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The Short Fiction of Frederik Pohl

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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.

About the author

Frederik Pohl

Frederik George Pohl Jr. was an American science-fiction writer, editor, and fan, with a career spanning nearly 75 years—from his first published work, the 1937 poem "Elegy to a Dead Satellite: Luna", to the 2011 novel All the Lives He Led.