Frederik: 240 books

Frederik Pohl was one of the greatest science fiction writers of all time, with a career that spanned 7 decades (and won him every major award in the field). Included are ten of his classic novels and short stories: PLAGUE OF PYTHONS THE DAY OF THE BOOMER DUKES MY LADY GREENSLEEVES THE TUNNEL UNDER THE...

Trumpets in the Mountains is a compelling ethnography about Cuban culture, artistic performance, and the shift in national identity after 1990, when the loss of Soviet subsidies plunged Cuba into a severe economic crisis. The state's response involved opening the economy to foreign capital and tourism,...

Frederik Pohl, the bestselling author of The Boy Who Would Live Forever, is famous for his novels, but first and foremost, he is a master of the science fiction short story. For more than fifty years he has been writing incisive, entertaining SF stories, several hundred in all. Even while writing...

Frederik Pohl was an influential writer and editor. As an editor he won three Hugo awards for best professional magazine. As a writer he won four Hugo Awards and three Nebulas. Pohl was awarded the title of Grand Master by the Science fiction Writers of America and is a member of the Science Fiction...

Dagboek uit de rivier van Frederik Baas is een subtiele, ingenieuze thriller. Frederik Baas is een pseudoniem van Jan van Mersbergen, die eerder onder andere Naar de overkant van de nacht en De laatste ontsnapping schreef. Naar de overkant van de nacht werd genomineerd voor de Libris Literatuurprijs...

"Frederik L. Schodt has at long last unveiled the fascinating story of 'Professor Risley.' Circus scholars, history buffs, and anyone with an ounce of curiosity should be grateful to him."—Dominique Jando, Circopedia.org "Professor" Risley (Richard Risley Carlisle) introduced the Western circus...

Op 6 april 1940 verscheen in het Algemeen Handelsblad voor het eerst een verhaal van W.F. Hermans in druk. `En toch was de machine goed is in veel opzichten al een typisch Hermans-verhaal. 'Het gerammel van de machines klinkt mij in de oren als de muziek van een revolutie', schreef Willem Frederik...

In 1977 Frederik Pohl stunned the science fiction world with the publication of Gateway, one of the most brilliantly entertaining SF novels of all time. Gateway was a bestseller and won science fiction's triple crown: the Hugo, Nebula, and John W. Campbell Memorial awards for best novel. Now, more...

This landmark book, first published at the height of the manga boom, is offered in a hardcover collector's edition with a new foreword and afterword. Frederik L. Schodt looks at the classic publications and artists who created modern manga, including the magazines Big Comics and Morning, and artists...

Here are 6 modern and classic science fiction novels we hope you will enjoy: Wolfbane, by Frederik Pohl and C.M. Kornbluth Slave Planet, by Laurence Janifer Preferred Risk, by Frederik Pohl and Lester del Rey The Rat Race, by Jay Franklin Champagne Caesar, by Jay Franklin Rememory, by John Gregory Betancourt...

Two thousand years after Pompeii's destruction, a thriller of upheaval—volcanic and political—as only SF Grandmaster Frederik Pohl can write it! With a keen eye for the humanity in any situation, science fiction icon Frederik Pohl has crafted a compelling new novel of a not-too-distant...

The Day of the Boomer Dukes by Frederik Pohl. Illustrated by EMSH. Frederik George Pohl, Jr. (born November 26, 1919) is an American science fiction writer, editor and fan, with a career spanning over seventy years — from his first published work, "Elegy to a Dead Planet: Luna" (1937), to his most recent novel, All the Lives He Led.

THE TUNNEL UNDER THE WORLD AND OTHER GOLDEN AGE SCIENCE FICTION STORIES features ten novels and short stories by award-winning writer Frederik Pohl (two in collaboration with C. M. Kornbluth). • Search the Sky (with C. M. Kornbluth) • Wolfbane (with C. M. Kornbluth) • My Lady Greensleeves •...

Un clásico indiscutible de la ciencia ficción y la única novela que ha obtenido los máximos galardones del género: el Hugo, el Nebula, el John W. Campbell y el Locus. Primera entrega de «La Saga de los Heechee». Originariamente publicada en 1977, Pórtico fue siempre para su autor,...