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About this book
"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 in their way a living history of science fiction. A keen observer of the human condition and the world that is shaped by it, Pohl's stories reflect the currents of political movements, social trends, major events that have shaken the world. Yet at their core, all his stories are most acutely concerned with people.
Included are Pohl's two Hugo Award–winning stories, "Fermi and Frost" and "The Meeting" (with C. M. Kornbluth), along with such classic novellas as the powerful "The Gold at the Starbow's End" and "The Greening of Bed-Stuy," as well as acclaimed stories as "Servant of the People," "Shaffery Among the Immortals," and "Growing Up in Edge City" and many more.
A wonderful collection of thought-provoking, entertaining science fiction by a Grand Master of Science Fiction award-winning author.
"These 30 stories stand out for their gritty, straightforward style and for their insightful ideas about our political, social and ecological future." — Publisher Weekly
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 in their way a living history of science fiction. A keen observer of the human condition and the world that is shaped by it, Pohl's stories reflect the currents of political movements, social trends, major events that have shaken the world. Yet at their core, all his stories are most acutely concerned with people.
Included are Pohl's two Hugo Award–winning stories, "Fermi and Frost" and "The Meeting" (with C. M. Kornbluth), along with such classic novellas as the powerful "The Gold at the Starbow's End" and "The Greening of Bed-Stuy," as well as acclaimed stories as "Servant of the People," "Shaffery Among the Immortals," and "Growing Up in Edge City" and many more.
A wonderful collection of thought-provoking, entertaining science fiction by a Grand Master of Science Fiction award-winning author.
"These 30 stories stand out for their gritty, straightforward style and for their insightful ideas about our political, social and ecological future." — Publisher Weekly
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Science FictionTable of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Notice
- Table of Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- THE MERCHANTS OF VENUS
- THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN
- THE HIGH TEST
- MY LADY GREEN SLEEVES
- THE KINDLY ISLE
- THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE
- I REMEMBER A WINTER
- THE GREENING OF BED-STUY
- TO SEE ANOTHER MOUNTAIN
- THE MAPMAKERS
- SPENDING A DAY AT THE LOTTERY FAIR
- THE CELEBRATED NO-HIT INNING
- SOME JOYS UNDER THE STAR
- SERVANT OF THE PEOPLE
- WAITING FOR THE OLYMPIANS
- CRITICALITY
- SHAFFERY AMONG THE IMMORTALS
- THE DAY THE ICICLE WORKS CLOSED
- SAUCERY
- THE GOLD AT THE STARBOW’S END
- GROWING UP IN EDGE CITY
- THE KNIGHTS OF ARTHUR
- CREATION MYTHS OF THE RECENTLY EXTINCT
- THE MEETING
- LET THE ANTS TRY
- SPEED TRAP
- THE DAY THE MARTIANS CAME
- DAY MILLION
- THE MAYOR OF MARE TRANQ
- FERMI AND FROST
- ALSO BY FREDERIK POHL
- WELCOME TO THE FABULOUS WORLDS OF FREDERIK POHL!
- AFTERWORD FIFTY YEARS AND COUNTING
- COPYRIGHT ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- Copyright Page