VENUS, INC: The Space Merchants and The Merchant's War. [Hardcover]

Frederik Pohl (Author), C.M. Kornbluth (Author)

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• Hardcover: 346 pages
• Publisher: Nelson Doubleday,; Book Club Edition edition (1984)
• ASIN: B00159BV9O
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,626,020 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Quite interesting, September 16, 2007

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Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This book is really two books in one - The Space Merchants and The Merchants' War. The Merchants' War was written by Frederik Pohl and Cyril M. Kornbluth in 1952, and tells the story of a dystopian future, where ad-companies rule, and consumers are the cattle they drive. The Merchants' War is a sequel, written in 1984, some twenty-odd years after the death of Mr. Kornbluth, and it tells the story of the inevitable folly that this out of control world must produce.

Overall, I found these two stories to be quite interesting. Admittedly, the anti-capitalistic angle is played very heavily, but these books are designed as political statements, and not as pure science fiction. And, I must say that I found the story lines to be quite interesting, and the action gripping. So, if you like a good read, then I would highly recommend this book.