# The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick

7 Hacker News commenters recommended The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a dark, compelling alternate-history read, though some readers find its premise far-fetched and its ending lacking.

## What people warn about

- Premise feels far-fetched (1 comments): "an interesting, but ultimately far-fetched bit of sci-fi drama" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46518628))
- Well written but lacking something (1 comments): "I found it well written, but ultimately lacking in something" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49909304))

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- [Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir](https://hackerapproved.com/p/project-hail-mary.md): 117 recommend
- [There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm](https://hackerapproved.com/p/there-is-no-antimemetics-division.md): 98 recommend
- [Blindsight by Peter Watts](https://hackerapproved.com/p/blindsight.md): 96 recommend
- [Dune by Frank Herbert](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dune.md): 82 recommend
- [Accelerando by Charles Stross](https://hackerapproved.com/p/accelerando.md): 71 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0241968097?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780241968093) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick", https://hackerapproved.com/p/man-in-the-high-castle/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).