Forge of the Elders
by L. Neil Smith
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In an alternate world where Marxism has triumphed, a group of astronauts from the American Soviet Socialist Republic and their Russian counterparts explore space and encounter many unexpected beings.Tags
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The review prompted me to buy the book. It dragged on and on. It is my least favorite SF book that I read all the way through. Sorry, I would have loved for it to be a barn-burner.
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L. Neil Smith is the three-time winner of the Prometheus Award for Best Libertarian Fiction for his novels Pallas (1993), Forge of the Elders (2000), and The Probability Broach (1980). As founder and National Coordinator of the Libertarian Second Amendment Caucus, publisher of the on-line magazine The Libertarian Enterprise, and a Life member of show more the National Rifle Association, Smith is renowned for his prominence in the Libertarian movement, of which he has been a part for more than thirty-five years. Author of more than twenty books, Smith has been hailed for his ability to combine adventure, humor, and rivetingly original political concepts to create more compellingly than any other writer, novels that embody Libertarian concepts. He currently resides in Fort Collins, Colorado, with his wife and daughter. show less
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