Pohlstars

By Frederik Pohl

A collection of short stories by the award-winning American science fiction writer, Frederik Pohl. They range from the lighthearted "The High Test" to the longest of the collection, "The Sweet, Sad... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345315456
• ISBN13: 9780345315458
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 257 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Not Free SF Reader

A pretty standard sort of quality collection at 3.41. Pohl says it might be influenced a little by some time in China, with Chinese SF writers, and a lot of the stories were written while travelling. One of them even with Doc Smith's typewriter! So, not too bad, and some variety, although some similar like the Lottery Fair and The Way It Was, as far as results go. Pohlstars : The Sweet Sad Queen of the Grazing Isles - Frederik Pohl Pohlstars : The High Test - Frederik Pohl Pohlstars : Spending a Day at the Lottery Fair - Frederik Pohl Pohlstars : Second Coming - Frederik Pohl Pohlstars : Enjoy Enjoy - Frederik Pohl Pohlstars : Growing Up in Edge City - Frederik Pohl Pohlstars : We Purchased People - Frederik Pohl Pohlstars : Rem the Rememberer - Frederik Pohl Pohlstars : The Mother Trip - Frederik Pohl Pohlstars : A Day in the Life of Able Charlie - Frederik Pohl Pohlstars : The Way It Was - Frederik Pohl Pollution Family struggle, sea. 3.5 out of 5 Space driving school letters. 3 out of 5 Cheap trip, small risk. 3.5 out of 5 Zoo Jesus. 3 out of 5 Fun work. 3 out of 5 Outside getaway Dropout love. 3.5 out of 5 Alien sex control destruction. 4 out of 5 Past problems now. 3.5 out of 5 Get changed. 3.5 out of 5 Fast program work. 3 out of 5 Organ bank gamble. 3.5 out of 5 3.5 out of 5

Great short-story format Science Fiction

Great short story Science Fiction, especially the 75 page "Sweet, Sad Queen of the Grazing Isles." The "Forward" of the novel is interesting as well, detailing a trip to China a year earlier (1983?) where he was able to meet with Chinese Science Fiction authors.