Sergeant Kendra Pacelli is innocent, but that doesn't matter to the repressive government pursuing her. Mistakes might be made, but they are never acknowledged, especially when billions of embezzled dollars earned from illegal weapons sales are at stake. But where does one run when all Earth and most settled planets are under the aegis of one government? Answer: The Freehold of Grainne. There, one may seek asylum and build a new life in a society that doesn't track its residents every move, which is just what Pacelli has done. But now things are about to go royally to hell. Because Earth's government has found out where she is, and they want her back. Or dead.
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Product ReviewReally good book, superbly told story.
.... and a description of the only setting (frontier, pioneer) where such a an extreme of libertanism may be of benefit for all people concerned.Posted on
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Product ReviewThe best since Heinlein.
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Product ReviewAs libertarian/anarchist screeds go, this one is far and away ahead of the pack. Only Heinlein did it better. On the other hand, Williamson absolutely fails to take certain basic human motivations seriously, and so produces an rose-glass vision of a individualistic society, not a realistic one. This is a common fault of idealists everywhere, so I suppose I should forgive him. Hell, if Marx could be so radically wrong about human motivations, Williamson can hardly be faulted for going to the opposite extreme. Both men (and all other idealists), of course, fail in that they were/are ultimately optimistic about human nature. There's nothing wrong with optimism - It's a wonderful thing. Unfortunately, human nature is survival-oriented, not egalitarian.
That said, Freehold is still a wonderful, utopian, energetic, engaging read. A little hopeful fantasy is a good thing!Posted on
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