In The Man in the High Castle, set in an alternate 1962, America is a divided nation, with Nazi Germany controlling the East and Japan ruling the West. Slavery has been reinstated, and Jews hide under assumed names. The I Ching is a common tool, and the world is shaped by the Axis powers' victory in World War II. Amidst this harsh reality, a neutral buffer zone exists, where the mysterious author Hawthorne Abendsen lives in hiding after writing a book where the Allies won the war. Philip K. Dick's Hugo Award-winning novel blends science fiction with a profound exploration of history, identity, and the possibility of a different reality.