Space traders

cīņa. Notikumu virpulī tiek ierauts arī augstākās kategorijas reklāmas darbinieks Mets Ransteds, kuru cenšas nobīdīt pie malas viņa ieceru pretinieki. Darbība risinās uz savdabīga greznības un nabadzības pasaules fona. Vienlaikus ar sarežģītas tehnikas attīstību vērojams degvielas trūkums. Tiek ražots tūkstošiem dažādu dzērienu, bet skolēni ēd «atjaunotas» gaļas bifštekus. Amerikas Savienoto Valstu pārapdzīvotības draudi vieš cilvēkos nedrošību.Spējīgajam jauneklim jāpieliek visi spēki, lai sarežģītajās situācijās saglabātu dzīvību, atgūtu agrākās tiesības un mī]otās sievietes draudzību. Vai viņam tas izdodas? Uz šo jautājumu lai atbild romāns «Kosmosa tirgoņi».

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F. Pohl and S.M. Kornbluth
The Space Merchants
Series "World of Science Fiction"
Publishing House "Science", Riga 1968

The inhabitants of our planet have found Earth too cramped, so their gaze turns to Venus. It promises many advantages and lucrative sources of profit, and a competition unfolds between two US advertising agencies for the rights to exploit Venus. Essentially, this is not a competition but the usual ruthless and dirty competitive struggle of capitalism. The whirlwind of events also draws in high-ranking advertising employee Matt Ransome, whom his rivals try to sideline. The action takes place against a backdrop of a peculiar world of luxury and poverty. Alongside the development of complex technology, there is a fuel shortage. Thousands of different drinks are produced, but students eat "restored" meat steaks. The threat of overpopulation in the United States instills insecurity in people. The capable young man must muster all his strength to survive the complex situations, regain his former rights, and the friendship of his beloved woman. Does he succeed? Let the novel "The Space Merchants" answer this question.