A gangster is murdered during a blistering Manhattan heat wave. City cop Andy Rusch is under pressure solve the crime and captivated by the victim's beautiful girlfriend. But it is difficult to catch a killer, let alone get the girl, in crazy streets crammed full of people. The planet's population has exploded. The 35 million inhabitants of New York City run their TVs off pedal power, riot for water, loot and trample for lentil 'steaks' and are controlled by sinister barbed wire dropped from the sky. Written in 1966 and set in 1999, Make Room! Make Room! is a witty and unnerving story about stretching the earth's resources, and the human spirit, to breaking point.

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Harry Harrison
Amerikansk forfatter som nu bor I Irland. Han startede med at arbejde I den amerikanske tegneseriebranche, blandt andet sammen med Wally Wood. I 1951 fik han trykt sin første novelle og I 1957 skrev han den første historie om den ene af hans mest kendte skabelser; Slippery Jim DiGriz, eller "The Stainless Steel Rat". Siden er der kommet en del bøger I den serie, men man kan også nævne "Deathworld" trilogien, "Bill, the Galactic Hero" eller "Eden" trilogien. I 1966 skrev Harrison romanen "Make Room! Make Room!", om problemet med jordens overbefolkning. Denne bog blev filmatiseret I 1973 som "Soylent Green".