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Man Plus

Man Plus

Man Plus is a 1976 science fiction novel by American writer Frederik Pohl. It won the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1976, was nominated for the Hugo and Campbell Awards, and placed third in the annual Locus Poll in 1977. Pohl teamed up with Thomas T. Thomas to write a sequel, Mars Plus, published in 1994.


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“Don Kayman was too good a scientist to confuse his hopes with observations. He would report what he found. But he knew what he wanted to find.”

Source: Man Plus (1976), Chapter 14, “Missionary to Mars” (p. 190)

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“Even money, thought Roger on the way back to his own office, is not a bad bet. Of course, it depends on the stakes.”

Source: Man Plus (1976), Chapter 6, “Mortal in Mortal Fear” (p. 74)

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“I don’t think you know what it’s like to have someone head over heels in love with you. What’s the good of a man who’s upside down?”

Source: Man Plus (1976), Chapter 7, “Mortal Becoming Monster” (p. 81)

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