The Syndic - Couverture souple

Kornbluth, C. M.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9359327603 ISBN 13 : 9789359327600

Editeur : Double 9 Books LLP, 2023

Synopsis

"The Syndic" is a classic science fiction novel penned by C. M. Kornbluth. This thought-provoking work offers readers a glimpse into an alternate future where organized crime syndicates control society and governments. The plot of the novel is set in a dystopian environment and centered around the Syndic, a strong criminal organization that rules North America. The Syndic functions as a de facto administration under this totalitarian system, offering a veneer of order and stability in an essentially chaotic the community. Lee Royd, the story's protagonist, is a Syndic member that gets involved in a perilous game of intrigue and rebellion after an accidental discovery leads him to question the legitimacy of the Syndic's leadership. He is drawn into a hidden resistance movement as he investigates more into the mystery of the Syndic's origins and motives. C. M. Kornbluth's writing blends social criticism, political satire, and science fiction to produce a riveting story about power, tyranny, and the consequences of unbridled authority. "The Syndic" paints a bleak picture of the future in which organized crime and dictatorship have supplanted regular government structures. The novel asks readers to consider the nature of governance and the thin line that divides law from lawlessness through the eyes of Lee Royd.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Cyril M. Kornbluth (July 2, 1923 - March 21, 1958) was a Futurians member and American science fiction novelist. Cecil Corwin, S. D. Gottesman, Edward J. Bellin, Kenneth Falconer, Walter C. Davies, Simon Eisner, Jordan Park, Arthur Cooke, Paul Dennis Lavond, and Scott Mariner were some of his pen names. Kornbluth was born and raised in New York City's uptown Manhattan neighborhood of Inwood. He was of Polish Jewish heritage, the son of a World War I veteran and the grandson of a Jewish Galician immigrant tailor. Kornbluth's middle name, Mary Byers, may have inspired the "M" in his name; Kornbluth's colleague and coauthor Frederik Pohl confirmed Kornbluth's lack of a middle name in at least one interview. Kornbluth was a "precocious child," according to his widow, learning to read at the age of three and creating his own stories by the age of seven. He graduated from high school when he was thirteen, won a CCNY scholarship when he was fourteen, and was "thrown out for leading a student strike" before graduating.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Double 9 Books LLP
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9359327603
• ISBN 13: 9789359327600
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 142
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible