The Space Merchants

Frederik Pohl, C. M. Kornbluth
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The Space Merchants - Pohl & Kornbluth

valashain
1/5/2012
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...By the standards of its time it was not particularly short but at 186 pages it doesn't waste time making its point. It's quite a fast read.The Space Merchants is one of the few books I have read from the golden age era, where the writing and themes are still relevant and powerful. Although it is clearly over the top at some points, several of the predictions don't seem so unlikely upon closer inspection. A novel that is both entertaining and thought-provoking and one that aged very well. This novel is without a doubt worthy of the term classic...

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