Strangelove to a thalidomide victim who is suddenly 'handy' after the fallout, a random hodge-podge of characters struggle to survive without hope of a return to a pre-cataclysmic period. Bloodmoney is Philip K Dick's version of middle class suburbia after the bombs fell. Post nuclear apocalyptic surburban middle classĭr. Strangelove, an unofficial and unhinged sequel, Dick's novel is just as full of dark comedy and just as chilling. This bizarre cast of characters cajole, seduce, and backstab in their attempts to get ahead in what is left of the world, consequences and casualties be damned. Bloodmoney himself, the man responsible for it all. It is the story of a world reeling from the effects of nuclear annihilation and fallout, a world where mutated humans and animals are the norm, and the scattered survivors take comfort from a disc jockey endlessly circling the globe in a broken-down satellite. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Bomb. What happens after the bombs drop? This is the troubling question Philip K. This Nebula Award nominee has all the wild characters and twisty science fiction plotting that Dick fans know and love. Strangelove, a look at how humanity gets along after the end of the world.