Frederik Pohl
Gravy Planet
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Mitchell Courtenay, the narrator of this story, had three grave problems-his wife Kathy, who refused to finalize their conditional marriage; the planet Venus; and the Conservationists, commonly known as Connies an outlawed organization.Kathy, a brilliant surgeon, disliked Courtenay's ideals. As a young star class copysmith in Fowler Schocken Associates, the largest advertising agency on Earth, Courtenay was dedicated to the highest principle of this completely free enterprise society: Sales. Only through sales, he held, could the economy expand indefinitely. Kathy bitterly wanted to know why it had to, a question that, to Courtenay, was littl…
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Mitchell Courtenay, the narrator of this story, had three grave problems-his wife Kathy, who refused to finalize their conditional marriage; the planet Venus; and the Conservationists, commonly known as Connies an outlawed organization.Kathy, a brilliant surgeon, disliked Courtenay's ideals. As a young star class copysmith in Fowler Schocken Associates, the largest advertising agency on Earth, Courtenay was dedicated to the highest principle of this completely free enterprise society: Sales. Only through sales, he held, could the economy expand indefinitely. Kathy bitterly wanted to know why it had to, a question that, to Courtenay, was little short of commercial heresy. Courtenay is selected to head the Venus Project, a contract granted by the Incorporated United States of America to develop and exploit Earth's sister planet.Danger and mayhem ensue as Courtenay struggles to stay alive. . .Originally published as a 3-part serial in Galaxy Science Fiction magazine's June, July and August 1952 issues.
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Weitere Autoren: Kornbluth, C. M. / Publishing, Mdp (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-944409-20-3
- EAN: 9781944409203
- Produktnummer: 24554465
- Verlag: MDP Publishing
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 189 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 5'914 KB
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