A review by markhodderauthor
The Merchants' War by Frederik Pohl

5.0

THE SPACE MERCHANTS, by Pohl and Kornbluth, is an all time classic satirical SF novel. Thirty years after its publication, Pohl wrote this sequel and, wow, he really delivered. As excellent as the original novel is, THE MERCHANT’S WAR is better. The satire bites harder, the plot speeds along without once flagging, and the protagonist is engaging and, initially, wonderfully faulted. The story of his rise, fall, and rise is brilliantly told, and the commercial world in which it occurs is really well crafted. I loved everything about this book except its lousy cover. A Google image search reveals that ALL its editions have lousy covers. I suppose that's quite ironic, considering the story concerns advertising and marketing.