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Title: Too close to what he hates
Review: One of the enjoyments I have of reading fantasy is that you often get a view that is different from yours. That certainly happens here in an unattractive manner. What I don't accept is zealots -- left or right. This author is extreme in that. Put him on one side of the teeter-totter and the worst Neocon on the other and they will balance it perfectly.He doesn't even bother to hide some names. It is a biased portrait of the worst of Dubya's gang. Lord know, there is little need for such exaggeration. It carries it to the point that you want to see Stross water-boarded.The writing starts out well. The premise is interesting. Then, like so many overreaching series, it falls apart. The writing deteriorated. Unfortunate when one's emotion trumps all. Zealotry results. Sad! Very sad.
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