The Prometheus Man is a 1982 novel by American writer Ray Nelson.
In this novel, a monopolistic insurance company takes control of planet Earth from a huge balloon drifting around the world; however, a cunning woman ruins the plans of this insurance company.
[1] At the first Philip K. Dick Award ceremony in 1983, The Prometheus Man was awarded a Special Citation.
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