THE SYNDIC. by Kornbluth, C. M.

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THE SYNDIC.

Edition: Book club edition.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, (1953) dj. Hardcover - Novel set in "a future North America divided between rival criminal gangs, the Syndic on the East Coast and the Mob in Chicago, who have driven the federal government into exile in Iceland, Ireland and other North Atlantic islands. Life has more or less returned to normal in Syndic territory - as long as protection money is paid on time. The rest of the world has collapsed into either peasant life or tribalism. Attitudes to sex are generally tolerant, with free sex outside of marriage and both polygamy and polyandry accepted. Winner, 1986 Prometheus Award, Hall of Fame Award for Best Classic Libertarian SF Novel. 223 pp, Dust jacket by Paul Galdone.

Condition: Very good in a good dust jacket (corners bumped, some overall edgewear to dj, lower corner of front flap clipped)

Book ID: 87062
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