Sequel to The Space Merchants.

Earth

Dominated by rapacious advertising agencies which control not only every aspect of government, but ultimately every aspect of human life...

Venus

A small rebel colony, desperately struggling to free itself of the runaway consumerism...

Tennison Tarb

Ruthless, successful, an Agency man.  Posted to Venus as a member of Earth's embassey staff he has one task - to systematically undermine the Veenie way of life.  But then Tarb himself falls victim to a new advertising trechnique and, a helpless drink addict, he watches his career slide - vaguely aware that something is wreaking revenge...