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Preferred Risk by Frederik Pohl

Preferred Risk

Frederik Pohl

Start Publishing LLC · Print & ebook · March 10, 2016

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Who it’s for
A claims adjuster’s faith in a powerful company gives way to a sharp science-fiction dilemma.
Themes
Corporate authoritarianism, Forced conformity, Imprisonment for dissent
Genres
Dystopian, Sci-Fi

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About this book

Thomas Wills is a claims adjuster. That doesn't sound like much, but the insurance company he works for rules the world with an Iron fist. Thomas Wills believes he is working for the greatest company in the history of mankind. But when he meets Rena dell'Angela he learns that everything is not as it seems. His company enforces complete compliance to their rules with a deep freeze vault that anyone who violates their rules is imprisoned in.

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Once he learns the truth he must decide what to do about it.

Rules and Risks

A claims adjuster’s faith in a powerful company gives way to a sharp science-fiction dilemma.

Come here for

  • Corporate power with an unusually chilling enforcement mechanism
  • A thriller shaped by trust, compliance, and choice

Expect

  • A sustained narrative about seeing an institution differently
  • Tension grounded in the cost of breaking its rules

Where it sits

Sci-Fi83%
Dystopian82%

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Publisher categories

  • Sci-Fi Adventure
  • Space Opera
  • Alien Contact
Authors
Frederik Pohl
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
March 10, 2016
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Corporate authoritarianism · Forced conformity · Imprisonment for dissent
Reading lane
Sci-Fi Adventure