The Marching Morons by C. M. Kornbluth
"The Marching Morons" by C. M. Kornbluth is a science fiction story published in 1951. A con artist from 1988 awakens in a dystopian future where unintelligent people vastly outnumber a small elite class struggling to maintain civilization. Facing catastrophic overpopulation, the elite ask him to solve their crisis. Drawing on his shady past, he devises a ruthless plan that succeeds beyond expectations—but his masters have their own final solution in mind.
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| Author | Kornbluth, C. M. (Cyril M.), 1923-1958 |
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| Illustrator | Sibley, Don |
| Title | The Marching Morons |
| Series Title | Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction April 1951 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Marching_Morons |
| Credits |
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 74.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 51233 |
| Release Date | Feb 16, 2016 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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