The Space Merchants
| Author | Frederik Pohl, C. M. Kornbluth |
| Genre | Novel, Fiction, Science Fiction |
| First published | 1952-06 |
| Original Language | English |
| First published | 1952-06 |
| First published | 1952-08 |
| Links | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Space_Merchants · http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?1159 |
| Notes | The Space Merchants is a science fiction novel by Frederik Pohl and Cyril M. Kornbluth in 1952. Originally published in Galaxy Science Fiction magazine as a three-part serial entitled Gravy Planet from June to August, 1952. The novel was first published as a single volume in 1953. It deals satirically with a hyper-developed consumerism, seen through the eyes of an advertising executive. In 1984, Pohl published a sequel, The Merchants' War. In 2012, it was included in the Library of America omnibus American Science Fiction: Four Classic Novels 1953-1956. Pohl revised the original novel in 2011 with added material and more contemporary references. It is the first book in the Space Merchants series. |
Editions 7
Add Edition| Title | Publisher | Format | Language | Location | Dates | Impression | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Space Merchants | Ballantine Books | Trade Paperback | English | New York | 1952 | |
 | The Space Merchants | Penguin Books | Paperback | English | United Kingdom | 1953 | |
 | Mercaderes el Espacio | Minotauro | Soft cover | Spanish | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1955 | |
 | Os Mercadores do Espaço | Livros Do Brasil | Paperback | Portuguese | Portugal | 1973 | |
 | Obchodníci s vesmírem | Odeon | Paperback | Czech | 1987 | ||
 | Mercaderes Del Espacio | Unknown | Spanish | ||||
 | The Space Merchants | Heinemann | Hardback | English | UK |