Midas World (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Frederik Pohl
- First Published: 1983
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—cautionary
- Time of Work: The late twenty-first century
- Setting: Earth and elsewhere in the Milky Way galaxy
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: Other worlds, Twenty-first century, Consumers or consumer rights, Earth, Robots or robotics
- Locales: Space, Earth
The Plot
Each of the seven chapters of Midas World except the first was originally published as a short story. The stories are linked by a common history. In “The Fire-Bringer,” an introductory chapter, Frederik Pohl tells how Amalfi Amadeus, an eccentric genius, perfects the fusion reactor, creating a safe, abundant, and inexhaustible source of power. Amadeus believes that his invention will create universal peace by eliminating scarcity and competition. Powerful corporations seize control, however, subverting his humanitarian purposes. These profit-motivated...
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