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What is Preferred Risk about?

Preferred Risk is a science fiction novel by Frederik Pohl and Lester del Rey (under the name Edson McCann) first published in 1955. Winner of the $6,500 Galaxy-Simon Schuster novel contest, this taut suspense story asks the challenging question: how dangerous would it be to live in a rigidly risk-free world? In a world where the Company controls just about everything, being an employee of the Company rising up the corporate ladder is a a good place to be. And that's where Claims Adjuster Wills was when he saw the man jump under the train and sever his legs (for the fifth time, it turns out!). After that, his life changed completely, and the now-legless man played a big part in those changes. Together with the mysterious daughter of anti-Company activist, they become involved in a race to determine the future of the world. The problem is, Wills cannot decide what side he's on. Preferred Risk was originally published under the pseudonym Edson McCann in Galaxy Science Fiction June, July, August and September 1955. It was the winner of the 1955 Galaxy-Simon Schuster novel contest. Frederik George Pohl, Jr. (1919-2013) was an American science fiction writer and editor, with a career

Author

Frederik Pohl & Lester del Rey & Edson McCann

Publisher

Anncona Media AB

Published

1955

Language

EN

Rating

3.23 / 5 (50 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13