num_pages: 216
description: Meet Mitchell Courtenay, Copysmith Star Class, a man of no small importance in the Madison Avenue pecking order. His latest assignment: create an advertising campaign that will sell the American people on emigration to Venus.It's an uphill fight all the way for Courtenay, as he contends with enemies in rival agencies, underground ecology groups, and a wife who won't come home unless he quits his job!And what if he's successful? Suppose the planet's climate proves harsh and uninviting. And how will the colonists from Earth feel when they learn they will have to survive as best they can...[Taken from the back cover]
language: English
title: The Space Merchants
titlecomplete: The Space Merchants
characters: Mitchell Courtenay
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Space Opera, Humor, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Novels, Space, Dystopia, Audiobook
ratings_count: 10324
series: The Space Merchants
publisher: Ballantine Books