Search the Sky

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Search the Sky is a satirical science fiction novel, co-written by Cyril M. Kornbluth and Frederik Pohl, that follows an interstellar trader uncovering the bizarre fates of isolated human colonies.

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instanceOf satirical novel
science fiction novel
author Cyril M. Kornbluth NERFINISHED
Frederik Pohl NERFINISHED
coAuthorRelationship Pohl–Kornbluth collaboration NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtist Richard Powers NERFINISHED
firstPublicationYear 1954
genre satire
science fiction
hasFormat hardcover
magazine serialisation
paperback
hasSubject demographic change
human colonization of space
political systems
sociology of future societies
space travel
language English
literaryMovement Golden Age science fiction NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Ross NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective third-person narrative
notableFor satirical depiction of diverse human societies on different planets
originalLanguage English
originalPublicationForm magazine serial
originalPublicationMedium Galaxy Science Fiction NERFINISHED
plotSummary An interstellar trader investigates the strange destinies of isolated human colonies across the galaxy.
protagonistOccupation interstellar trader
publicationYear 1954
publisher Ballantine Books NERFINISHED
setting future
interstellar space
theme cultural degeneration
demography and population issues
isolation of human colonies
political satire
social satire
timePeriodOfCreation early 1950s
workOfAuthor Cyril M. Kornbluth NERFINISHED
Frederik Pohl NERFINISHED

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Cyril M. Kornbluth coAuthorOf Search the Sky