''The Prometheus Man'' is a 1982 novel by American writer Ray Nelson. In this novel, a monopolistic

insurance company Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss in which, in exchange for a fee, a party agrees to compensate another party in the event of a certain loss, damage, or injury. It is a form of risk management, primarily used to protect ...

takes control of planet

Earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to Planetary habitability, harbor life. This is enabled by Earth being an ocean world, the only one in the Solar System sustaining liquid surface water. Almost all ...

from a huge

balloon A balloon is a flexible membrane bag that can be inflated with a gas, such as helium, hydrogen, nitrous oxide, oxygen, or air. For special purposes, balloons can be filled with smoke, liquid water, granular media (e.g. sand, flour or rice), ...

drifting around the world; however, a cunning woman ruins the plans of this insurance company. At the first Philip K. Dick Award ceremony in 1983, ''The Prometheus Man'' was awarded a Special Citation.

Reviews

*''Sorcerer's Apprentice'' #16

References

External links

Ray Nelson website
1982 American novels 1982 science fiction novels American science fiction novels {{1980s-novel-stub