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Jem

Jem

DystopianScience Fiction
Pages
368
Published
1980
Language
English

Synopsis

In a war-torn 21st century, humanity discovers a new habitable world, Jem, hoping it will be their salvation. However, the three rival power blocs quickly export their earthly conflicts to this new planet, which is already home to three intelligent species. This novel, ironically subtitled 'The Making of a Utopia,' explores the dark side of human nature and interstellar colonization.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

DarkTenseSatiricalIntellectual
First Contact

Genres

Dystopian Science Fiction Space Opera Political Thriller

About the author

F
Frederik Pohl

Frederik Pohl, Jr. was born in Brooklyn, New York. His father held a number of jobs, and his family moved many times in his childhood before settling in Brooklyn when he was about seven. He attended Brooklyn Tech high school, but dropped out and took a job to help support his family. As a teen, he founded the New York science fiction writer's group The Futurians. His first publication, a poem, appeared in Amazing Stories in 1937, when he was 18 years old. In 1936, he joined the Young Commun...