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Originally Posted by emellaich
On the other hand, conisider Eric Flint, one of their most prolific authors, the editor of the free library, and one of the brains behind their DRM-free approach (read his prime palvers in the free library). Eric is a self-avowed communist. His 1632 series of books (still clearly militaristic) feature committees of correspondence and a strong union as power centers behind the scenes. They also feature quite a few strong female characters.
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Which is part of the reason my wife loves his books (the other part being that she's interested in that era of history). BTW, I haven't seen anything that describes him as a "communist" other than by people from the other side of the aisle. I certainly haven't seen much evidence of it in his writings.
I'm not a big fan of Ringo. I have read "A Hymn Before Battle", which was decent SF military fiction. The main character of "Beyond The Looking Glass" comes off as a Mary Sue, which kept me from taking the book all too seriously. I did get a copy of "A Deeper Blue" as a freebie, but with the warnings of the Ghost series, I've been hesitant to read it.