Of the 70, were any of them fiction?

Beautiful writing and thinking as always, Charles. Happy Holidays. Happy New Year, Brother.

I would love to get the author's opinion on "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", the novel "Blade Runner" is based on. It's so much more detailed and interesting than the movie, in my opinion. Philip K. Dick, the author, was one of the most prescient writers of the pulp fiction era, and the sheer number of movies based on his books- Total Recall, Blade Runner, Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly, the Adjustment Bureau, to name a few- show how ahead-of-his-time Dick was.

The reason why androids aren't allowed on earth is because they are meant to make life easier for colonists in space, and the earth has been mostly destroyed by nuclear war and climate change. The only people left on earth are those who can't handle the journey to other planets, or the ultra-wealthy who prefer the few remaining comforts of home (standard gravity, livable atmosphere, etc.) Great book and well worth your time to read if you enjoyed the movie!