Synopsis
A gangster is murdered during a blistering Manhattan heat wave. City cop Andy Rusch is under pressure solve the crime and captivated by the victim's beautiful girlfriend. But it is difficult to catch a killer, let alone get the girl, in crazy streets crammed full of people. The planet's population has exploded. The 35 million inhabitants of New York City run their TVs off pedal power, riot for water, loot and trample for lentil 'steaks' and are controlled by sinister barbed wire dropped from the sky.
Written in 1966 and set in 1999, Make Room! Make Room! is a witty and unnerving story about stretching the earth's resources, and the human spirit, to breaking point.
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Review
"Harrison's fictions constitute one of the main monuments in modern SF." --Paul Di Filippo, SciFi.com
“Harrison’s fictions constitute one of the main monuments in modern SF.” —Paul Di Filippo, SciFi.com
Harrison's fictions constitute one of the main monuments in modern SF. "Paul Di Filippo, SciFi.com""
Harrison's fictions constitute one of the main monuments in modern SF. Paul Di Filippo, SciFi.com"
"Harrison's fictions constitute one of the main monuments in modern SF." --Paul Di Filippo, SciFi.com
From the Back Cover
With an Afterword by Harry Harrison
'A cautionary tale of what might happen if American consumption goes unchecked' Los Angeles Times
It is 1999 and the planet's population has exploded. The 35 million inhabitants of New York City run their TVs off pedal power, riot for water, loot and trample for lentil 'steaks', and are controlled by sinister barbed wire dropped from the sky. When a gangster is murdered during a blistering Manhattan heat wave, city cop Andy Rusch is under pressure solve the crime, but also captivated by the victim's beautiful girlfriend. It is going to be difficult to catch a killer, let alone get the girl, in crazy streets crammed full of people, and a world going into meltdown.
Written in 1966 and made into the science-fiction film Soylent Green, Make Room! Make Room! is a witty and unnerving story about stretching the earth's resources, and the human spirit, to breaking point.
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Make Room! Make Room!; (aka Soylent Green) Source for the Classic Sci-Fi MGM Movie Starring Charlton Heston, , Edward G. Robinson, Leigh Taylor-Young; )
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Soft cover. Condition: VERY GOOD Minus. Painted Cover Art! (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. *** CANADA BUYERS; (This is a THICK BOOK, thus can only be shipped by Expedited Mail in CANADA; Standard Pre-Set Postage Rates ONLY APPLY in Manitoba & Saskatchewan; Other Canadian Provinces will Need to pay EXTRA Shipping Charges); *** 309 pages; IMDB Notes about the Film; In 2022, Earth is overpopulated and totally polluted; the natural resources have been exhausted and the nourishment of the population is provided by Soylent Industries, a company that makes a food consisting of plankton from the oceans. In New York City, when Soylent's member of the board William R. Simonson is murdered apparently by a burglar at the Chelsea Towers West where he lives, efficient Detective Thorn is assigned to investigate the case with his partner Solomon "Sol" Roth. Thorn comes to the fancy apartment and meets Simonson's bodyguard Tab Fielding and the "furniture" (woman that is rented together with the flat) Shirl and the detective concludes that the executive was not victim of burglary but executed. Further, he finds that the Governor Santini and other powerful men want to disrupt and end Thorn's investigation. But Thorn continues his work and discovers a bizarre and disturbing secret of the ingredient used to manufacture Soylent Green. >>Cover creaisng; 1" paper tear to upper left front cover. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book. Seller Inventory # 15777-9
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Make Room! Make Room!; (aka Soylent Green) Source for the Classic Sci-Fi MGM Movie Starring Charlton Heston, , Edward G. Robinson, Leigh Taylor-Young; )
Published by
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ISBN 13: 9780441516049
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. Painted Cover Art! (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. *** CANADA BUYERS; (This is a THICK BOOK, thus can only be shipped by Expedited Mail in CANADA; Standard Pre-Set Postage Rates ONLY APPLY in Manitoba & Saskatchewan; Other Canadian Provinces will Need to pay EXTRA Shipping Charges); *** 309 pages; IMDB Notes about the Film; In 2022, Earth is overpopulated and totally polluted; the natural resources have been exhausted and the nourishment of the population is provided by Soylent Industries, a company that makes a food consisting of plankton from the oceans. In New York City, when Soylent's member of the board William R. Simonson is murdered apparently by a burglar at the Chelsea Towers West where he lives, efficient Detective Thorn is assigned to investigate the case with his partner Solomon "Sol" Roth. Thorn comes to the fancy apartment and meets Simonson's bodyguard Tab Fielding and the "furniture" (woman that is rented together with the flat) Shirl and the detective concludes that the executive was not victim of burglary but executed. Further, he finds that the Governor Santini and other powerful men want to disrupt and end Thorn's investigation. But Thorn continues his work and discovers a bizarre and disturbing secret of the ingredient used to manufacture Soylent Green. >>Edge wear to covers; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book. Seller Inventory # 15777-11
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