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In this classic send-up of American commercialism, a near-future earth is resource-depleted but callously ruled by advertising, splitting society between all-powerful ad agencies & exploited consumers. Mitchell Courtenay is a glib ad-exec who has just landed the assignment of a lifetime: enticing consumers to colonize Venus. So what if the atmosphere reeks of formaldehyde, the ambient temperature boils water & the winds reach 500 mph? Here was a bright new tomorrow to sell. No one was better at convincing consumers to stake their futures on a hellhole than Mitch Courtenay.
But Mitch no sooner dusts the confetti of victory from his shoulders when he discovers that his wife wants to end their trial marriage & that someone is out to kill him. Then his cushy existence is stolen outright when his ID tattoo is altered to the status of a lowly consumer. Rather than serve out a 5-year contract as a menial laborer, he skillfully connives his way back up the social chain to learn who wanted him dead. His suspects include everyone from his former co-workers to rival agencies & a rabid conservationist group called the Consies--even an astronaut out for his wife's affections. In a cutthroat world that would sell lead paint to children, Courtenay must out-fox, out-scam & out-run his enemies as only an ad-man can.
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The Space Merchants
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St. Martin's Press, New York, 2003
ISBN 10: 0739432184
ISBN 13: 9780739432181
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. New but a little age toned , that's all! A classic 1952 SF about the excesses of commercialism. A guy coaxing settlers for the boiling hot, formaldehyde reeking, 500 MPH wind planet of Venus for smashed when his wife dumps him and he becomes a target. Hi's bumped down to menial grade but struggles back to find out who did this! Great story, a classic not to be missed! Seller Inventory # 002409
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