What the Dead Men Say

(1964)

	Author:	Philip K. Dick
	Illustrator:	No Illustrators Set
	Editor:	No Editors Set
	Publisher:	Cistern Press
	Pages:	0

	Personal Rating:	0/10
	Amazon:	/5
	Goodreads:	3/5

Bindings:	Compilation
Found in:	The Minority Report and Other Classic Stories [1991]

Classifications:

SciFi

Synopsis:

Death is followed by a period of 'half-life', a short amount of time which can be rationed out over long periods in which the dead can be revived - so that, potentially, they can 'live' on for a long time. When attempts to bring back important businessman Louis Sarapis fail, it's clearly more than mere negligence. Sure enough, Sarapis starts speaking from beyond the grave. From outer space, in fact. Yet no-one seems terribly bothered, other than those directly concerned in the plot mechanics. Eventually entire communications networks (phones, TV, radio) are blocked by Sarapis' broadcasts.