# The Space Merchants

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- Book: [The Space Merchants](https://www.bookquiver.com/frederik-pohl/the-space-merchants) ([The Space Merchants.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/frederik-pohl/the-space-merchants.md))
- Authors: [Frederik Pohl](https://www.bookquiver.com/frederik-pohl), [Frederik Pohl](https://www.bookquiver.com/frederik-pohl)
- Publisher: Gollancz
- ISBN: 978-05-7507-528-3
- Published: 2003-07-10
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

It is the 20th Century, an advertisement-drenched world in which the big ad agencies dominate governments and everything else. Now Schoken Associates, one of the big players, has a new challenge for star copywriter Mitch Courtenay. Volunteers are needed to colonise Venus. It's a hellhole, and nobody who knew anything about it would dream of signing up. But by the time Mitch has finished, they will be queuing to get on board the spaceships.