About the Book
Nebula Award 1976, Hugo Award nominee 1977.
The Nebula Award–winning masterwork by the author of Gateway
In the not-too-distant future, a desperate war for natural resources
threatens to bring civilization to a crashing halt. Nuclear warships
from around the globe begin positioning themselves as the American
government works feverishly to complete a massive project to colonize
Mars. Former astronaut Roger Torraway has agreed to be transformed by
the latest advances in biological and cybernetic science into something
new, a being that can survive the rigors of Mars before it is
terraformed. Becoming Man Plus will allow him to be the linchpin in
opening the new Martian frontier… but not without challenging his
humanity as no man has ever been challenged before.
A
bestselling, Nebula Award–winning novel when first published more than
thirty years ago, this book is now more relevant than ever, as the
battle between corporate interests and those who seek to save Earth’s
natural resources steadily escalates. The question of where man will go
once the world’s food, water, and oil have run out has yet to be
answered. Man Plus by Frederick Pohl is a brilliantly imagined, compelling possible scenario that has enthralled countless readers.
