Gullible Jones wrote:Jesus, Fisher, that sounds preachy to the point of monomania. And I thought Iain M. Banks got too sanctimoniuous with his later novels.
How on Earth do you read that stuff?!
Edit: and mind you, I grew up reading David Gerrold and playing Wing Commander.
Usually very fast and one word at a time.
You mistake the synopsis of the leftist activities and how the author really wants all of them to be eaten by Centaur like Crocodiles as the entire book or series. There are plenty of other things going on. Hero's fighting heroically to the last man or woman. China being almost entirely wiped out. Europe being reduced to a few mountain fortresses. Galactic Weasels screwing over humans and every other sentient being in the known galaxy. Would it surprise you to know their place in the galactic order is bureaucratic, banker, politician species at the top of the social order? Or that they are raving lunatic carnivores who have been genetically modified to go into irreversible catatonia if they commit an aggressive act or even think too much about one? If they so much as eat meat they shut down.
Imagine a homicidal sociopath who cannot kill but has to manipulate other beings to do it for them. All while being very careful not to use words like "will no one rid me of this bothersome priest?"
It's loads of fun. I mostly just ignoring the preaching. I already have an opinion about politics, religion, self determination, and leftist philosophy.