The Variable Man Book

I listened to the Audible Audiobook whilst gardening, at just over 3 hours it made the time pass inordinately quickly, a good story and a narrater with a great voice in Chris Lutkin.

The story centres around a war between Earth, just escaping to the stars and an older civilisation from Centaurus. Our vitality and technological advances are gradually outstripping a corrupt and stagnant galactic empire, however the possibility of winning a war and reaching our destiny is still very close according the giant machines that digest all data and predict the outcome for Earth's leaders.
Into the mix add a man literally dragged mistakenly from the early 1900s who has an inmate ability to repair machines, and all of a sudden chaos ensues.
The story is fast paced and shows mans folly, but also to be careful what you actually ask for. A good story and my first PK Dick for a long while, which means I now need to add more of his books to my TBR. 4 solid stars ⭐️