The Merchants of Venus

The Merchants of Venus
Not to be confused with Merchant of Venus or The Merchant of Venice.

"The Merchants of Venus", also known by the title "The Merchants of Venus Underground", is a science fiction novella by American writer Frederik Pohl published in 1972 as part of the collection The Gold at the Starbow's End.

It is a satire of runaway free market capitalism. It also features the first appearance of the Heechee.

It was adapted as a graphic novel by Victoria Petersen and Neal McPheeters in 1986, as the fourth title in the DC Science Fiction Graphic Novel series.

A story by the same title was published in Galaxy magazine, March 1954 by A.H. Phelps and is available, with color cover art, from Project Gutenberg.[1] In it, an advertising man takes on the problem of getting colonists to go to Venus. The story was dramatized on the radio series XMinus One, which was affiliated with Galaxy.Mp3 available.[2]

References

  1. ^ http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32901/32901-h/32901-h.htm
  2. ^ http://www.oldtimeradiofans.com/template2.php?show_name=X%20Minus%20One&title=The%20Merchants%20Of%20Venus&size=4.51%20MB&file=X_Minus_One.1957.07.18_The_Merchants_of_Venus.mp3&description=This%20episode%20of%20X%20Minus%20One%20aired%20on%20July%2018,%201957&dir=x_minus_one



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