
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
  Previews available in: English French
Subjects
award:hugo_award=1963, Fiction, Hugo Award Winner, Science Fiction, award:hugo_award=novel, Fiction, alternative history, Fiction, science fiction, general, nyt:trade-fiction-paperback=2015-12-13, New York Times bestseller, nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-fiction=2015-12-13, American Science fiction, American Political fiction, National socialism, Freedom of the press, Slavery, Totalitarianism, Nazis, Jews, FICTION / Science Fiction / General, Nazisme, Romans, nouvelles, Juifs, Alternative histories (Fiction), Long Now Manual for Civilization, DystopiasPlaces
United StatesShowing 7 featured editions. View all 83 editions?
| Edition | Availability | 
|---|---|
| 
      1
      
       
        
          The man in the high castle
        
        
        
         
    
          2015, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
         
        
          
          
          
          in English
          - First Mariner books edition.
         
        
                0544817281 9780544817289
         
       | 
    
       eeee 
       | 
        
| 
      2
      
       
        
          Le Maître du Haut Château
        
        
        
         
    
          Nov 12, 2013, J'AI LU, Editions 84
         
        
          
          
          pocket book
          in French
         
        
                2290082325 9782290082324
         
       | 
    
       eeee 
       | 
        
| 
      3
      
       
        
          The man in the high castle
        
        
        
         
    
          2011, Mariner Books
         
        
          
          
          
          in English
          - 1st Mariner Books ed.
         
        
                0547572484 9780547572482
         
       | 
    
       eeee 
       | 
        
| 
      4
      
       
        
          Le Maitre Du Haut Chateau
        
        
        
         
    
          December 31, 1998, Editions 84
         
        
          
          
          Mass Market Paperback
          in French
         
        
                2290005673 9782290005675
         
       | 
    
       eeee 
       | 
        
| 
      5
      
       
        
          The man in the high castle
        
        
        
         
    
          1992, Vintage Books
         
        
          
          
          
          in English
          - 1st Vintage Books ed.
         
        
                0679740678 9780679740674
         
       | 
    
       zzzz 
       | 
        
| 6 | 
       eeee 
       | 
        
| 7 | 
       aaaa 
       | 
        
Book Details
First Sentence
"For a week Mr. R. Childan had been anxiously watching the mail."
Edition Identifiers
Work Identifiers
Excerpts
Links outside Open Library
Community Reviews (1)
| June 29, 2025 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book | 
| March 25, 2025 | Edited by Zander | Bulk tagging works | 
| September 26, 2024 | Edited by bitnapper | Merge works (MRID: 167678) | 
| January 19, 2024 | Edited by bicolino34 | Bulk tagging works | 
| December 9, 2009 | Created by WorkBot | add works page | 
              
              
              
              
              
              
        






