The Cool War

Like many of Pohl's novels, this opens in a world reduced by a crisis, in this case the loss of fossil fuels. Solar power is a major, albeit insufficient, source of power. Electricity is metered and cut off if a home exceeds a maximum amount of usage. "Power piggery", the profligate use of electricity, is a crime. The Rev. H. Hornswell "Horny" Hake becomes embroiled in "the Cool War", in which each country tries to sabotage the economies of its rivals, even if politically they are allies ...

Author: Pohl Frederik

ISBN: 9780552121538

Year of publication: 1982

Genre: Science fiction

Number of pages: 331

Reading time: 5 h. 31 min.

Formats: FB2, EPUB, PDF

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