Empire of the Atom

A 1957 science fiction book that describes a future in which a mutant is born into the ruling family and advanced technology is misinterpreted and treated as magic. It is a "fix-up," which means that it is a compilation of stories that have already been published, specifically the first five "Gods" stories from Astounding magazine.

Taking place ~12,000 A.D. our time (the "golden age"), the Empire of Linn is a Dynasty. The daughterinlaw of the Leader gives birth to a "mutant." His mother has somehow been exposed to radiation while pregnant with him. The usual would be to kill it, but it's decided to let it live. Nothing is wrong with the child's mind, but its body is defective.
This boy is taken under the wing of the "atomic scientist" Joquin, who spares none of the grandfather's money in hiring tutors to teach him.
Atomic scientists are those who study and guard the remnants of the golden age, whose power mankind had used to destroy (our) civilization. They believe that the radiating materials are gods. They, the atomic scientists, are revered and sometimes show more protected.
Clane grows up to be a good-hearted genius, and because of political maneuverings on the part of his grandparents (who constantly intrigue with each other) he is made Chief Scientist at the age of 16. This is the beginning of his rise to power over the Solar System.
Curiously, the Empire has spaceships and spacescooters, but when the Linn dynasty is in battle against Venusians or Martians or Europans, they shoot arrows out of the spaceships show less

Two books combined - The Wizard of Linn

dry & I didn’t understand the ending

F/SF

Included in: Het rijk van het atoom + De tovenaar van Linn

Troppo corto per potersi esprimere al meglio.
La storia è narrata in maniera piacevole e veloce; a volte troppo veloce; risultando quindi superficiale.