Midas World

Frederik Pohl

Science Fiction Short Stories
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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
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Published
1983
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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: [author_link_2522], 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.