Rogue Star (novel)

Rogue Star is a dystopian science fiction novel by American writers Frederik Pohl and Jack Williamson, published in 1969.

In The Reefs of Space, the main character, Steve Ryeland, is a genius scientist trying to build a new type of rocket drive.

In Rogue Star, the "Plan of Man" computer's totalitarian domination is ended when humans meet advanced "civilizations and godlike beings"[1] from nearby galaxies who have created utopian societies.

On Earth, Molly's inventor boyfriend Cliff Hawk is examining rogue stars and tries to "play God" by creating one in his laboratory.

James Nicoll criticizes the writers' development of the protagonist, saying Andreas Quamodian "...belongs to that select group of protagonists who could have stayed home and read the paper without much reducing their effect on the outcome of the plot"; as well, he says even Molly is "...only as a hostage and the object of a stalker’s obsession.