Preferred Risk

Frederik Pohl; Lester Del Rey

ISBN 10: 0345285751 / ISBN 13: 9780345285751

Published by Del Rey, 1979

About this Item

Ballantine, New York, 1980. Softcover, 187 pp. 1st edition from this publisher (stated). Originally released in 1955. Science fiction collaboration by two noted authors of the genre. Very good condition, with a small scuff at head of rear wrap. This edition includes an afterword; commentary by the authors on the joys and difficulties of collaborating. Very good condition with a small scuff at head of rear wrap.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1663453015776

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Preferred Risk
• Publisher: Del Rey
• Publication Date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0345285751
• ISBN 13: 9780345285751
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Vintage paperback

About the Author

Frederik Pohl (1919-2013) was one of science fiction's most important authors. Among his many novels are "Gateway", which won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, the Hugo Award, the Locus SF Award, and the Nebula Award, "Beyond the Blue Event Horizon", which was a finalist for the Hugo and Nebula Awards, and "Jem", which won the 1980 National Book Award in Science Fiction. He also collaborated on classic science fiction novels including "The Space Merchants" with Cyril M. Kornbluth. Pohl was an award-winning editor of "Galaxy "and "If", a book editor at Bantam, and served as president of the Science Fiction Writers of America. He was named a Grand Master of Science Fiction by SFWA in 1993, and was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.