The Short Fiction of Frederik Pohl

This collection gathers the shorter science fiction of Frederik Pohl, one of the field’s most durable talents, drawn from the pulp and digest magazines where he sharpened his craft. Working often in a satirical vein, Pohl imagines futures warped by advertising, runaway consumption, overpopulation, and machines that outpace the people who build them. The stories move fast and land their ideas with wit and a cold eye for human folly, carrying the same social bite that runs through his novels. For readers who know Pohl mainly from Gateway or The Space Merchants, the short work is a fine way into his imagination and his sense of humor. Free to download as a PDF and EPUB.