7/1/2023 0 Comments Frederik pohl books![]() ![]() ![]() Of course, he also employs a mind-boggling variety of scientific ideas and science fictional tropes with which his characters must interact. Because Frederik Pohl imbues his characters with a depth and individuality that makes them as real as people you see every day. But you will need to find out what happens to the people who inhabit these stories. Some are people you'll love, some you'll hate. ![]() Yet at their core, all his stories are most acutely concerned with people. ![]() And because he has always been a keen observer of the human condition and the world that is shaped by it, his stories reflect the currents of political movements, social trends, major events that have shaken the world. Because Frederik Pohl has been on the frontlines of the field since the halcyon days of the late 1930s, and has written short stories in every decade since. Spanning the decades, these tales are in their way a living history of science fiction. Now, for the first time, he has gathered together the best of his many stories. Even while writing his bestselling triple-crown (Hugo, Nebula, Campbell Award) novel Gateway and the other Heechee Saga novels, he has always written short fiction. For more than fifty years he has been writing incisive, entertaining SF stories, several hundred in all. First and foremost, Pohl is a master of the science fiction short story. Platinum Pohl is the first collection to collect all of the essential works of Frederik Pohl. ![]()
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