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Originally Posted by Nate the great
BTW, if you don't like the politics, then why did you convert the H Beam Piper works? The left is used as a villain in a number of the stories.
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I haven't yet read them. Thanks for the warning!
To clarify: I have nothing against novels which espouse a particular political point of view. "The Last Centurion", however, is little
except political diatribe, and I do find that distasteful. I bought it as a work of fiction, not as a political tract.
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The reviews on "amazon.com" appear to be split roughly 50:50 between those who enjoyed it, and those who feel very much as I do about it, so, in fairness, I have to say that clearly it appeals to some - presumably those inclined to the far right of American politics.
The reviews on "amazon.co.uk" are uniformly negative. Personally I have to agree with the reviewer who says:
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This book is nothing but hate filled bile, lashing out against anyone who is not a white American christian republican male. I could not find a single redeeming aspect in the entire book. Sadly you are left with a damning picture of the author, and a just plain bad book.
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