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| Author | Frederik Pohl |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Published | August 1, 1987 |
| Publisher | Spectra |
| Publication place | United States |
| ISBN | 9780553052107 |
Chernobyl is a novel by Frederik Pohl published in 1987. It is based on the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.
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]
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]