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The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl and C.M. Kornbluth is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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The Space Merchants is a 1952 science fiction novel by American writers Frederik Pohl and Cyril M. Kornbluth. Originally published in Galaxy Science Fiction magazine as a serial entitled Gravy Planet, the novel was first published as a single volume in 1953, and has sold heavily since. It deals satirically with a hyper-developed consumerism, seen through the eyes of an advertising executive. In 1984, Pohl published a sequel, The Merchants' War. In 2012, it was included in the Library of America omnibus American Science Fiction: Four Classic Novels 1953–1956. Pohl revised the original novel in 2011 with added material and more contemporary references. It was rated the 24th "all-time best novel" in a 1975 Locus poll, jointly with The Martian Chronicles and The War of the Worlds. The novel was also included in David Pringle's list of 100 best science fiction novels.
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Frederik Pohl and C.M. Kornbluth
- Publisher
- New York: St. Martin's Press
- Published
- 1987
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780312906559
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction
- Rating
- 3.87 / 5 (88 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
Other editions & translations
- The Space Merchants (1952)
- The space merchants : 21st Century Edition (1952)
- Eine Handvoll Venus - Meisterwerke der Science Fiction (2012)
- The space merchants : 21st Century Edition (2003)
- The Space Merchants (2003)
- Eine Handvoll Venus (2008)
- The Space Merchants (1972)
- The space merchants : 21st Century Edition (2011)
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