In a vastly overpopulated near-future world, businesses have taken the place of governments and now hold all political power. States exist merely to ensure the survival of huge transnational corporations. Advertising has become hugely aggressive and boasts some of the world's most powerful executives. Through advertising, the public is constantly deluded into thinking that all the products on the market improve the quality of life. However, the most basic elements are incredibly scarce, in...

The Greatest Sci-Fi Books - Cyril M. Kornbluth Edition presents a captivating exploration of mid-20th century speculative fiction, showcasing a diverse array of literary forms and future-looking visions. This anthology captures the pulse of a pivotal era in science fiction, bridging the transition from pulp to more sophisticated narratives. It comprises stories that swing from dystopian insights to visionary tales, offering both cautionary warnings and profound speculation on technological...

Black Cat Weekly #13 presents another terrific lineup of novels and short stories for readers of mystery, science fiction, and fantasy. Here are—Mysteries / Suspense:Most Men Don’t Kill, by David Alexander [novel]“A Thanksgiving Mystery,” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]“Black Friday,” by R.T. Lawton [Barb Goffman Presents short story]“A Matter of Science” by Ray Cummings [short story]A Town Is Drowning, by Frederik Poh...

Frederik Pohl was a famous science-fiction writer.This collection contains the following novels and short stories :PythiasThe Knights of ArthurThe Tunnel Under the WorldPlague of PythonsSurvival KitWolfbaneSearch the SkyThe Five Hells of OrionThe HatedThe Day of the Boomer Dukes

Frederik Pohl was an influential writer and editor. As an editor he won three Hugo awards for best professional magazine. As a writer he won four Hugo Awards and three Nebulas. Pohl was awarded the title of Grand Master by the Science fiction Writers of America and is a member of the Science Fiction Hall of fame. Collected here are a novel and five stories that helped Pohl carve his name onto the science fiction field. His stories are imaginative and powerful. Included here are 'Preferred ...

A former astronaut turns cyborg for a critical mission to Mars in the Nebula Award–winning sci-fi classic by the author of Gateway.In the not-too-distant future, a global war over natural resources threatens humanity. Nuclear warships position themselves as the American government works feverishly to colonize Mars. Former astronaut Roger Torraway has agreed to undergo a cybernetic transformation into something new, a being that can survive the rigors of Mar...

The Hugo and Nebula award-winning author presents a "gripping and vivid" fictional account of the worst nuclear disaster in human history ( Kirkus ).Chernobyl: The very name conjures the terror of nuclear catastrophe. On April 26, 1986, a power surge caused an explosion that spewed radioactive steam into the air. More than four thousand people died, as many as a half-million had potentially cancer-causing exposure, and the...

The Five Hells of Orion by Frederik Pohl is a gripping science fiction novella that delves into themes of survival, exploration, and human resilience in the face of extraterrestrial challenges. Known for his ability to weave complex human emotions with speculative science, Pohl delivers a tense, adventurous story set on a distant planet in the Orion system.The plot follows a space reconnaissance mission led by Colonel Santiago, whose crew is tasked with exploring a hostile and mysterious p...

Frederik Pohl was an influential writer and editor. As an editor he won three Hugo awards for best professional magazine. As a writer he won four Hugo Awards and three Nebulas. Pohl was awarded the title of Grand Master by the Science fiction Writers of America and is a member of the Science Fiction Hall of fame. Collected here are a novel and five stories that helped Pohl carve his name onto the science fiction field. His stories are imaginative and powerful. Included here are 'Preferred ...

"An essential treasury" of sci-fi short fiction including the story introducing the Heechee aliens of the Hugo, Nebula, and Campbell Award-winning Gateway ( Booklist) .Acclaimed for his novels, Frederik Pohl is also a master of the science fiction short story. Now, for the first time, he has gathered together the best of his many stories in Platinum Pohl.First published in the 1930s and spanning the decades, these tales are...

The Marching Morons gathers the sharply satirical science fiction of Frederik Pohl and Cyril M. Kornbluth, presenting speculative futures in which technological progress exposes rather than solves social folly. Moving between dark comedy, dystopian extrapolation, corporate critique, and grotesque farce, the collection exemplifies mid-twentieth-century SF's turn toward social diagnosis. The title story stands out as a bracing meditation on mass culture, intelligence, and governance, while t...

The man in the filling station was clearly of two minds about it, but finally he buttoned up his raincoat and pulled on his hat and came out to Mickey Groff's car. "Sorry to make you come out in the rain like this," Groff said. "Fill it up, will you?" He rolled up the window and picked out the least soaked wad of Kleenex to wipe the mist off the inside of the windshield. The car radio stopped playing show tunes and began to talk about freezer food plans. Groff snapped it off and leaned bac...