![]() ![]() Author BiographyĪs I dressed that morning I ran over in my mind the long list of statistics, evasions, and exaggerations that they would expect in my report. It soon becomes a tale of mystery and intrigue, in which many of the people in Mitch's life are not what they seem, and Mitch's loyalties and opinions will be put to the test. ![]() But a lot more is happening than he knows about. The planet Venus has just been visited and judged fit for human settlement, despite its inhospitable surface and climate the colonists would have to endure a harsh climate for many generations until the planet could be terraformed.Mitch Courtenay is a star-class copywriter in the Fowler Schocken advertising agency and has been assigned the ad campaign which would attract colonists to Venus. However, the most basic elements are incredibly scarce, including water and fuel. Through advertising, the public is constantly deluded into thinking that the quality of life is improved by all the products placed on the market. Advertising has become hugely aggressive and by far the best-paid profession. States exist merely to ensure the survival of huge trans-national corporations. ![]() ![]() In a vastly overpopulated near future world, businesses have taken the place of governments and now hold all political power. ![]()
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