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calls it "an enjoyable read" and he praises the "quick prose", action, and dialogue that keeps the reader interested.
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The novel is set in a dystopian future where mankind is ruled by a brutal
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1964 science fiction novel by Frederick Pohl and Jack Williamson
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is a dystopian science fiction novel by American writers
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Frederik Pohl
Jack Williamson
Starchild
Rogue Star
totalitarian government
surveillance state
"BOOK REVIEW: THE REEFS OF SPACE, FREDERIK POHL AND JACK WILLIAMSON (1964)"
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Works
Frederik Pohl
Undersea Trilogy
Jack Williamson
Undersea Quest
Undersea Fleet
Undersea City
Heechee Saga
Gateway
Beyond the Blue Event Horizon
Heechee Rendezvous
The Annals of the Heechee
The Gateway Trip
The Boy Who Would Live Forever
The Other End of Time
The Siege of Eternity
The Far Shore of Time
Man Plus

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