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Ah, but Powells' sci-fi section is 4 ailes, 30 feet long by ten feet high, both sides. One author can only take up so much space.

Go for quality, not quantity. Remember, 90% of everything is crap ... and I hope that you get that reference.

So perhaps he should start with "Venus Plus X" by Sturgeon...

The Man in the High Castle is.the best thing of his I've read. A Scanner Darkly is quite funny once you get the joke. Hope you enjoy the read. :)

Ok for where to start gently on PKD, try his short stories collections ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Collected_Stories_of_Philip... ). Some have been influential, eg. "Second Variety" and "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale".