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

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

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]

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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.