Frederik Pohl

Frederik Pohl

Frederik Pohl was born in New York City, USA on November 26th, 1919 and passed away at the age of 93 on September 2nd, 2013.

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Frederik Pohl Stats: The highest rated book by Frederik Pohl on Book Notification is Gateway, the first novel in the Heechee Saga series. The second-highest rated book is Beyond the Blue Event Horizon (Heechee Saga #2).

The most read book by Frederik Pohl on Book Notification is Gateway, the first novel in the Heechee Saga series. The second most read book is Beyond the Blue Event Horizon (Heechee Saga #2).

Below is a complete list of Frederik Pohl books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Frederik Pohl is the Heechee Saga Series.

List of Space Merchants Books in Publication Order

List of Starchild Books in Publication Order (with Jack Williamson)

List of Saga Of Cuckoo Books in Publication Order (with Jack Williamson)

List of Heechee Saga Books in Publication Order

List of Heechee Collections in Publication Order

List of Eschaton Sequence Books in Publication Order

List of Man Plus Books in Publication Order

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Search the Sky (With: C.M. Kornbluth)
1954
2
9
Gladiator-at-Law (With: C.M. Kornbluth)
1955
3
A Town is Drowning (With: C.M. Kornbluth)
1955
4
Preferred Risk (With: Lester del Rey)
1955
5
Presidential Year (With: C.M. Kornbluth)
1956
6
Slave Ship
1957
7
Wolfbane (With: C.M. Kornbluth)
1957
8
Drunkard's Walk
1960
9
A Plague of Pythons
1965
10
The Age of the Pussyfoot
1969
11
10
Jem
1979
12
The Cool War
1981
13
6
Starburst
1982
14
Syzygy
1982
15
The Years of the City
1984
16
Demon in the Skull
1984
17
Black Star Rising
1985
18
The Coming of the Quantum Cats
1986
19
Terror
1986
20
Chernobyl
1987
21
Land's End (With: Jack Williamson)
1988
22
Narabedla Ltd.
1988
23
The Day The Martians Came
1988
24
Homegoing
1989
25
The World at the End of Time
1990
26
Outnumbering the Dead
1990
27
The Singers of Time (With: Jack Williamson)
1991
28
Mining the Oort
1992
29
Stopping at Slowyear
1992
30
The Voices of Heaven
1994
31
O Pioneer!
1997
32
7
The Last Theorem (With: Arthur C. Clarke)
2008
33
All the Lives He Led
2011
34
Virtual Nightmare
2017

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Alternating Currents
1956
2
The Case against Tomorrow
1956
3
Tomorrow Times Seven
1959
4
The Man Who Ate the World
1960
5
The Wonder Effect (With: C.M. Kornbluth)
1962
6
The Abominable Earthman
1963
7
Digits and Dastards
1966
8
Turn Left at Thursday
1969
9
Day Million
1970
10
The Gold at the Starbow's End
1972
11
The Best of Frederik Pohl
1975
12
In the Problem Pit
1976
13
The Early Pohl
1976
14
Survival Kit
1979
15
Planets Three
1982
16
BIPOHL
1982
17
Midas World
1983
18
Pohlstars
1984
19
Platinum Pohl
2000
20
The Hated and Other Stories
2010
21
Works of Frederik Pohl [Illustrated]
2010
22
The Works of Frederik Pohl
2012
23
Adventures in Time and Space
2015

List of Graphic Novels in Publication Order

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Prince Henry Sinclair
1951
2
Practical Politics 1972
1971
3
The Viking settlements of North America
1972
4
6
The Way the Future Was
1978
5
Chasing Science
1980
6
Science Fiction Studies in Film (With: Frederik Pohl IV)
Science Fiction Studies in Film (With: Frederik Pohl IV)
1981
7
The New Visions
1982
8
Galaxy Magazine: The Dark and the Light Years (By: David L. Rosheim)
1986
9
Our Angry Earth
1991
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List of Best Science Fiction of the Year Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 1
1972
2
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 2
1973
3
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 3
1974
4
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 4
1975
5
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 5
1976
6
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 6
1977
7
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 7
1978
8
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 8
1979
9
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 9
1980
10
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 10
1981
11
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 11
1982
12
10
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12
1983
13
Best Science Fiction of the Year 13
1984
14
Best Science Fiction of the Year 14
1984
15
Best Science Fiction of the Year 15
1986
16
Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year 16
1987
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List of Undersea Eden Books in Publication Order (with Jack Williamson)

List of Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Culture, Identities and Technology in the Star Wars Films: Essays on the Two Trilogies
2007
2
Tolkien and Shakespeare: Essays on Shared Themes and Language
2007
3
Hugo Gernsback and the Century of Science Fiction
2007
4
The Influence of Star Trek on Television, Film and Culture
2007
5
The Evolution of Tolkien's Mythology: A Study of the History of Middle-earth
2007
6
The Evolution of Tolkien's Mythology: A Study of the History of Middle-earth
2007
7
Dreams and Nightmares: Science and Technology in Myth and Fiction
2008
8
H. Beam Piper: A Biography
2008
9
Science Fiction and the Two Cultures: Essays on Bridging the Gap Between the Sciences and the Humanities
2009
10
The Science of Fiction and the Fiction of Science: Collected Essays on SF Storytelling and the Gnostic Imagination
2009
11
The Inter-Galactic Playground: A Critical Study of Children's and Teens' Science Fiction
2009
12
The Twilight Mystique: Critical Essays on the Novels and Films
2010
13
Science Fiction and the Prediction of the Future: Essays on Foresight and Fallacy
2011
14
Science Fiction and the Prediction of the Future: Essays on Foresight and Fallacy
2011
15
Of Bread, Blood and the Hunger Games: Critical Essays on the Suzanne Collins Trilogy
2012
16
I See You: The Shifting Paradigms of James Cameron’s Avatar
2012
17
Lois McMaster Bujold: Essays on a Modern Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy
2013
18
The Heritage of Heinlein: A Critical Reading of the Fiction
2013
19
Nature and the Numinous in Mythopoeic Fantasy Literature
2014
20
Discworld and the Disciplines: Critical Approaches to the Terry Pratchett Works
2014
21
Michael Moorcock: Fiction, Fantasy and the World's Pain
2015
22
An Asimov Companion: Characters, Places and Terms in the Robot/Empire/Foundation Metaseries
2016
23
Science Fiction and Futurism: Their Terms and Ideas
2017
24
Patricia A. McKillip and the Art of Fantasy World-Building
2017
25
A Dune Companion: Characters, Places and Terms in Frank Herbert's Original Six Novels
2018
26
A Dune Companion: Characters, Places and Terms in Frank Herbert's Original Six Novels
2018
27
The Fortean Influence on Science Fiction: Charles Fort and the Evolution of the Genre
2020
28
Arab and Muslim Science Fiction: Critical Essays
2022
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List of The Space Merchants Books in Publication Order (with C.M. Kornbluth)

List of Isaac Asimov's Anthology Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction (By: Isaac Asimov, Tanith Lee, Phyllis Eisenstein, Gene Wolfe, Barry B. Longyear, John M. Ford, Arnie Bateman, Alan Dean Foster, Martin Gardner, Randall Garrett, Rob Chilson, Ted Reynolds, George Scithers, Richard S. McEnroe, Jeff Duntemann, R.N. Bracewell, K.W. MacAnn, G. Richard Bozarth)
Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction (By: Isaac Asimov, Tanith Lee, Phyllis Eisenstein, Gene Wolfe, Barry B. Longyear, John M. Ford, Arnie Bateman, Alan Dean Foster, Martin Gardner, Randall Garrett, Rob Chilson, Ted Reynolds, George Scithers, Richard S. McEnroe, Jeff Duntemann, R.N. Bracewell, K.W. MacAnn, G. Richard Bozarth)
1980
2
Isaac Asimov's Near Futures and Far (With: Isaac Asimov, Carter Scholz, Barry B. Longyear, John M. Ford, Jack Williamson, Darrell Schweitzer, John Brunner, Juleen Brantingham, Martin Gardner, Richard Wilson, Milton A. Rothman, Elizabeth Anne Hull, Sharon Webb, Somtow Sucharitkul, Lee Weinstein, Ted Reynolds, George Scithers, F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre, William Tuning, Francis E. Izzo, Paul David Novitski, Lee Russell, Seth S. Horowitz, Tol E. Rant, S. Dale, Julie Flores, Tony Sarowitz)
Isaac Asimov's Near Futures and Far (With: Isaac Asimov, Carter Scholz, Barry B. Longyear, John M. Ford, Jack Williamson, Darrell Schweitzer, John Brunner, Juleen Brantingham, Martin Gardner, Richard Wilson, Milton A. Rothman, Elizabeth Anne Hull, Sharon Webb, Somtow Sucharitkul, Lee Weinstein, Ted Reynolds, George Scithers, F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre, William Tuning, Francis E. Izzo, Paul David Novitski, Lee Russell, Seth S. Horowitz, Tol E. Rant, S. Dale, Julie Flores, Tony Sarowitz)
1981
3
Isaac Asimov's Space of Her Own (By: Connie Willis, Ursula K. Le Guin, Pat Cadigan, Joan D. Vinge, Tanith Lee, Pamela Sargent, Lee Killough, Mary Gentle, Mildred Downey Broxon, Shawna McCarthy, Sharon Webb, Leigh Kennedy, Stephanie A. Smith, Cherie Wilkerson, Julie Stevens, Sydney J. Van Scyoc, Cyn Mason, P.A. Kagan, P.J. MacQuarrie, Janet O. Jeppson, Beverly Grant, Hope Athearn)
Isaac Asimov's Space of Her Own (By: Connie Willis, Ursula K. Le Guin, Pat Cadigan, Joan D. Vinge, Tanith Lee, Pamela Sargent, Lee Killough, Mary Gentle, Mildred Downey Broxon, Shawna McCarthy, Sharon Webb, Leigh Kennedy, Stephanie A. Smith, Cherie Wilkerson, Julie Stevens, Sydney J. Van Scyoc, Cyn Mason, P.A. Kagan, P.J. MacQuarrie, Janet O. Jeppson, Beverly Grant, Hope Athearn)
1983
4
Isaac Asimov's Fantasy! (By: Shawna McCarthy)
Isaac Asimov's Fantasy! (By: Shawna McCarthy)
1985
5
Isaac Asimov's Fantasy! (By: Connie Willis, George R.R. Martin, Ron Goulart, John Kessel, George Alec Effinger, Robert Thurston, Tanith Lee, Lucius Shepard, Scott Baker, Lillian Carl, Juleen Brantingham, Lee Killough, Ian McDowell, Daphne Castell, Sharon N. Farber, Richard Kearns, Shawna McCarthy, Leigh Kennedy, Gregg Keizer, Kristi Olesen)
Isaac Asimov's Fantasy! (By: Connie Willis, George R.R. Martin, Ron Goulart, John Kessel, George Alec Effinger, Robert Thurston, Tanith Lee, Lucius Shepard, Scott Baker, Lillian Carl, Juleen Brantingham, Lee Killough, Ian McDowell, Daphne Castell, Sharon N. Farber, Richard Kearns, Shawna McCarthy, Leigh Kennedy, Gregg Keizer, Kristi Olesen)
1989
6
Isaac Asimov's Aliens (By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois)
1991
7
Isaac Asimov's Robots (By: Isaac Asimov, Rob Chilson)
1991
8
Isaac Asimov's SF-Lite (By: Isaac Asimov, John M. Ford)
1993
9
Isaac Asimov's War (By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois)
1993
10
Isaac Asimov's Cyberdreams (By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois)
1994
11
Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep (By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois)
1995
12
Isaac Asimov's Ghosts (By: Isaac Asimov, Terry Bisson)
1995
13
Isaac Asimov's Christmas (By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois)
1997
14
Isaac Asimov's Camelot (By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois, Eleanor Arnason)
1998
15
Isaac Asimov's Detectives (By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois)
1998
16
Isaac Asimov's Werewolves (By: Isaac Asimov, Suzy McKee Charnas, Gardner Dozois)
1999
17
Isaac Asimov's Solar System (By: Gardner Dozois)
1999
18
Isaac Asimov's Utopias (By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois)
2000
19
Isaac Asimov's Father Day (By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois)
2001
20
Isaac Asimov's Halloween (By: Isaac Asimov)
2001
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List of Frederik Pohl Anthologies in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 1
1953
2
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 2
1953
3
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 6
1953
4
Star Science Fiction Stories 3
1955
5
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 4
1958
6
Galaxy Science Fiction, December 1963
1963
7
Connoisseur's Science Fiction
1964
8
New Writings In SF-3
1964
9
The Eighth Galaxy Reader
1965
10
Science Fiction Oddities
1966
11
8
Dangerous Visions
1967
12
Backdrop of Stars
1968
13
Worlds of If, February 1969
1969
14
The Year's Best Science Fiction No. 3
1970
15
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 1
1972
16
Orbit 11
1972
17
Alpha 3
1972
18
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 5
1972
19
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 20th Series
1973
20
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 2
1973
21
Those Who Can: A Science Fiction Reader
1973
22
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 3
1974
23
Wondermakers 2
1974
24
Final Stage: The Ultimate Science Fiction Anthology
1974
25
Science Fiction Today and Tomorrow: A Discursive Symposium
1975
26
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 4
1975
27
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction 22nd Series
1976
28
The Late Great Future
1976
29
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 5
1976
30
Science Fiction Discoveries
1976
31
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 6
1977
32
Algol The Magazine About Science Fiction - Winter 1977 / 1978
1977
33
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 7
1978
34
Perilous Planets
1978
35
Galaxy Science Fiction, September-October 1979
1979
36
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 9
1980
37
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction
1980
38
Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction
1980
39
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 10
1981
40
Isaac Asimov's Near Futures and Far
1981
41
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 11
1982
42
10
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12
1983
43
Isaac Asimov's Space of Her Own
1983
44
Best Science Fiction of the Year 13
1984
45
Best Science Fiction of the Year 14
1984
46
Isaac Asimov's Fantasy!
1985
47
Best Science Fiction of the Year 15
1986
48
Tales from the Planet Earth
1986
49
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, May 1987
1987
50
The Monster Book of Monsters
1988
51
Mississippi Review 47 / 48
1988
52
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, August 1988
1988
53
Isaac Asimov's Fantasy!
1989
54
Christmas on Ganymede and Other Stories
1990
55
Isaac Asimov's Aliens
1991
56
Isaac Asimov's Robots
1991
57
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories
1992
58
Murasaki
1992
59
Inside the Funhouse
1992
60
Invaders!
1993
61
Isaac Asimov's SF-Lite
1993
62
Isaac Asimov's War
1993
63
Omni Visions Two
1994
64
Isaac Asimov's Cyberdreams
1994
65
Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep
1995
66
Isaac Asimov's Ghosts
1995
67
The Necronomicon
1996
68
Isaac Asimov's Christmas
1997
69
Isaac Asimov's Camelot
1998
70
Isaac Asimov's Detectives
1998
71
Far Horizons
1999
72
Bangs & Whimpers: Stories about The End of The World
1999
73
The SFWA Grand Masters 1
1999
74
Isaac Asimov's Werewolves
1999
75
Armageddons
1999
76
Isaac Asimov's Solar System
1999
77
The Furthest Horizon
2000
78
Isaac Asimov's Utopias
2000
79
American Body in Context
2001
80
Isaac Asimov's Father Day
2001
81
The SFWA Grand Masters 3
2001
82
Isaac Asimov's Halloween
2001
83
DAW 30th Anniversary Science Fiction
2002
84
DAW 30th Anniversary Science Fiction and Fantasy Anthologies
2002
85
The Hard SF Renaissance
2003
86
The Best of the Best, Vol 2
2007
87
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction
2010
88
Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine, February 1955
2011
89
The Ninth Science Fiction Megapack
2014
90
Lieu: Science Fiction Short Stories
2015
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Frederik Pohl: Biography

Frederik Pohl (Frederik George Pohl Jr) was born on November 26th, 1919. Frederik passed away September 2nd, 2013 at 93 years old. Frederik Pohl was born in New York City, USA.

Frederik Pohl (Frederik George Pohl Jr) is probably best known for his Standalone Novels. There are currently 34 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1954 with the novel Search the Sky. The most recently released novel was Virtual Nightmare which was released in 2017.

Frederik Pohl also wrote the Short Story Collections series which has 23 books including Alternating Currents and The Case against Tomorrow.

Frederik Pohl: Awards & Accolades

Pohl's books have won multiple awards, Gateway won the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 1978. Jem won the National Book Awards, Best Science Fiction - Hardcover, in 1980. Fermi and Frost won the Hugo Award, Best Short Story, in 1986.

Frederik Pohl books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Man Plus was nominated for the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 1977. Jem was nominated for the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 1980. Beyond the Blue Event Horizon was nominated for the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 1981. Stopping at Slowyear was nominated for the Hugo Award, Best Novella, in 1993.

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow Frederik Pohl are:

  1. Frank Herbert, author of the Dune Series.
  2. Orson Scott Card, author of the Ender Saga Series.
  3. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
  4. Isaac Asimov, author of the Foundation Series.
  5. Arthur C. Clarke, author of the Space Odyssey Series.

Frederik Pohl: F.A.Q

When was Frederik Pohl Born?

Frederik Pohl was born on November 26th, 1919.

When did Frederik Pohl die?

Frederik Pohl died on September 2nd, 2013 at 93 years old.

Where was Frederik Pohl Born?

Frederik Pohl was born in New York City, USA.

What book awards has Frederik Pohl won?

Gateway: Hugo Award Best Novel (1978).
Jem: National Book Awards Best Science Fiction - Hardcover (1980).
Fermi and Frost: Hugo Award Best Short Story (1986).

What was the first book Frederik Pohl wrote?

The first novel written by Frederik Pohl was Prince Henry Sinclair, published in 1951.

What was the most recent book Frederik Pohl wrote?

His most recently released work was Midas Plague on May 7th, 2020.

How many books has Frederik Pohl written?

Frederik Pohl has written 93 books across 22 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 2 books in the Space Merchants Series
  • 3 books in the Starchild Series
  • 2 books in the Saga Of Cuckoo Series
  • 5 books in the Heechee Saga Series
  • 1 Heechee Collections
  • 3 books in the Eschaton Sequence Series
  • 1 book in the Man Plus Series
  • 34 Standalone Novels
  • 6 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 23 Short Story Collections
  • 1 Graphic Novels
  • 8 Non-Fiction Books
  • 1 C.M. Kornbluth Collections
  • 3 books in the Undersea Eden Series
  • 1 book in the Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy Series
  • 1 book in The Space Merchants Series

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