Midas World
An energy revolution produces a society of overwhelming plenty, where so many goods are produced that for most people life is a constant struggle to consume, consume, consume. In this world, the "rich" are those whose quotas are low; while the "poor" live in vast mansions and have to eat endless gourmet meals.
Contents:
- The Fire-Bringer
- The Midas Plague
- The Servant of the People
- The Man Who Ate the World
- The Farmer on the Dole
- The Lord of the Skies
- The New Neighbors
Frederik Pohl
Frederik George Pohl, Jr. (1919-2013) was an American science fiction writer, editor and fan, with a career spanning over seventy years. From about 1959 until 1969, Pohl edited Galaxy magazine and its sister magazine If, winning the Hugo for if three years in a row. His writing also won him three Hugos and multiple Nebula Awards. He became a Nebula Grand Master in 1993.
Frederik Pohl used these pseudonyms: Edson McCann, Jordan Park, Elton V. Andrews, Paul Fleur, Lee Gregor, Warren F. Howard, Scott Mariner, Ernst Mason, James McCreigh, Dirk Wilson, Donald Stacy and James MacCreigh.
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