Plot synopsis

The story covers the journey of ex-soldier and State Department employee Harry Creek in his work to acquire a sheep of the Android's Dream breed for the coronation ceremony of the Nidu. The breed is very rare and believed extinct, leading Harry on a chase to find the last one. The last one turns out to be Robin Baker, a young lady who is a child of an Android's Dream sheep and human hybrid. At the center of the story is the Church of the Evolved Lamb, whose members recognize that its founding was a total scam, but are devoted to making its prophecies come true.

Release details

• 2006, United States, Tor Books ISBN 0-7653-0941-6, October 2006, Hardback
• 2007, United States, Tor Science Fiction ISBN 0-7653-4828-4, October 2007, Paperback

Sources, references, external links, quotations

The title is a reference to Philip K. Dick

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