![]() Sure it’s prone to abuses, but show me a social structure that isn’t. I’m not one of those people who thinks capitalism is the worst thing to ever blight humanity. Because while no book I’ve read has been diminished by setting it in space, this slightly more Earth-bound tale is a whole lot of fun.īefore we get into the book proper, I just want to say something. My disappointment quickly turned to curiosity, then to enjoyment. ![]() The title actually refers to the companies and individuals who are selling the idea of space travel to the general population. Having not really read the back cover, I was a little disappointed to discover that a book called The Space Merchants was not, in fact, about interstellar traders zipping about in their spaceships. But when Mitch Courtenay is put in charge of advertising the first trip to Venus, he soon discovers that the rewards come with their own share of risk, and that some business is worth killing for. Money makes the world go round, and few know the truth of that more than the advertising agencies. ![]()
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