โ Scribed by Pohl, Frederik;Kornbluth, Cyril M.
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Epub (my conversion)
From the first edition's dust jacket:
"Torn from today's headlines this novel takes you right into the heart of
the new flood country, the Northeast United States which has generally been free
of hurricanes and attendant floods. Now disaster has struck, more than
once--terrible and grim.
"Although this novel will give you an accurate and brilliantly vivid
picture of what it's like to live through a flood, even more importantly it
will show you what the people are like who fought the catastrophe and how those
who survived are still fighting. Through it all you will sense a growing
feeling of pride--that despite the selfishness of some, the people of the town
met the terrible onslaught with courage and a sense of mutual help.
"Already well known for their superb science fiction, Frederik Pohl and
C.M. Kornbluth demonstrate here their equal power in the realistic contemporary
novel.
"Five years--twenty-three books. Since 1951 Frederik Pohl and C.M.
Kornbluth have produced--together, separately or working with others--just
under two dozen novels, anthologies and collections of short stories. Nearly
all of their works are science fiction--the sharply satirical 'The Space
Merchants' and 'Gladiator'at-Law,' which they wrote in collaboration; Mr.
Kornbluth's brilliantly executed studies of the near future in 'Not This
August' and 'Takeoff'; Mr. Pohl's celebrated series of 'Star Science Fiction
Stories.'
"It took an act of God to turn the joint efforts of this team away from
the world of tomorrow and make them focus their attention on the dramatic
events of today.
"The series of storms that lashed the Eastern states in 1954 and 1955 cost
Mr. Pohl a roof and Mr. Kornbluth a cellar, for what missed Mr. Pohl on the
Jersey shore turned and drove through the upstate New York area where Mr.
Kornbluth lives. 'A Town is Drowning' was begun while the repairmen were still
at work.
"Now thirty-six, Frederik Pohl has spent nearly two decades in the world
of publishing--magazine and book editor, writer and anthologist, literary
agent, advertising copywriter and magazine circulation expert. At thirty-two,
Mr. Kornbluth's career has included five years as Bureau Chief of a national
news wire service. Both now devote full time to writing, principally novels,
with several new titles scheduled to appear within the next year."
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