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  • [Worst] The American Zone by L. Neil Smith

    From James Nicoll@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jun 18 13:15:52 2024
    The American Zone (North American Confederacy, volume 5) by L. Neil Smith

    Can the PI's habit of derailing the investigation to focus on political
    rants triumph over the bad guys' habit of carefully explaining to the
    PI their goals and methods? Not a parody.

    https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/songs-of-freedom
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  • From John Savard@21:1/5 to Nicoll on Tue Jun 18 09:00:07 2024
    On Tue, 18 Jun 2024 13:15:52 -0000 (UTC), jdnicoll@panix.com (James
    Nicoll) wrote:

    The American Zone (North American Confederacy, volume 5) by L. Neil Smith

    Can the PI's habit of derailing the investigation to focus on political
    rants triumph over the bad guys' habit of carefully explaining to the
    PI their goals and methods? Not a parody.

    https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/songs-of-freedom

    I'm solely familiar with L. Neil Smith from Big Head Press. This
    review, of course, does not surprise me.

    John Savard

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  • From Robert Woodward@21:1/5 to James Nicoll on Tue Jun 18 10:05:23 2024
    In article <v4s1a8$4oa$2@reader1.panix.com>,
    jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll) wrote:

    The American Zone (North American Confederacy, volume 5) by L. Neil Smith

    Can the PI's habit of derailing the investigation to focus on political
    rants triumph over the bad guys' habit of carefully explaining to the
    PI their goals and methods? Not a parody.

    https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/songs-of-freedom


    Have you ever read Smith's _Their Majesties Bucketeers_? IIRC, it is his
    third published novel and doesn't have many political lectures.

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  • From James Nicoll@21:1/5 to robertaw@drizzle.com on Tue Jun 18 17:16:10 2024
    In article <robertaw-C3A38F.10052318062024@news.individual.net>,
    Robert Woodward <robertaw@drizzle.com> wrote:
    In article <v4s1a8$4oa$2@reader1.panix.com>,
    jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll) wrote:

    The American Zone (North American Confederacy, volume 5) by L. Neil Smith

    Can the PI's habit of derailing the investigation to focus on political
    rants triumph over the bad guys' habit of carefully explaining to the
    PI their goals and methods? Not a parody.

    https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/songs-of-freedom


    Have you ever read Smith's _Their Majesties Bucketeers_? IIRC, it is his >third published novel and doesn't have many political lectures.

    I have fond but very vague memories of that one.


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