The Space Merchants
by Frederik Pohl and Cyril M. Kornbluth
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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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The Space Merchants
2011-12, Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Griffin
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Eine Handvoll Venus
2009, Heyne
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The Space Merchants
1987-03, St. Martin's Press
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The Space Merchants
1985, St. Martin's Press
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The Space Merchants
February 12, 1978, Del Rey
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The Space Merchants
November 12, 1974, Ballantine Books
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The space merchants
1972, Gollancz, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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The Space Merchants
August 15, 1958, St. Martin's Press
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