![]() ![]() the late 20th Century) and ending a few centuries later. The Years of the City, via a quintet of novellas, examines the future of New York City, beginning in the present day (i.e. Each of them is a collection of linked shorter stories. The Years of the City and Midas World are not, strictly speaking, actual novels. But once I did, I found them really great, with an engaging style of prose, three-dimensional characters, and a unique sense of humor. It actually took me nearly a decade to finally sit down and read both The Years of the City and Midas World from start to finish. As for why she chose those two, they were recently published, and the cover artwork must have caught her eye. In retrospect, I think perhaps she was also trying to get me to stop watching so much TV and read more books. I doubt that she had any idea who Pohl was, but she knew I really enjoyed sci-fi. I must have been around eight or nine years old at the time, and she gave me a pair of science fiction paperbacks: The Years of the City and Midas World. ![]() I first discovered Pohl’s work via a gift from my grandmother. But I found each of the five novels by him that I do have to be very interesting, insightful, and enjoyable. I haven’t read a huge amount of the prolific Pohl’s work. He died on September 2, 2013, aged 93 years. I was sorry to learn that the long-time science fiction author Frederik Pohl had passed away. ![]()
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