<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:43:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/speculativefiction/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The  Transmigration of Timothy Archer - The final VALIS book, reviewed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Transmigration of Timothy Archer represents the fifth Philip K Dick book I’ve read in a row. I have to say, that this one was the most work. It was the last he’d write before his death, and arriving]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@holoz0r/the-transmigration-of-timothy-archer-the-final-valis-book-reviewed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@holoz0r/the-transmigration-of-timothy-archer-the-final-valis-book-reviewed</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-180164]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[holoz0r]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 08:53:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqhwpbL1z7d759zrfsKgRGjZCnY4fUjjvpWZEt7eoE9rYMKg9L57bxScpzrg6c2HnbxRTvW189qhuULCWZMawukCkf1m8t7XuFtY3yFCdAFRyiiS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review: The Divine Invasion by Philip K Dick ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Philip K Dick has an obsession with diseased, ill, dying women. They've featured in each of the recent books I've read. 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