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Midas world ; a novel / Frederik Pohl

Following the discovery of controlled nuclear fusion, a surfeit of consumer products exhausts Earth's natural resources. This narrative examines the environmental crisis caused by limitless energy and the consequences of unchecked industrialised production.

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