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It is the 20th Century, an advertisement-drenched world in which the big ad agencies dominate governments and everything else. Now Schoken Associates, one of the big players, has a new challenge for star copywriter Mitch Courtenay. Volunteers are needed to colonise Venus. It's a hellhole, and nobody who knew anything about it would dream of signing up. But by the time Mitch has finished, they will be queuing to get on board the spaceships.
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The Space Merchants, Frederik Pohl
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- Title
- The Space Merchants
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Frederik Pohl
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Series
- The Space Merchants
- Tags
- American Literature, Space, Science Fantasy, Gifts for men, Satire, Future, Moon, Advertising and Promotion, Venus (Planet)
- First published
- 1953
- Original title
- The Space Merchants
- Rating
- 4 out of 5
- Description
- It is the 20th Century, an advertisement-drenched world in which the big ad agencies dominate governments and everything else. Now Schoken Associates, one of the big players, has a new challenge for star copywriter Mitch Courtenay. Volunteers are needed to colonise Venus. It's a hellhole, and nobody who knew anything about it would dream of signing up. But by the time Mitch has finished, they will be queuing to get on board the spaceships.