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Chernobyl (novel)

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Chernobyl
Hardcover first edition cover
AuthorFrederik Pohl
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical fiction
PublishedAugust 1, 1987
PublisherSpectra
Publication placeUnited States
ISBN9780553052107

Chernobyl is a novel by Frederik Pohl published in 1987. It is based on the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.

Plot summary

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Chernobyl is a novel in which the characters must decide whether to use hastily produced substandard materials or to delay the reactor schedule while it is already overdue.[1]

Reception

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Dave Langford reviewed Chernobyl for White Dwarf #98, and stated that "Avoiding Evil Empire stereotypes, Pohl does his own country a service by reminding us that lots of Americans detest the knee-jerk, anti-commie paranoia which sometimes seems to be the US national stereotype. The technical background is all there too, in palatable form."[1]

Reviews

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References

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  1. ^ a b Langford, Dave (February 1988). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf. No. 98. Games Workshop. p. 19.